Agenda and minutes

To receive declarations of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or other registrable or non-registrable interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

No declarations of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or other registrable or non-registrable interests were made by Members in respect of any items to be considered at the meeting.

The Panel is asked to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Panel held on 17 July 2024 (attached) and to authorise the Chair to sign them.

The Panel confirmed as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Panel held on 17 July 2024 and authorised the Chair to sign them.

The Panel shall receive a presentation on services available in Epsom & Ewell and the new Safe Harbour service.

Invited Speakers:

-       Ashleigh Balme, Team Manager – Community Connections

-       Liz Wilson, Safe Harbour Manager

The proposed presentation on the work of the Mary Frances Trust in Epsom & Ewell and the Safe Harbour Schemes did not take place as the representative(s) from the Mary Frances Trust did not attend the meeting.

The Panel shall consider a discussion paper regarding Active Surrey’s Surrey-wide initiatives.

The Panel received and considered a discussion paper regarding Active Surrey’s Surrey-wide initiatives.

The panel considered the following matters:

a)            The Panel noted that Epsom & Ewell Borough Council grant Active Surrey £2,000 per annum to support Epsom based projects in schools supporting vulnerable young people and are a key part in delivering the Health and Wellbeing Strategy in the Borough.

b)            Members commented that the document was unclear and lacking in background information. They remarked that they were unsure of the purpose of the Friday Night Project did and suggested that Epsom & Ewell Borough Council would not be able to fund the Step Out to Step In project.

c)            A Member commented that the Surrey Youth Games were not mentioned in the document and enquired as to what was happening with the Surrey Youth Games in future. They remarked that the Play Streets Project was operating only on Miles Road, Epsom, and enquired as to what the uptake had been across Surrey.

The Panel shall receive, note and discuss a letter provided by St George’s Epsom and St Helier (GESH) University Hospitals and Health Group, regarding the care of patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) at St Helier hospital.

The late item has been published further to the Chair of the Health Liaison Panel being of the opinion that it should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency in accordance with Appendix 5, CPR 3.7 of the Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Constitution, and s.100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Panel considered and discussed a letter provided by St George’s Epsom and St Helier (GESH) University Hospitals and Health Group, regarding the care of patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) at St Helier Hospital.

In accordance with Appendix 5, CPR 3.7 of the Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Constitution, and s.11b(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, this late item was published further to the Chair of the Health Liaison Panel being of the opinion that it should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency owing to her view that it was of high importance that the Panel be made aware of the matter urgently on account of the impact it may have on Epsom & Ewell’s residents, and due to recent attention on the matter from the media.

The Panel considered the following matters:

a)            The Panel requested that an update be brought to the next meeting of the Panel, and that a response should be sent setting out the Panel’s concerns.

b)            A Member enquired as how many people were affected, what the long-term implications were, and what actions were going to be taken going forward.