Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Members noted the overview of key updates on the below subjects:

Local updates

· Royal Society of Public Health Award

· London Healthy Workplace Charter

· Reading Well Books on Prescription

· Thames Strategy

· Environmental enhancement strategies

· JSNA City Supplement: Communication and dissemination plan.

Policy updates

· Public health

· Health and social care services

· Voluntary sector

· Obesity and physical activity

· Mental health

· Dementia

· Children and young people

· Older people.

Members raised concerns regarding a recent increase in the number of people suffering from dementia being targeted by scams. Officers agreed that the number was cases had risen recently and that the Adult Safeguarding Sub Committee would be investigating this at their subsequent meetings.