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Election of Chair for the Joint OSC PDF 722 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Wallace Redford nominated Councillor Clare Golby to chair the meeting. This was seconded by Councillor John Cooke.
There were no other nominations.
Resolved That Councillor Clare Golby is appointed Chair of the Joint Communities and Adult Social Care & Health OSC.
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General Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair reminded the committee that this Joint OSC meeting was requested following the approval of a motion during the County Council meeting in September 2020, which focused on the needs of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Given the broad spectrum of issues which could be raised she asked members to focus their questions to be pertinent to the scope of the item.
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Apologies Additional documents: Minutes: Councillors Sally Bragg – Rugby Borough Council, Jeff Clarke, Dave Shilton and Andrew Wright Dr Shade Agboola (Director of Public Health) and Catherine Shuttleworth (Public Health Principal) who was substituted by Aoife Barror (Public Health Registrar) |
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Member's Disclosures of Pecuniary and Non-pecuniary Interests Additional documents: Minutes: None. |
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Chair's Announcements Additional documents: Minutes: None. |
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Public Speaking Additional documents: Minutes: None. |
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Meeting the needs of our Black, Asian and ethnic minority Communities in Warwickshire PDF 250 KB Additional documents: Minutes:
Mark Ryder provided context on the demographic data for Warwickshire from the 2016 census. He added that amongst younger age groups there was a higher percentage of ethnic diversity, which indicated a change in demography and that policies needed to be adapted. Inequalities had been brought into sharp focus through the UK’s exit from the EU, the impact of Covid-19, exposing pre-existing inequalities and the growing needs of BAME communities in terms of equality of access to services, future opportunities and outcomes. He reminded members of the Council’s EDI vision agreed in August 2020 and the aims for the County Council to be a place where everyone felt valued, included, safe, supported and welcome. There were specific strands for employees, communities and members. Mark Ryder stated that all communities should feel comfortable contacting the council’s services and members should feel supported by the council too as well as be aware of the EDI Action Plan. The introduction was followed by four thematic presentations.
Health Dr Gordana Djuric (Consultant Health Improvement Commissioning and Performance) presented the health aspect and raised the following points, initially on the evidence base and intelligence:
· When adjusting for age, rates of death involving Covid-19 remained greater for most ethnic minority groups, and most notably so for ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |