Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

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).

 

2.

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.

 

3.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 317 KB

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:

 

  • To meet the 18 week target for referral to treatment
  • To meet waiting time targets for cancer patients
  • Genito-urinary medicine and sexual health care.
  • Urgent care, accident and emergency admissions to be dealt with within 4 hours
  • To reduce ambulance waiting times
  • Increasing opening hours for accessing primary care.
  • Reduction of health care acquired infections – MRSA and C-Diff
  • Continuation to provision of care closer to home – this had already been provided for those Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and work had started to provide services for stroke patients.
  • Dental care – increase the number of dentists and appointments available.
  • The  World Class Commissioning Programme.

 

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:

 

  • Re-design of older people’s mental health services
  • Re-design of services for those with special learning disabilities.
  • Re-design of physical therapy services.

 

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:

 

4.

Determining the Work Programme pdf icon 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.

 

5.

Co-opted Members for the Board pdf icon 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:

 

  • Eddie Mack – Leeds Voice Health Forum Co-ordinating Group
  • Samoud Saqfelhait – Touchstone

 

6.

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.