Decision details

Response from Corporate Director to Scrutiny Review – Sight Loss Services

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Cabinet are asked to consider the response of the Corporate Director, Health and Care Services to the recommendations made by the Health Scrutiny Committee on Sight Loss services

Decisions:

The Assistant Director – Health and Wellbeing/Director of Public Health thanked the Vice Chair for the work of Task Group in reviewing Sight Loss Services which was a significant issue and timely given the development of a draft Cumbria Vision Strategy.  Following the one day review event held in September 2014, at which evidence was taken from a wide range of stakeholders a number of recommendations were made.  The report responded positively to the recommendations of Scrutiny and with the exception of recommendation 4 which was partially supported all five other recommendations were supported fully as set out in the response.

 

RESOLVED,that recommendations 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 be supported and recommendation 4 be partially supported at this time and that the comments in relation to recommendation 4 be noted.

 

Report author: Claire King

Publication date: 10/02/2015

Date of decision: 05/02/2015

Decided at meeting: 05/02/2015 - Cabinet

Effective from: 18/02/2015

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