The Board:
(i) Noted the report;
(ii) Noted that a further report would be presented to the Board in early 2017 on the outcome of the Public Health England pilot; and
(iii) Requested that an interim report be presented to the Substance Abuse Sub-Group to give an indication of the number of people addicted to over the counter opiate based medication in the Borough and also if any data was emerging in regard to the prevalence of addiction to non opiate based pain relief medication, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen.