Agenda

To issue a welcome to those present, and to confirm if there are any apologies for absence.

Members will be asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

The minutes of the meeting of the Public Health and Health Integration Scrutiny Commission held on 24^th March 2026 have been circulated, and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The Chair is invited to make any announcements as they see fit.

Any questions, representations and statements of case submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures will be reported.

Any petitions received in accordance with Council procedures will be reported.

The Director of Public Health will provide the Commission with a verbal update.

The University Hospitals Leicester (UHL) to give an update on Rheumatology Services in Leicester.  

The Director of Public Health, Leicester City Council and Dr Suzi Armitage, LLR Designated Doctor for Child Deaths, Leicestershire Partnership Trust will outline the work of the Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) and present the findings of the CDOP annual report to the Commission.

The Acting Consultant in Public Health submits a report to update the Commission on the Infant Mortality Rate in Leicester.

Members of the Commission will be asked to consider the work programme and make suggestions for additional items as it considers necessary.