Chair of the Health Scrutiny Committee
Barking and Dagenham's Health Scrutiny Committee Chair has been appointed to the Outer North East London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
In September 2026, Councillor Michel Pongo, Chair of Barking and Dagenham's Health Scrutiny Committee, was nominated to serve on the Outer North East London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC). The Health Scrutiny Committee also appointed Councillor Donna Lumsden, Deputy Chair, to the JHOSC, with a third representative for the borough still to be appointed.
The Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) is responsible for reviewing and scrutinising large-scale NHS service changes that affect two or more boroughs within the Outer North East London region. It also holds regional NHS bodies accountable for their actions and decisions.
Key facts
- Councillor Michel Pongo, Chair of Barking and Dagenham's Health Scrutiny Committee, was nominated to the JHOSC in September 2026. Source
- Councillor Donna Lumsden, Deputy Chair, was also nominated to the JHOSC in September 2026. Source
- A third representative for Barking and Dagenham on the JHOSC is yet to be appointed. Source
- The JHOSC scrutinises NHS service changes affecting two or more boroughs. Source
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