Agenda

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business on the agenda.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 15 April 2021 are attached and the Commission will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

To receive any updates on the matters that were considered at the previous meeting of the Commission.

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any petitions submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any questions, representations and statements of case submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

The following question has been received from Councillor Riyait (Abbey Ward):

“Can the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Commission please consider the issues raised in a petition submitted to theLeicester, Leicestershire and Rutland CCGs concerning the ongoing situation regarding the Manor Park Medical Practice (Parker Drive) and make any comments accordingly”

The text of the petition submitted to the CCGs is attached for information.

To note the membership of the Commission for the 2021/22 Municipal Year as follows:

Councillor Kitterick (Chair)

Councillor Fonseca (Vice Chair)

Councillor Aldred

Councillor March

Councillor Pantling

Councillor Dr Sangster

Councillor Whittle

1 Non-Group Place Vacancy

To note the meeting dates of the Commission for the 2021/22 Municipal Year as follows:

13 July 2021

1 September 2021

2 November 2021

14 December 2021

25 January 2022

22 March 2022

The Director of Public Health will provide a verbal update to include analysis of qualitative work undertaken with UHL and to re-categorise the over 70/under 70 split when describing vaccination take-up. 

There will also be a verbal introduction to the work that has taken place over the period of the pandemic between clinicians / researchers from Leicester into the effects of COVID-19 on patients and staff from the onset of illness and hospitalisation through to our emerging understanding of post hospital COVID recovery and the longer term effects on individuals.

The Commission will receive an update on the consultation response to the UHL reconfiguration plans.

The update will include a summary of the deliberation of the item at the LLR Joint Health Scrutiny meeting held on 6 July 2021.

A presentation will be given, and the slides are attached for information.

The Director of Public Health, the Director of Adult Social Care and Safeguarding, and Health partners will provide details of the work undertaken in providing a strategy for dealing with Long Covid.

A paper prepared by Dr Rachael Evans (Consultant Respiratory Physician UHL NHS Trust and Associate Professor UoL) is attached.

There will be a presentation relating to Adult Social Care and the slides are also attached.

The Commission’s Work Programme is attached for information and comment.