Labour GROUP AMENDMENT

NOTICE OF MOTION
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FUNDING

That the motion be amended to insert new second and third bullet points as shown in bold italics below.

Council asks the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for Health, requesting:

That ministers reconsider spending review proposals that offer no new funding for public health teams during this public health crisis; requesting long-term, sustainable public health funding, and includes further public health spending in the local government financial settlement, expressing concern that public health funding has reduced by over £700m in real-terms in the past five years;

· this should include a budget to promote local take up of vaccination. While vaccines are delivered by the NHS, council recognises the vital role played by public health teams in promotion of immunisation against disease, and requests funding to support public health promotion work to ensure resources are available to deliver the broadest possible community engagement and take-up of a Covid19 vaccine;

· this should further include specific measures to address the stark, systematic health inequalities that have negatively impacted Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, that Covid has clearly highlighted;

· this should also include specific measures to address the health inequalities that have negatively impacted upon low-income groups;

· that Government publish a long-term strategy for Adult Social Care as part of a comprehensive service alongside the NHS to ensure security in old age.

          Proposed by: Cllr Evans                                Seconded by: Cllr Moonan

Motion if carried to read:

Council asks the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for Health, requesting:

That ministers reconsider spending review proposals that offer no new funding for public health teams during this public health crisis; requesting long-term, sustainable public health funding, and includes further public health spending in the local government financial settlement, expressing concern that public health funding has reduced by over £700m in real-terms in the past five years;

· this should include a budget to promote local take up of vaccination. While vaccines are delivered by the NHS, council recognises the vital role played by public health teams in promotion of immunisation against disease, and requests funding to support public health promotion work to ensure resources are available to deliver the broadest possible community engagement and take-up of a Covid19 vaccine;

· this should further include specific measures to address the stark, systematic health inequalities that have negatively impacted Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, that Covid has clearly highlighted;

· this should also include specific measures to address the health inequalities that have negatively impacted upon low-income groups;

· that Government publish a long-term strategy for Adult Social Care as part of a comprehensive service alongside the NHS to ensure security in old age.