Agenda item

To following updates on matters that were considered at previous meetings of the Commission are submitted for information:-

Congenital Heart Disease Review

The update reports listed below in relation to the Congenital Heart Disease Review.

a)     Notes of a Meeting between NHS England and Local Authorities held on 8 January 2014.                                                      Appendix F 1

(Page 109)

The document can be found at the following link:

http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jh16-note-hw-080114.pdf

b)   15^th NHS England Bulletin –    13 January 2014      Appendix F 2

(Page 119)

c)    16^th NHS England Bulletin –    27 January 2014      Appendix F 3

(Page 123)

d)   17^th NHS England Bulletin -     10 February 2014    Appendix F 4

(Page 127)

Documents mentioned in Bulletins can be accessed at following link:-

http://www.england.nhs.uk/category/publications/blogs/john-holden/

East Midlands Region Health Scrutiny Network Event

To receive feedback from the East Midlands Region Health Scrutiny Network Event that was hosted by Leicester City Council on 17 February 2014.

The Commission received an update on the following items that had been considered at a previous meeting:-

1)     Congenital Heart Disease Review

The update reports listed below in relation to the Congenital Heart Disease Review were received.

a)     Notes of a Meeting between NHS England and Local Authorities held on 8 January 2014.

b)     15^th NHS England Bulletin –  13 January 2014     

c)     16^th NHS England Bulletin – 27 January 2014     

d)     17^th NHS England Bulletin -  10 February 2014   

Documents mentioned in the above Bulletins can be accessed at following link:-

http://www.england.nhs.uk/category/publications/blogs/john-holden/

There would be a meeting of the reconvened group meeting of the Congenital Heart Disease Review of 6 March 2014.

2)     East Midlands Region Health Scrutiny Network Event

The East Midlands Region Health Scrutiny Network Event was hosted by Leicester City Council on 17 February 2014.  Notes of the event would be circulated when available.  The event had discussed a number of issues relating to the relationship between scrutiny committees and Health and Wellbeing Boards.  The long awaited Department of Health guidance on local author scrutiny of health was expected to be issued in the near future.

3)     Financial Position of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

It was noted that no further update on the financial position had been received, but a Special Meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board the following week was discussing the Urgent Care/A&E at UHL.  Members of the Commission were welcome to attend and an agenda would be circulated for information after the meeting.  The meeting was also being web-cast.

It was also noted that a number of ad hoc initiatives had been tested to improve the performance of waiting times at the A&E unit.  The effectiveness of these would be discussed next week together with the knock-on effect on routine services by poor performance in A&E waiting times.

4)     Paediatric Audiology Services

It was noted that a review on the Paediatric Audiology Services had been considered by the Children Young People and Schools Scrutiny Commission at which it was stated that the service was not commissioned by Childrens’ Services.  It was confirmed that the service was commissioned through the public health budget, although the responsibility for the majority of staff engaged in the service was through the Clinical Commissioning Group.

5)     Healthwatch

The draft protocol relating to the relationship between Healthwatch Leicester and the Council was being revisited and would be submitted for approval at the next meeting

6)     Early Years Public Health Provision

A briefing paper on the service would be submitted to the next meeting of the Commission in advance of the service being transferred back to the Council in April 2015.

7)     Mental Health Summit

The next summit Chaired by John Ashworth MP would be held at the DeMontfort University on 7 March 2014.

8)     Fit for Purpose Review

Following the Development Session of the Commission earlier, the Action Plan arising from the CfPS review would be circulated to Members for consultation and comment with a view to endorsing it at the next meeting.