Purpose

The Health Scrutiny Panel
had undertaken a review entitled Dental Health and the Impact of Covid- 19. A
copy of the full report was attached. The Scrutiny Panel had made 10
recommendations upon which a response was sought from the relevant service
area.

 

The Mayor and Executive
Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, and the Director of Public
Health submitted a service response to the recommendations of the Scrutiny
Panel. A copy of the action plan was attached.

 

The Chair of the Health
Scrutiny Panel presented the Scrutiny report.

 

In relation to
recommendation E in the scrutiny report, it was clarified that funding would
come from the Public Health Plans which were funded from the Public Health
Grant.

Decision

ORDERED

 

That the content of the Health Scrutiny Panel’s final
report on entitled Dental Health and the Impact of Covid- 19 (Appendix 1) be
noted; and

 

The action plan (Appendix 2), developed in response to
the Scrutiny Panel’s recommendations, be approved.