Agenda and minutes
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Declarations of Interest To declare any personal / prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81 (3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct. Minutes: Councillor McKenna declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 6, Work Programme as she is a trustee of Relate. (Minute No. 3 refers).
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for Absence were received on behalf of Councillors Atkinson, Bale, Blackburn, Kirkland, Langdale and Monaghan.
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To receive and consider the report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development Additional documents:
Minutes: The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report which provided information and guidance to the Board on developing the work programme for the 2008/09 Municipal Year. Appended to the report was a copy of the Board’s terms of reference along with performance information and previous issues outstanding from the Scrutiny Board (Health and Adult Social Care).
The Chair welcomed the following to the meeting:
Jill Copeland, Leeds Primary Care Trust (PCT) Chris Butler, Chief Executive, Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) Maggie Boyle, Chief Executive, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) John England, Deputy Director – Strategy and Performance, Adult Social Services Councillor Peter Harrand, Executive Member for Adult Health and Social Care
Jill Copeland addressed the Board and reported on the PCT’s priorities for the following year. These included the following:
Chris Butler of the Leeds Partnership NHS Foundation Trust informed the Board of the Trust’s role in providing specialist mental health and disability services. He reported that the Trust was to undergo a substantial programme of change and highlighted the following areas:
He also informed the Board of plans to rationalise community mental health teams which would make pathways to services run more smoothly. Partnership work was undertaken with the PCT and Strategic Health Authority to meet these aims.
John England reported that Health and Well Being was considered as a strategic priority for the Council and the Health and Well Being Strategic Plan had been incorporated as part of the Council’s Policy and Budgetary Framework. He also highlighted work undertaken on the Leeds Strategic Plan and Local Area Agreement that covered Health and Wellbeing themes and joint working arrangements with the LPFT, the PCT and LTHT.
Maggie Boyle informed the Board of the services provided by Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust. These included a wide range of secondary and tertiary care services along with specialist referrals both on a regional and national basis. It was reported that the Trust was working towards achieving Foundation status and this was hope to be achieved in late 2009 or early 2010. She suggested that the board may wish to receive a presentation on LTHT’s services at a future meeting. Further issues reported included the following:
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Determining the Work Programme PDF 83 KB To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development Additional documents: Minutes: The Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted a report which contained information on determining the Board’s Work Programme for the 2008/09 Municipal Year. Attached to the report was information on Inquiry Selection Criteria and dates for commissioning reports and meetings of the Board.
RESOLVED – That issues discussed under Agenda Item 3, Work Programme be used to determine the Board’s Work Programme.
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Co-opted Members for the Board PDF 79 KB To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development Minutes: The Head of Scrutiny and Member development submitted a report which outlined the provision to allow the appointment co-opted members to Scrutiny Boards. It was reported that up to five non-voting co-opted members could be added to the Board for a term of office which did not go beyond the next annual meeting of Council or up to two non-voting members for a term of office which related to a particular scrutiny inquiry.
Members were informed of previous arrangements for the Scrutiny Board (Health and Adult Social Care) and expressions of interest for co-option to the Scrutiny Board (Health).
RESOLVED – That the following be co-opted to the Scrutiny Board (Health) for the 2008/09 Municipal Year:
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Dates and Times of Future Meetings Tuesday, 22 July 2008 Tuesday, 16 September 2008 Tuesday, 21 October 2008 Tuesday, 18 November 2008 Friday, 12 December 2008 Tuesday, 20 January 2009 Tuesday, 17 February 2009 Tuesday, 24 March 2009 Tuesday, 18 April 2009
Meetings commence at 10.00 a.m. (Pre-meeting at 9.30 a.m.)
Minutes: RESOLVED –
That the dates and times of meetings of the Scrutiny Board (Health) for the 2008/09 Municipal Year be held as follows:
Tuesday, 22 July 2008 – 10.00 a.m. Tuesday, 16 September 2008 – 10.00 a.m. Tuesday, 21 October 2008 -10.00 a.m. Tuesday, 18 November 2008 – 2.00 p.m. Friday, 12 December 2008 – 10.00 a.m. Tuesday, 20 January 2009 – 10.00 a.m. |