Issue - meetings
Section 75 Partnership Agreement for the provision of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Services in Tower Hamlets
Meeting: 25/09/2019 - Cabinet (Item 6)
Additional documents:
- 6.1a Appendix 1 Draft Section 75 Partnership Agreement, item 6
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- 6.1b Appendix2 outline of key provisions in the draft Section 75 agreement, item 6
PDF 394 KB
- Webcast for Section 75 Partnership Agreement for the provision of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Services in Tower Hamlets
Decision:
DECISION
1. To approve a Section 75 Partnership Agreement (National Health Services Act 2006) for the delivery of Adult and Older Persons’ Mental Health and Adult Learning Disability Services by the Council and the East London (NHS) Foundation Trust within Tower Hamlets.
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, HEALTH, ADULTS AND COMMUNITY (D. RADLEY)
(Divisional Director, Adult Social Care (C. Brown)
Minutes:
Councillor Amina Ali, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, introduced the report. She explained that the Council currently provided mental health and learning disability services with health partners and that the purpose of this report was to create a formal Section 75 Partnership to allow for a more joined up approach which would strengthen management of the services. There were no proposals in the report to change the services themselves.
The Mayor welcomed the report and stated he considered this to be good practice to formalise the arrangements. He agreed the recommendation as set out.
RESOLVED
1. To approve a Section 75 Partnership Agreement (National Health Services Act 2006) for the delivery of Adult and Older Persons’ Mental Health and Adult Learning Disability Services by the Council and the East London (NHS) Foundation Trust within Tower Hamlets.