Joan Hutton

Healthier Communities Select Committee Officer

Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 26 February 2026 - 7.30 pm

The Healthier Communities Select Committee met on Thursday 26 February 2026 to discuss improvements to mental health provision, public health prevention initiatives, and the Learning Disabilities Implementation Plan. Key decisions included a recommendation that the prescribing of GLP-1 drugs in Lewisham be contingent on behavioural, dietary, and activity-led lifestyle support, and a recommendation that gambling be treated as a public health issue comparable to smoking and alcohol-related issues. The committee also agreed to structurally embed Equalities Impact Assessments into all policies and procedures.

Corporate Parenting Group Officer

Corporate Parenting Group - Tuesday, 10 February 2026 - 6.00 pm

Healthier Communities Select Committee Officer

Healthier Communities Select Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Healthier Communities Select Committee met to discuss the Lewisham Neighbourhood 2 Central 24/7 Community Mental Health Centre, and to hear the findings and feedback from the Reimagining Day Opportunities project. The committee also reviewed its work programme for the year and discussed items for the next meeting.

Corporate Parenting Group Officer

Corporate Parenting Group - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.00 pm

The Lewisham Council Corporate Parenting Group met to discuss the upcoming Corporate Parenting Strategy for 2025-2027, receive updates on corporate parenting activities, and review reports related to looked after children. The group also discussed a missing annual report and received an update from health leads.

Healthier Communities Select Committee Officer

Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm

The Healthier Communities Select Committee met to discuss dentistry services, primary care access, integrated neighbourhood teams and adult social care performance in Lewisham. The committee noted reports on each of these topics. They also approved the minutes of the previous meeting, and confirmed there were no declarations of interest, or responses from the Mayor and Cabinet.