Issue - meetings

Urgent Action Taken Between Meetings by the Chief Executive - Delegation of Responsibility to Director of Public Health to issue a Patient Group Direction.

 

 

Meeting: 15/01/2014 - Cabinet (Item 90)

90 Arrangements for the Authorising of Patient Group Directions for the use of Azithromycin in Chlamydia Screening - Urgent Action by the Chief Executive. pdf icon PDF 91 KB

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered a report of the Chief Executive which detailed urgent action taken by the Chief Executive, following consultation with the Leader, to delegate authority to allow the Director of Public Health to authorise the Patient Group Directions (PGDs) for the use of Azithromycin in Chlamydia screening. A copy of the report, marked ‘6’, is filed with these minutes.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the urgent action taken by the Chief Executive, as now reported, be noted.

 

REASON FOR DECISION:

 

The County Council’s General Scheme of Delegation requires that any urgent action taken by the Chief Executive between meetings is reported to the next appropriate meeting of the body concerned.