To receive for information a report of the Chief Clinical Officer – Designate, NHS Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group.

The Board considered a report of the Chief Clinical Officer Designate, NHS Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group, which provided an update on the work of the NHS Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group and progress on key commissioning activities. The report highlighted locality specific issues and links to Greater Manchester and national issues where relevant. Board Members raised a number of questions in respect of items in the report which were responded to by officers. A particular issue was raised regarding childhood asthma and some potential causal factors such as schools near busy roads.

                        RESOLVED:

(1)                          That the update report be noted.

(2)                          That the Director of Public Health and the Director Service Development - Children, Family & Education liaise to analyse existing data, if possible, to see if there are any possible linkages between the prevalence of asthma in children and the proximity of schools to areas of poor air quality, and report back to a future meeting.