The Chair to update Members on actions from previous meetings.
Minutes:
The Chair provided an update on actions considered at previous meetings as follows:-
a) Minute 20 - CQC Inspection of Emergency Department at the Leicester Royal Infirmary
UHL would submit an update on the Care Quality Commission report on the issues identified by CQC to the January meeting. This was requested at the last meeting.
b) Minute 21 - Sustainability and Transformation Plan
The CCG had been asked to submit a report to this meeting outlining the costs of producing the Better Care Together and Sustainability and Transformation Plan and providing examples on how the BCT and STP have and will improve health outcomes for people living in the city.
There were currently some issues at both national and regional level relating to the development of the STP and until that was available it would not be possible to have an assessment of either the costs or the benefits. This would be kept as a standing item on the Work Programme until the information requested could be produced.
The Deputy City Mayor commented that discussions were currently taking place on governance arrangements for both BCT and STP and he had indicated the Commission had a role which should be clearly reflected in the governance arrangements. He had also indicated that any changes to those arrangements should be agreed by both the Commission and the Health and Wellbeing Board.
c) Minute 22 - Medicines and Self Care
An update from the CCG would be received later in the meeting.
d) Minute 23 - Anchor Recovery Hub
The decision on a preferred location for the Anchor Recovery Hub in Abbey Street was made by the Deputy City Mayor in July.
The Deputy City Mayor reported that NCP Car Parks had vetoed the grant of the lease at a senior level for this purpose in the last few days, despite having previously agreed the Heads of Terms for the lease. This was extremely disappointing and the search for suitable premises would begin again. The Council was required to spend the grant funding it had received for this project by the end of the financial year, otherwise it would be lost. The Deputy City Mayor indicated that it was too early after NCP’s decision to say what the options going forward could be.
Following a Member’s question, the Deputy City Mayor confirmed that the Council had incurred expenditure on survey and design fees for the project. Both the Council and Inclusion Health were extremely disappointed and concerned at the late change of mind by NCP Car Parks which could put the project in jeopardy.
The Chair expressed the Commission’s support for the Deputy City Mayor in securing a satisfactory solution to provide an essential service to this vulnerable client group. It was felt that the matter should be drawn to the attention of the City’s MPs for support.
e) Minute 24 Leicestershire Partnership Trust NHS Trust – Scrutiny Review
The Scrutiny Policy Officer would shortly be issuing the report to all those taking part in the review and to those bodies and organisations requested to take action in the report. They would be requested to take the actions and to submit a formal response to the recommendations in the report. Once these had been received they would be reported to the Commission.
f) Minute 25: CAMHS Review Draft Scoping Document.
The Scoping document had been submitted to the Overview Select Committee for endorsement in July and a number of papers were currently being prepared for the task group review.
g) Minute 26 – Work Programme
The Health Messaging Scrutiny Review had been added to the Work Programme and the Scoping Document would be considered later on this agenda
h) City Primary Care Health Summit
The Deputy City Mayor had organised a City Primary Care Health Summit on Friday 9 September 2016 in City Hall. The summit would consider a number of national issues in relation to primary care such as GP surgery closures, attracting and retaining of doctors and other medical staff and other particular health issues facing many of communities in the city. Members were encouraged to attend the summit.
i) Glenfield Peadiatric Congenitial Heart Surgery Unit
It was noted that NHS England were visiting Leicester on 16th September to talk to the local practitioners and the Chair had been invited to attend the meeting. The Chair stated that the Council was committed to working with Leicestershire and Rutland County Councils to set out a joint scrutiny position. She welcomed the early involvement of scrutiny in the process and stated that the issue would be a standing item the on the Commission’s future agenda. Additional meetings may be required to consider specific aspects of the NHS England’s proposals in addition to the Joint Health Scrutiny Meetings with Leicestershire and Rutland County Councils.
A Joint Health Scrutiny Committee meeting with Leicestershire and Rutland County Councils was being arranged for late September. This would consider the papers and issues which were discussed at the Health and Wellbeing Board on 18th August. NHS England and UHL would be invited to attend the meeting.
There would also need to be a further joint scrutiny meeting once the formal timetable for the Glenfield closure proposals was announced.