Agenda

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Joint Health Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 27 November 2025 10:00 am

Venue: Meeting Rooms G.01 and G.02, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Katie Jordan,, Senior Governance Support Officer email katie.jordan@leicester.gov.uk Oliver Harrison, Governance Support Officer email oliver.harrison@leicester.gov.uk

Media

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence Additional documents: Webcast for 1.
2.	Declarations of Interest Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business on the agenda. Additional documents: Webcast for 2.
3.	Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 133 KB The minutes of the meeting held on 16^th June 2025 have been circulated and the Committee is asked to confirm them as a correct record. Additional documents: Webcast for 3.
4.	Petitions The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any petitions submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures Additional documents: Webcast for 4.
5.	Questions, Representations and Statements of Case Jean Burbridge asks: 1. Why is UHL closing down St Mary’s midwife led birth centre? This birth centre is the stand-alone midwife led birth facility for the whole of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The Decision Making Business Case following public consultation for Building Better Hospital For the Future promised a replacement stand-along midwife led birth centre would be created at Leicester General Hospital but this has not happened. 2. A stand-alone midwife led birth centre is supposed to be one of the four options made available to women for the births of their babies. However, St Mary’s in Melton Mowbray seems to be closed down with little discussion. Has this been brought before the Joint LLR Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for detailed scrutiny? 3. If not, can the chair give an assurance that no closure will take place before detailed scrutiny has taken place in this committee? Additional documents: Webcast for 5.
6.	Digital Focus PDF 96 KB The Integrated Care Board submit a report to update the Commission on digital tools for patients and those supporting them. Additional documents: Digital Focus update Nov '25 , item 6. PDF 2 MB Webcast for 6.
7.	Update on Winter Pressures University Hospitals Leicester (UHL) will give the Commission a verbal update on the current position. Additional documents: Webcast for 7.
8.	System Health Equity A verbal presentation will be provided by Health Partners for the Commission on System Health Equity conducting a deep dive into longer waits at both the Emergency department and patients waiting for ambulances to assess the impact against protected characteristics. Additional documents: Webcast for 8.
9.	24/25 Year End Reviews Please note this item is for information only. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), Integrated Care Board (ICB) - https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/LLR-ICB-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2024-25.pdf University Hospitals Leicester (UHL) - https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2024-25/ Leicester Partnership Trust (LPT) - https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LPT-Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL.pdf Additional documents: Webcast for 9.
10.	Dental Progress Report PDF 116 KB The Chief Medical Officer for the Integrated Care Board (ICB) submits a report to give the Commission an overview of NHS Dental Commissioning across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). Additional documents: Webcast for 10.
11.	Members Questions on Matters not Covered Elsewhere on the Agenda Members are invited to ask any questions that are not covered elsewhere on the agenda. Additional documents: Webcast for 11.
12.	Work Programme PDF 78 KB Members will be asked to note the work programme and consider any future items for inclusion. Additional documents: Webcast for 12.
13.	Any Other Urgent Business Additional documents: Webcast for 13.