Agenda and minutes

Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds, LS1 1UR

Contact: Steven Courtney (0113) 37 88666  Email: steven.courtney@leeds.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

Co-opted Member – Dr J Beal

111.

Appeals Against Refusal of Inspection of Documents

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 25* of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded).

 

(* In accordance with Procedure Rule 25, notice of an appeal must be received in writing by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting).

Minutes:

There were no appeals against refusal of inspection of documents.

112.

Exempt Information - Possible Exclusion of the Press and Public

1.  To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

 

2.  To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

 

3.  If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

 

RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:

 

  No exempt items have been identified.

Minutes:

There were no exempt items

113.

Late Items

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

 

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

Minutes:

There were no late items.

114.

Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

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

 

115.

Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutes.

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors J. Chapman, G. Latty and C. Macniven.

 

No substitute members were in attendance.

 

116.

Minutes - 13 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 106 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2018.

 

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED – The minutes of the meeting held on 13th March 2018 be approved as a correct record.

117.

Executive Board minutes - 21 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 44 KB

To receive and consider the draft minutes from the Executive Board meeting held on 21 March 2018, as they relate to the remit of the Scrutiny Board.

 

 

Minutes:

The draft minutes of the Executive Board meeting held on 21 March 2018 were presented to the Board for information and consideration, as they related to the remit of the Scrutiny Board.

 

RESOLVED – To note the draft minutes of the Executive Board meeting held on 21 March 2018.

118.

Chair's Update pdf icon PDF 96 KB

To receive an update from the Chair on scrutiny activity since the previous Board meeting, on matters not specifically included elsewhere on the agenda.

 

Minutes:

The Board considered a report from the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support that provided an opportunity for the Chair of the Scrutiny Board to outline some areas of work and activity since the previous Scrutiny Board meeting in March 2018.

 

The Chair thanked those who attended the working group meeting on 6th April 2018, where the following items had been discussed:-

·  Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust proposals to establish a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company;

·  Adults and Health – Customer Contact and Satisfaction

·  Community Dental Services;

·  Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust – Chief Executive’s Update and Performance reports;

·  Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – Chief Executive’s Update and Performance reports;

·  Service Change Proposal: Adult Community Mental Health Services in Leeds; and

·  Service Change Proposal: Reconfiguration of Maternity and Neonatal Services.

 

It was noted that all members of the Board had received the draft notes from the working group meeting.

 

The Chair informed the Board of a recent meeting with the Executive Director of Operations, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, to discuss issues in relation to the Child Development Centre. It was noted that the city-wide service provided by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, through 3 hubs at:

·  Wortley Beck Health Centre

·  St James’ University Hospital

·  St George’s Centre

 

The Board were informed that Leeds Teach Hospital Trust had issued notice on premises used at St James and the proposal was to move services to Reginald Centre.

 

The Chair had suggested that Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust should engage with local Ward Councillors and Community Committee Health Champions on the proposed move to the Reginald Centre, particularly with regard to travel arrangements.

 

RESOLVED – That the content of the report and the verbal update provided at the meeting be noted.

 

 

119.

Request for Scrutiny - Proposals from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to establish a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company pdf icon PDF 119 KB

To consider a report from the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support that presents details of a request for scrutiny relating to proposals from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to establish a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company.

 

 

Minutes:

The Board considered a report from the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support that presented details of a request for scrutiny relating to proposals from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to establish a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company.

 

Members were informed that details of the request for scrutiny had been received directly from a Leeds resident and had been presented by Councillor J Walker.

 

The Board noted the outcome of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Board meeting on 29 March 2018, particularly in that the Trust had agreed to extend the period of engagement with staff and staff representatives.

 

The Board requested that the Chair write to the Chief Executive of the Trust advising them of the Boards resolution (detailed below).

 

RESOLVED

 

a)  That the request for scrutiny and the issues raised be noted.

b)  That the successor Scrutiny Board reconsider the request for scrutiny in the new municipal year, as part of its overall work programme discussions;

c)  That Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust be asked to clarify the extended timescales agreed at its recent Trust Board meeting; and,

d)  That Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust be asked to provide assurance that, subject to further consideration by the successor Scrutiny Board, there will be the opportunity in the new municipal year for the Scrutiny Board to consider the Trust’s proposals and outcomes from the extended period of engagement, prior to any final decision by the Trust. 

 

 

120.

The Annual Report of the Director of Public Health 2017/2018 pdf icon PDF 99 KB

To consider a report from the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support introducing the Annual Report of the Director of Public Health 2017/2018, considered by the Executive Board at its meeting on 21 March 2018.

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Board considered a report from the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support that introduced the Annual Report of the Director of Public Health 2017/18, which had been considered by the Executive Board at its meeting on 21 March 2018.

 

In attendance at the meeting was Victoria Eaton – Chief Officer / Public Health Consultant, Adults and Health.

 

The Scrutiny Board was advised that Dr Cameron, Director of Public Health was unable to attend the meeting. However, the report would be re-presented at the successor Board’s first meeting of the new municipal, which the Director of Public Health would be attending.

 

Members provided comments and queries to be addressed when the report is reconsidered in the new municipal year:-

·  The increase in the number of Super Output Areas (SOA) in Leeds in the bottom 10% of the most deprived areas nationally;

·  The connection between increasing health inequalities and austerity;

·  More specific data on smoking rates, drug and alcohol abuse across the deprived areas of the city;

·  Details of public health initiatives where there has been public  consultation;

·  More detailed information around the specific mental health challenges facing the city;

·  Progress in developing local health services responding to major new developments across the City.

·  Specific health and wider determinants of health issues, i.e. environmental, faced by those living in private rented accommodation in Leeds.

·  The specific health and wellbeing areas and associated performance indicators identified as ‘worsening’. 

 

On behalf of the Board, the Chair thanked the Chief Officer for her attendance and contribution to the meeting. 

 

RESOLVED

 

a)  That the 2017/18 Annual Report of the Director of Public Health be noted.

b)  That the Director of Public Health be invited to address and report back on the issues and concerns highlighted by the Scrutiny Board.

c)  To re-present the 2017/18 Annual Report of the Director of Public Health to the first meeting of the reconstituted Scrutiny Board in the new municipal year.

121.

Scrutiny Inquiry into The Health and Social Care Needs of Prisoners - Draft report pdf icon PDF 72 KB

To receive a report from the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support presenting the Scrutiny Board’s draft report following its recent inquiry into the Health and Social Care Needs of Prisoners.

 

 

Minutes:

Meeting adjourned at 14:20

 

At the start of this item there was an adjournment to the public meeting under Scrutiny Board Procedure Rule 13.2 which states” where a Scrutiny Board is considering making specific recommendations it shall invite advice from the appropriate Director(s) prior to finalising its recommendations. The Director shall consult with the appropriate Executive Member before providing any such advice. The detail of that advice shall be reported to the Scrutiny Board and considered before the report is finalised.

 

As the report had not been finalised, the Director of Adults and Health had not formally been invited to provide advice to the Scrutiny Board.  As such, the Scrutiny Board discussed the confidential draft inquiry report in private, alongside initial comments received from NHS England.

 

Public Meeting reconvened at 14:45

 

Cllr. Pryor left the meeting at 14:50

 

The Scrutiny Board considered a report from the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support that set out the broad areas that had formed the inquiry into the health and social care needs of offenders, as follows:

 

·  Leeds City Council’s care obligations in relation to prisoners.

·  Current commissioning and delivery arrangements of prisoner health services, particularly focusing on HMP Leeds and HMP Wealstun, including:

o  The relationships between partner organisations; and,

o  The challenges associated with delivering health and social care services in a prison setting.

·  Specific health issues identified by Independent Monitoring Boards.

·  The outcome of Healthwatch Leeds’ work around prisoners’ experience of health and care services.

 

Subject to the identified amendments agreed during the private discussion and any further factual amendments identified by contributors, the Scrutiny Board agreed the confidential draft report and associated recommendations should form the basis of its final inquiry report.   

 

Members discussed the process for finalising and completing the report, including seeking the advice from the relevant Director. 

 

RESOLVED

a)  That, subject to the identified amendments agreed during the private discussion and any further factual amendments identified by contributors to the inquiry, the confidential draft report and associated recommendations presented be agreed as the basis of the Scrutiny Board’s final inquiry report into the Health and Social care Needs of Prisoners.

b)  That, in consultation with the Chair, the Principal Scrutiny Adviser take the necessary steps to finalise the inquiry report in line with the comments of the Scrutiny Board.

c)  That the Scrutiny Board be advised of any significant or material matters that are likely to impact on its final report and recommendations.

 

 

 

122.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

There are no further meetings of the Scrutiny Board planned during the remainder of the current municipal year.

 

 

Minutes:

It was noted that there were no plans for any further meetings of the Scrutiny Board planned during the remainder of the current municipal year.

 

Before the end of the meeting, the Chair thanked all Board members for their hard work and contributions over the course of the municipal year; with particular reference to Councillors J Chapman, J Jarosz, C Mavniven, and S Varley who would not be re-standing in the forthcoming local elections.

 

 

 

The meeting concluded at 15:10