To receive updates on matters that were considered at previous meetings of the Commission.
Minutes:
The Chair provided an update on actions from the previous meeting held 29 November 2017:
· A written response from the Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) had been sent to Sally Ruane in relation to her question regarding the Settings of Care Policy.
· A further update on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Inspection of the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to include information on agency staffing and estate investment had been added to the Commission’s work programme for March 2018.
· Chris West, the Director of Nursing and Quality, NHS Leicester City CCG, had raised at the Collaborative Commissioning Board, the Scrutiny Commission’s preference that the Settings of Care threshold remained at 25% and this had been acknowledged. A letter to the CCG requesting that the threshold remained at 25% had been written and would be sent shortly.
· Lesley Gant, the Head of Medicines Optimisation, Leicester City CCG had been asked to share the CCG’s recommendations to the NHS England following the engagement exercise on community needs and pharmacy locations. The results of the engagement had now been received and the recommendation was being developed.
· Further to the Deputy City Mayor’s offer for Commission Members to visit the site for the new sexual health clinic, the Chair stated that details of a proposed site in the Haymarket Shopping Centre been mentioned in the media. Some Members expressed concerns as to the suitability of a sexual health clinic being located in the shopping centre, and the Deputy City Mayor responded that the particular site in question had been chosen through a vigorous process, from over 30 possible sites. The location within the centre was deemed to be discreet and because it was so discreet it was considered to be unsuitable for retail. The planning application had not yet been verified and was not properly in the planning system. It was not known whether it would meet the criteria for a committee decision, but if it did, it was possible that it would be brought to the Planning and Development Control Committee by the end of February. A Member commented that she would like a meeting to consider the site to be held in public. The Chair responded that she would be happy to have a public debate but the issue was time sensitive and she did not wish to hinder the planning process. It was intended to consider the issue at a Task Group or briefing and the Chair said she had asked for a report to be brought to that meeting.
· The decision on the Congenital Heart Disease Services in the Glenfield Hospital had been announced on 30 November 2017, the day after the previous meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Commission. The Chair stated that she understood that the targets set by NHS England were achievable and proportionate. A meeting of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Health Scrutiny Commission had been arranged for January 2018 to discuss the decision, but had to be cancelled because of the snow. This joint meeting would be rescheduled to consider this issue and the Sustainability Transformation Plan.
· The City Mayor with the Police and other agencies, had participated in a Homelessness Question and Answer time on twitter. From the debate that took place, the Chair said that it appeared that there was a lack of understanding as what services the Council offered.