Issue - meetings

To enable Cabinet to give consideration to the recommendation made to it by the Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee in respect of the above.

That Cabinet supports the comment made by the Committee and agrees that a letter be written to the relevant health authorities as this is an important issue that does need attention.

Cabinet was informed that, at the meeting of the Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee held on 10 July 2017, Community Voluntary Services Tendring’s Chief Officer (Sharon Alexander) and Deputy Chief Officer (Lisa Andrews) had been in attendance and gave a presentation to the Committee which had covered the following:-

1. Introduction;

2. Their mission - To lead and support voluntary action in Tendring and empower

local people;

3. Member groups;

4. Voluntary Sector Forum;

5. Tendring Trustee Network;

6. Training and courses;

7. Support and services;

8. Partnerships;

9. The various different voluntary opportunities which included Administration,

Walking Guides; Business Support and Catering;

10. HILL – Healthier Independent Longer Lives (a short video was shown to the

Committee about this project);

11. Plans for the future; and

12. Funding.

Following on from the presentation Members had been given the opportunity to ask questions.

The Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee had decided to recommend to Cabinet that with regard to mental health support in Tendring, the issue of the cycle of referral, delay of appointment and re-referral be raised with the relevant health authorities as this is continually being raised as an important issue that needs some action taken.

Having considered the recommendation of the Community Leadership and Partnerships Committee and the comments of the Portfolio Holder for Health and Education:

It was moved by Councillor McWilliams, seconded by Councillor G V Guglielmi and:

RESOLVED that Cabinet supports the comment made by the Committee and agrees that a letter be written to the relevant health authorities as this is an important issue that does need attention.