Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee

Recent meetings

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06 Jul 2026

Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Monday, 6th July, 2026 6.30 p.m.

18 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

19 Mar 2026

Meeting, Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 6.30 p.m.

POSTPONED

0 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

10 Mar 2026

Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 10 March 2026 - 4.30 p.m.

The Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss the performance of Adult Social Care, the proposed organisational changes within the North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB), and the future commissioning of community equipment services. K...

20 Jan 2026

Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 20 January 2026 - 6.30 p.m.

The Health and Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss improvements in adult oral and dental health, and the proposed approach to the next Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Key decisions included the commitment to explore how the committee and council can...

11 Nov 2025

Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee is scheduled to meet on 11 November 2025 to discuss the Adult Social Care (ASC) performance dashboard, neighbourhood health teams, and the Learning Disability Strategy. The Sub-Committee will also review the ac...

04 Sep 2025

Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Health and Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss accident and emergency (A&E) waiting times, winter planning, and the committee's draft work programme. The committee heard that [Royal London Hospital](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Royal+...

29 Jul 2025

Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Health and Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss health and adult social care priorities for 2025-26, preparations for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, and the sub-committee's draft work programme. The committee agreed ...

08 Apr 2025

Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 8th April, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss initiatives for accessible sports and fitness for disabled residents, and a strategy for long-term condition prevention. The sub-committee reviewed an updated action plan in response to recommend...

03 Feb 2025

Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Monday, 3rd February, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The committee heard presentations about the Tower Hamlets Together Same Day Access (SDA) Programme for urgent care and a report on progress on implementing improvements to hospital discharge services in the borough. No decisions were made at this meeting.

05 Nov 2024

Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The meeting heard presentations on services for older adults, community care charging and winter health planning. The committee agreed to introduce free community care from 1 April 2025 and were briefed on a range of initiatives to mitigate winter pressures...

About

The role of the Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub Committee is to scrutinise local health services in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act

The meetings are open to the public to attend. A timetable for meeting dates and deadlines can be found here. In summary, the Sub-Committee will:

• Review and scrutinise local health services within the Council’s area and make reports and recommendations as necessary.

• Respond to consultation exercises undertaken by an NHS body.

• Question appropriate officers of local NHS bodies in relation to the policies adopted and the provision of the services.

The Sub-Committee is made up of Members of the Council and non-voting co-opted Members as appointed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The quorum for the body is 3 voting Members. The Sub-Committee seeks to engage the public in its work. Details of how you can get involved can be found in the scrutiny section on our ways of participation page Web Casts Films of recent meetings are available to view (external site).

Further details on role of the Sub-Committee and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee can be found in Council Constitution