Topic: Health scrutiny
This section contains material covering English councils’ duties on the scrutiny of local health and care services. English councils have held this duty since 2003, but recently key aspects of the statutory framework have changed. This material sets out those changes, and also contains wider commentary on the way in which scrutiny functions can engage with policymaking on wider health and care needs, such as tackling health inequalities.
10 Questions for Effective Scrutiny of Local Council Strategies to Prevent or Reduce Suicide
Providing a lifeline: Effective scrutiny of local strategies to prevent or reduce suicide. This publication looks at effective scrutiny of local strategies to prevent or reduce suicide, focusing on context and relevance for scrutiny, quality improvement and the role of scrutiny and provides 10 questions for scrutiny committees to ask.
Newcastle City Council
An example of impact through health scrutiny training.
Peeling the Onion
This comprehensive support programme formed the first phase of a longer term piece of work to help local authorities tackle health inequalities through their scrutiny function. 13.5% of councils in England were involved. This document sets out the lessons learned from this support exercise, and offers practical advice. Local Government has a significant role in […]