Scrutiny Development Areas

Following a successful promotional and recruitment campaign, 10 areas have been selected to become national CfPS Scrutiny Deveopment Areas. 13 bids were received in total. These ranged in size from single local authority bids, to large bids covering a whole region. Each bid was very different in terms of ambitions and areas of focus.

Being a Scrutiny Development Area (SDA) provides these areas with a unique and timely opportunity to help to develop and test a resource kit for scrutiny committees across the Country as well as helping to tackle deep-seated inequalities in their patch. With the publication of the Marmot Review on health inequalities 'Fair Society, Fair Lives.' this is an important time for local authorities and their involvement in health inequalities and our work will provide a platform from which to develop further the local authority 'health' role.

The initial intention of the programme was to recruit 4 SDAs, however additional funding and match funding from the North West Employers Organisation has allowed for 10 areas to join the programme.

Below is a summary of the 10 areas and the particpating councils, for more information and updates on the SDAs, you can follow them on the Health Inequalities Programme Community of Practice page

Scrutiny Development Area	Participating Councils
Chesterfield Health inequalities in small areas	Chesterfield Borough Council
North West London Councils Housing and Health	London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster
Dorset Cardio vascular disease	Bournemouth Borough Council and Dorset County Council
Portsmouth Alcohol admissions to hospital	East Hampshire District Council, Fareham Borough Council, Gosport Borough Council, Hampshire County Council, Havant Borough Council, Portsmouth City Council and Winchester City Council
Sefton Health inequalities in a small deprived area	Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
North East Health inequalities suffered by veterans	Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, Hartlepool Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council, Newcastle City Council, North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, Northumberland County Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, South Tyneside Borough Council and Sunderland City Council
Blackpool Minimum pricing of alcohol	Blackpool Borough Council
Warwickshire Antenatal and post natal services for teenagers	Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Rugby Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council
Cheshire Health inequalities in small rural pockets	Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council
Staffordshire Mental health promotion, prevention and early intevention	Cannock Chase District Council, East Staffordshire Borough Council, Lichfield District Council, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Stafford Borough Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, South Staffordshire Council and Tamworth Borough Council