Agenda item

To receive and consider a report from the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support introducing a range of information to help identify priorities and work items for the Scrutiny Board (Adults and Health) work schedule 2017/18.

The Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support submitted a report which provided information and guidance on potential sources of work and areas of priority within the Board’s terms of reference.

The following information was appended to the report:

-  Vision for Scrutiny in Leeds

-  Best Council Plan 2017/18: Tackling poverty and reducing inequalities

-  Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2016-2021)

-  NHS Leeds West CCG Integrated Quality and Performance Report (May 2017)

-  Financial Performance – Outturn Financial year ended 31 March 2017 – Report to Executive Board dated 21 June 2017

-  Financial Health Monitoring 2017/18 – Month 2 (May 2017) – Report to Executive Board dated 21 June 2017.

The following were in attendance:

-  Councillor Rebecca Charlwood (Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adults)

-  Shona McFarlane (Chief Officer (Access and Care Delivery)) – Adult Social Care, Leeds City Council.

A number of work areas were put forward for consideration within the overall work schedule, including:

·  Partnership working, including development of Leeds’ health and care plan and associated cost implications.

·  Quality of care affecting all service users, especially focused on social care providers judged as ‘requiring improvement’.

·  The types of support offered as part of the transforming care agenda – i.e. around the repatriation of patients subject to long-term hospital placements.

·  A potential review of care arrangements for offenders in prison.

·  GP provision across the city.

·  Support available to working age adults.

·  Transition from hospital to home (hospital discharge), developing links with housing (specifically in relation to adaptations) and work across localities.

·  The development of digital technology to support patient care needs.

·  The role of public health, particularly in relation to health inequalities.

·  Mental health provision with a particular focus on transition from children to adults.

·  NHS performance and workforce issues.

·  Progress of the ‘One Voice’ project

·  The role of third sector in the delivery of health and social care services, including but not restricted to the neighbourhood networks, and associated funding arrangements.

·  Maintaining an overview of proposed service changes. 

As part of the discussions, the Board acknowledged there were limitations on the work schedule due to the resources directly available to support the Board’s work.  It was also acknowledged that the Scrutiny Board needed to prioritise the focus of its work schedule. 

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the above issues be used to inform the further development of the Board’s draft work schedule for the 2017/18 municipal year.

(b)  That authority be given to the Chair of the Scrutiny Board (Adults and Health), in conjunction with officers, to draw up inquiry terms of reference for subsequent approval by the Scrutiny Board, where required.

(Councillor G Hussain left them meeting at 2.00pm during the consideration of this item.)