This committee considers and hold to account
the relevant Cabinet Members and Directors for the delivery of the
Council’s plans and financial strategy as they relate to
adult social care, health, and wellbeing. The remit of the
committee will therefore cover:
Adult Social Care: commissioning and
delivery of social care services for adults and older people;
support for carers; safeguarding vulnerable adults; public
health.
Health Scrutiny: Review and scrutinise
matters relating to the planning, provision, and operation of
health services in Thurrock through exercising the powers under
Section 244 of the National Health Service Act 2006 as amended by
the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Protocol for Health Overview.
Scrutiny also includes the work of Thurrock’s Health and
Wellbeing Board.