Agenda item

Designated Doctor for Children Looked After Annual Report 2009/10

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That the annual report from the Designated Doctor for Children Looked After be received and comments raised at the meeting be noted.

 

2.  That formal representations be made to the health commissioners to ensure that the needs of children looked after continue to be met in the newly commissioned provider arm.

 

3.  That in light of major structural changes, work is undertaken by the Primary Care Trust (PCT) and the local authority to ensure that adequate procedures and statutory duties are in place to provide timely health assessments for looked after children.

 

4.  That the report on the intergenerational review and its results be brought back to the corporate parenting committee.

 

5.  That the needs of looked after children remain front-of mind in priority-setting exercises.

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