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Public Health Framework Presentation

Minutes:

7.1       The Committee considered a presentation given by Liz Tucker, Public Health Practitioner and Caroline Palmer, Crime Analyst on the Public Health Framework, on the current status of the Public Health Framework, it was noted that the next update was due to be provided in the following months. It was stated that the crime data provided proxy indicators for alcohol related crime which led the authority to struggle for accurate data. Data driven from drug related crimes were unreliable; as a result the focus was shifted to offences closely related to alcohol. This scope was defined as violence to other people not necessarily alcohol related, however  the aggregate of information points would contain satellite points related to alcohol that produced a trend that could be studied.

 

7.2       Councillor Wares requested clarity on the differences between assault being discussed.

 

7.3       Caroline Palmer clarified what constituted common assault and assaults by battery.

 

7.4       Councillor Page enquired if there was comparative data on police offences with other authorities

 

7.5       Liz Tucker responded by stating issues regarding alcohol abuse in wards and noted that though there were higher ambulance call outs and that men were at an increased risk. She concluded that this was significant nationally comparable data.

 

7.6       The chair noted that Cornwall and Newquay were largely responsible for skewing the data due to poor results.

 

7.7       Councillor Morris requested that such figures were brought to the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

7.8       Liz Tucker stated that the data was comprised of local residents only and not visitors, Ms Tucker explained the various indicators of which the data consisted of and that the process of attaining all information was almost complete.

 

7.9       Caroline Palmer stated that the number of wards that had the highest rates of A&E was 4, and that they were also the same wards with a high number of clients in alcohol treatment, she further gave more info regarding BHCC’s approach in regards to vulnerability.

 

7.10    Councillor Wares stated that due to the high priority nature of the information, robust processes needed to be maintained to make sure that data was not open to being skewed.

 

7.11    Caroline Palmer stated that data provided wasn’t in depth enough that minor changes would skew overall results, she agreed to look back at the data.

7.12    Councillor Wares stated that this was a public document and that people might make decisions based on how certain areas were being portrayed.

 

7.13    Councillor Lynda Hyde stated that there were many areas that were on the report that produced a positive picture.

 

7.14      AGREED – that the presentation be noted.

 

 

 


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