Kerry Lonergan

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.

Healthier Communities Select Committee Officer

Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 9th January, 2025 7.00 pm

The Healthier Communities Select Committee met on Thursday, 9 January 2025, to discuss the Lewisham Safeguarding Adults Board (LSAB) Annual Report, an update from University Hospital Lewisham, and public health commissioned services. Key decisions included noting the LSAB report, acknowledging challenges with hospital discharges and encouraging collaboration to improve them, and approving the addition of the Lewisham Hospital Migrant Charging Policy to the March 2025 agenda.