Agenda item

Public Questions and Petitions

To receive any questions or petitions from members of the public

Minutes:

5.1

Adam Butcher asked “in light of the report how can we look at health inequalities of people in Sheffield without looking at people with a disability and people with a Learning Disability and Public Health”?

 

 

5.2

Greg Fell, Director of Public Health, stated that although the report doesn’t contain a chapter relating to disabilities, it doesn’t mean that it will be overlooked.  He said that people who have a physical or learning disability, tend to have poor health outcomes, which was not acceptable.   Councillor Jackie Drayton, Cabinet Member for Children and Families, added that health chances for people with disabilities were less than people without them, and many inequalities had come to light because of Covid and as a Council and a Health Service we must make sure we address these inequalities and make sure that such inequalities are addressed in their strategies and policies.  Eleanor Rutter, Consultant in Public Health, commented that data on people with hidden disabilities had not been recorded within the report and stated that some of the recommendations contained within it, was to gather such data from various organisations to collect as much data as possible with regard to health inequalities and the disabled.   The Chair, Councillor Cate McDonald, stated that the Marmot Review does reference inequalities amongst the disabled and the Council and the Public Health Team understands that there were high levels of depression, a lack of being able to access care and the impact of confinement during the pandemic and said there was a need to press the Clinical Commissioning Group on addressing the issues for people with learning disabilities.