Barking and Dagenham Committees

Health Scrutiny Committee

Scrutiny

Recent meetings

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04 Feb 2026

7:00 pm

Health Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 4 February 2026 7:00 pm

The Health Scrutiny Committee meeting addressed the BHRUT Integrated Sexual Health and HIV Service and the early impact of a new healthy weight commissioning model. Key decisions included noting the update on the sexual health service and reviewing the prog...

10 Dec 2025

Health Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 10 December 2025 7:00 pm

The Health Scrutiny Committee meeting on 10 December 2025 focused on improving GP performance and addressing financial concerns within public health spending, alongside updates on a new interim health facility. Key decisions included noting progress in GP a...

01 Oct 2025

Health Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 1 October 2025 7:00 pm

The Health Scrutiny Committee meeting on 1 October 2025 focused on an update on life after stroke services in Barking and Dagenham, with discussions also touching upon appointments to the Outer North East London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee ...

30 Sep 2024

7:00 pm

Health Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 30 September 2024 7:00 pm

The Health Scrutiny Committee met on Monday 30 September 2024 to discuss stroke rehabilitation and prevention, the Joint Local Forward Plan, and learning from winter pressures. The committee noted updates on these key areas, with discussions focusing on imp...

27 Mar 2024

7:00 pm

Health Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 27 March 2024 7:00 pm

The Health Scrutiny Committee of Barking and Dagenham Council met on Wednesday 27 March 2024 to discuss a range of public health matters. Key topics scheduled for consideration included an update on cancer screening programmes across the borough, a new stra...

07 Feb 2024

7:00 pm

Health Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 7 February 2024 7:00 pm

The Health Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to consider the potential of the Voluntary and Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector, receive updates on the NELFT CQC inspection, and review a CQC report on Together First. The meeting was also se...

About

The Council's Overview and Scrutiny functions are fulfilled by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, except for health-related matters which are the responsibility of the Health Scrutiny Committee.  These Committees have a number of specific functions including:   ·  Supporting the work of the Cabinet and the Council as a whole by considering and making recommendations through the scrutiny review process, ·  Scrutinising key decisions made by the Cabinet and other decision-makers and holding them to account. They have the power to consider key decisions made, but not yet implemented, by the Cabinet and other decision-makers and can ask the decision-maker, through the process of Call-In , to reconsider those decisions.  The Overview and Scrutiny Committee and/or Health Scrutiny Committee may also refer matters direct to the Assembly if they consider that a decision may be contrary to the Budget or Policy Frameworks. ·  Reviewing matters relating to a wide range of partner organisations, including those relating to health, education and to law and order, to ensure that the public authorities that operate in Barking and Dagenham are acting in an effective and co-ordinated manner and in the public interest.   The Health Scrutiny Committee typically meets bi-monthly on a Wednesday at 7.00pm at the Town Hall, Barking.

Members

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Michel Pongo · Chair
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Donna Lumsden · Deputy Chair
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Ajanta Deb Roy · Member
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Chris Rice · Member
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Irma Freeborn · Member
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Paul Robinson · Member