Agenda item

Report of the Designated Nurse and Doctor, City and Hackney.

The Sub Committee received the Children in Care Annual Report of the Designated Nurse and Doctor for the City of London and Hackney, which is a statutory requirement for all NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).

The report covered the period April 2022 to March 2023 and provided an opportunity for the City of London Corporation to consider how health agencies are delivering on the duty to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of all care experienced children, as required under ‘Promoting the Health and Well-being of Looked after Children’ (2015). This duty includes the commissioning of statutory initial and review health assessments (IHA, RHA) to meet the health needs of all children who are looked after by the City of London and who are placed in other areas.

Members noted that the report also provided an update on the progress made against the care experienced children priorities agreed in 2022/2023. It also highlighted the many achievements of the team and concluded with a summary of key risks, priorities and the focus areas for improvement 2023/2024.

RESOLVED, that – the report be noted