Agenda item

To scrutinise the Joint Committee for Primary Care Trust’s decision of 4 July 2012 to move the Paediatric Congenital Coronary Care Unit and the ECMO Unit to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The Decision Making Business Case, Safe and Sustainable, Review of Children’s Congenital Heart Services in England: July 2012 can be found at: http://www.specialisedservices.nhs.uk/document/safe-sustainable-review-children-s-congenital-cardiac-surgery-decision-making-business-case.  This link also provides access to a number of ancillary documents.

A copy of the Decision Making Business Case will be sent under separate cover to the members of the Committee.

A)   To receive as evidence as part of the scrutiny process, the Minutes of the Meeting of Leicester City Council’s Health and Community Involvement Scrutiny Commission held on 26 July 2012, together with the supporting reports and background papers that were submitted at that meeting.  (Appendix C)

The supporting reports and background papers were:-

1)    Appendix D of the Overview and Scrutiny of Health Guidance issued by the Department of Health.  (Appendix C1)

2)    The decision of the Leicester City Council Meeting held on 28 June 2012.  (Appendix C2)

3)    The decision of the Leicestershire County Council’s Cabinet Meeting held on 23 July 2012.  (Appendix C3)

4)    A report from the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to the Public Trust Board on 26 July 2012  giving an update on the Trust’s review of the Secretary of State’s decision in relation to securing legal advice and a clinical review of the decisions.  (Appendix C4)

5)    A copy of an e-mail from Leicester LINks to all East Midlands MPs together with a briefing note on the outcome of the Safe and Sustainable Review.  (Appendix C5)

6)    A paper submitted by Dr Nichani, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) outlining grounds for challenging the decision made on 4 July 2012 by the Joint Committee for Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT).  (Appendix C6)

Members are asked to receive the evidence and supporting documents and background papers.

B)   UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER (UHL)

To receive evidence from Mr Jim Birrell, Interim Chief Executive and Mr Aidan Bolger, Head of Service for Cardiology, on the outcome of the UHL review of the JCPCT’s decision in relation to securing legal advice and a clinical review of the recommendations.  A report to be submitted to the UHL Trust Board Meeting on 30 August is not currently available but this will be circulated to Members as soon as it is in the public domain.  This report will be Appendix C7.

Following the submission of evidence Members will have an opportunity to ask questions.

C)   UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER

To receive evidence from Sir Bob Burges, Vice Chancellor, University of Leicester supported by Jo Wood, Assistant Registrar, University of Leicester to highlight and publicise the excellence of Leicester University and the research/training benefits and links with the Glenfield Heart Unit facilities.

Following the submission of evidence Members will have an opportunity to ask questions.

Members were asked to scrutinise the Joint Committee for Primary Care Trust’s decision of 4 July 2012 to move the Paediatric Congenital Coronary Care Unit and the ECMO Unit to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

It was noted that the Decision Making Business Case, Safe and Sustainable, Review of Children’s Congenital Heart Services in England: July 2012 could be found at: http://www.specialisedservices.nhs.uk/document/safe-sustainable-review-children-s-congenital-cardiac-surgery-decision-making-business-case.  This link also provided access to a number of ancillary documents.

A copy of the Decision Making Business Case had previously been sent to all the Members of the Committee.

It was noted that the City Council’s Health and Community Involvement Scrutiny Commission had already heard evidence from the Leicester LINks and the University Hospitals of Leicester at its meeting on 26 July 2012.

RESOLVED: 

that the Minutes of the Meeting of Leicester City Council’s Health and Community Involvement Scrutiny Commission held on 26 July 2012, together with the supporting reports and background papers that were submitted at that meeting, be  received as evidence as part of the scrutiny process.

The supporting reports and background papers were:-

1)    Appendix D of the Overview and Scrutiny of Health Guidance issued by the Department of Health. 

2)    The decision of the Leicester City Council Meeting held on 28 June 2012. 

3)    The decision of the Leicestershire County Council’s Cabinet Meeting held on 23 July 2012. 

4)    A report from the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to the Public Trust Board on 26 July 2012  giving an update on the Trust’s review of the Secretary of State’s decision in relation to securing legal advice and a clinical review of the decisions. 

5)    A copy of an e-mail from Leicester LINks to all East Midlands MPs together with a briefing note on the outcome of the Safe and Sustainable Review. 

6)    A paper submitted by Dr Nichani, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) outlining grounds for challenging the decision made on 4 July 2012 by the Joint Committee for Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT).