Agenda item

Report of the Director of Public Health & Assistant Director - Housing and Revenues

The Assistant Director – Housing and Revenues, Assistant Director – Community Services and Director of Public Health submitted a report (previously circulated) providing Members with performance data against key performance indicators for 2023/24 at Quarter 4.

Details were provided of the 36 indicators reported to this Scrutiny Committee, six indicators were reported by both Housing and Culture and 24 by Public Health.

It was reported that at Quarter 4, 17 of the 36 indicators showed performance better than from when last reported; 18 indicators showed performance not as good as when last reported; and 1 indicator showed performance the same as when last reported.

Members raised concerns regarding the figures for opiate users successfully completing treatment and were informed that service users entering treatment have very high levels of dependency and required a lot of support to get to the point of accessing treatment; and were assured that outcomes were improving as a result of additional investment and increased staffing. Members also requested further information regarding NHS Health Checks.

RESOLVED – That the submitted report be noted.