Agenda and minutes

In the first meeting as Chair of the Joint Committee, the Chair opened the meeting and welcomed all those in attendance.

Prior to commencing the formal business, the Chair invited those members of the Joint Committee in attendance to give a briefing introduction. 

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.

(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes.)

A submission from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was submitted in relation to Item 7 – Proposals to Implement Standards for Congenital Heart Disease for Children and Adults in England – Consultation (Minute 40 refers).

The details had been made available to members of the Joint Committee and were available on Leeds City Council’s website.

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-18 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests made at the meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutes.

Apologies for absence had been received and were recorded as follows:

·  Councillor D Brown – Hull City Council

·  Councillor J Clark – North Yorkshire County Council

·  Councillor M Dickerson – North East Lincolnshire Council

·  Councillor B Hall – East Riding of Yorkshire Council

·  Councillor P Midgley – Sheffield City Council

·  Councillor H Mumby-Croft – North Lincolnshire Council

·  Councillor S Sansome – Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

There were no substitute members in attendance. 

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meetings held on 25 November 2014 and 28 November 2014. 

The draft minutes of the meetings held on 25 November 2014 and 28 November 2014 were presented and agreed as accurate records.

There were no matters arising from the minutes identified at the meeting.

RESOLVED – That the draft minutes from the meetings held on 25 November 2014 and 28 November 2014 be agreed as a correct record.

To consider a report from Leeds City Council’s Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support, introducing NHS England’s consultation on its proposals to implement standards for congenital heart disease (CHD) for children and adults in England, alongside other relevant information. 

The Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support (Leeds City Council) submitted a report that introduced details of NHS England’s consultation on its proposals to implement standards for congenital heart disease (CHD) services for children and adults in England.

The following details were appended to the report:

·  The new review of Congenital Heart Disease in England – the Joint Committee’s consultation response (December 2014);

·  Proposals to implement standards for congenital heart disease services for children and adults in England – an NHS England consultation document (February 2017);

·  Draft response to consultation on Congenital Heart Disease Services – Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (July 2017)

A consultation response from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was also submitted to the meeting (Minute 36 refers).

The following representatives were in attendance for consideration of the item:

·  Robert Cornall – Regional Director Specialised Commissioning (North), NHS England

·  Ben Parker – Project Development Manager?, CHD Programme, NHS England

·  Debra Wheeler – General Manager, Yorkshire and Humber Congenital Heart Disease Network

·  Dr Elspeth Brown – Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

·  Dr John Thompson – Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The Principal Scrutiny Adviser gave a briefing introduction and highlighted the information presented to the Joint Committee for consideration. 

Representatives from NHS England were then invited to introduce the proposals in more detail, and proceeded to deliver a presentation covering the following areas:

·  Aims of the discussion;

·  Background to congenital heart disease and the agreed model of care;

·  The rationale and case for change;

·  An outline of the agreed service standards and associated implications;

·  The process of assessment of current providers against the agreed service standards, and associated outcomes;

·  Applying the agreed standards, the current proposals and associated impacts; and,

·  Details of the consultation process, including confirmation that the deadline for consultation responses was midnight, Monday 17 July 2017.

The Joint Committee welcomed the range of information provided as part of the agenda papers and presented at the meeting. 

The Joint Committee also confirmed its primary focus was on the potential impacts and implications of any proposals on the children, adults and their families across Yorkshire and the Humber; particularly in relation to the main questions being posed by NHS England around the proposed decommissioning of (level 1) surgical services from:

·  Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (adult service);

·  Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust (services for adults and children); and,

·  University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (services for adults and children)

In considering these specific proposals, the Joint Committee did not feel it appropriate to comment on the impact of the proposals for the children, adults and their families from those areas most directly impacted by the proposed decommissioning of services.

In considering all the remaining information presented to the meeting, members of the Joint Committee raised and discussed a number of areas, including:

·  Assurance about Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust progress towards meeting the agreed standards.

·  Assurance about the implications of NHS England’s proposals for children, adults and their families  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40.

To be confirmed

The date and time of the next meeting of the Joint Committee was to be determined.

Following conclusion of all the discussion, the Chair thanked all those present for their attendance and contribution to the meeting.

The meeting closed at 3:25pm.