Background information
Pennine Care is a specialist Mental Health Trust that provides both hospital and community services across a wide geographical area. It provides services across Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside. For more information, see the Pennine Care NHS Trust website.
It is the role of the Joint Mental Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for Pennine Care NHS Trust to srcutinse the services provided by the Trust and to contribute to the development of policy.
The Joint Committee is made up of 3 Elected Members from each of the authorities that make up the Pennine Care footprint - the area covered by the Trust. The relevant Councils are listed below:
Meetings of the Joint Committee are usually held on Thursday mornings at 10.00am and are open to the public. The meeting dates for the municipal year 2008/09 are listed below:
Thursday 17th June 2010 - 10am start: Bury
Thursday 15th July 2010 - 10am start: Tameside
Thursday 16th Sept 2010 - 10am start: Rochdale
Thursday 28th Oct 2010 - 10am start: Oldham
Thursday 16th Dec 2010 - 10am start: Stockport
Thursday 20th Jan 2011 - 10am start: Tameside
Thursday 24th Mar 2011 - 10 am start: Bury
Meeting papers for this committee can be accessed here
Terms of reference
The Terms of Reference for the Joint Committee set out its roles and responsibilities:
Joint Mental Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for Pennine Care NHS Trust Terms of Reference
The Joint Committee and Pennine Care NHS Trust have also agreed Working Principles. These Principles set out arrangements relating to administration, responsibilities and procedural matters:
Working Principles for the Joint Mental Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Pennine Care NHS Trust
Work programme / Current projects
A new work programme is agreed by the Joint Committee at the first meeting of each municipal year. The work programme for 2009/10 will appear here shortly.
Committee membership
A new joint committee is appointed in June at the start of each municipal year.
Municipal Year 2010/11:
Chair - Councillor Derek Heffernan
Vice Chair - Councillor Joan Grimshaw
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council:
Councillors D. Bigg, J. Grimshaw & R. Walker.
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council:
Councillors; D. Heffernan, P. Holley, J. Battye
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council:
Councillors; J. Darnbrough, P. Evans, R. Jones.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council:
Councillors; W. Brett C, Gordon, H. Lees.
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council:
Councillors; R. Ambler, B. Warrington, E. Shorrock..
Further information on the Joint Mental Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for Pennine Care NHS Trust, please contact the Joint Health Scrutiny Officer, Julie Edwards; on 0161 253 6728.
External Information Link: stockportlink
