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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 Langdale declared a personal interest in Agenda Items 11, Clinical Services Reconfiguration and 12, PCT Performance Report due to her employment with Leeds Primary Care Trust. (Minute Nos. 11 and 12 refer).
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Atkinson, iqbal, Kirkland, McKenna and Rodes-Clayton.
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 78 KB To receive and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Monday, 17 June 2008. Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2008, be confirmed as a correct record subject to the inclusion of Councillor Iqbal under Members present.
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Review of the National Blood Strategy PDF 82 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 provide Members with a range of information in relation to the proposed changes to the National Blood Service (NBS) and the implications for Leeds City Council. Appended to the report were submissions from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Unite and Leeds Primary Care Trust.
The Chair welcomed the following to the meeting:
Clive Ronaldson gave a brief presentation on proposed changes at the Leeds Blood Centre. Main issues highlighted included the following:
o Blood Issue Department – to supply local hospitals with blood including the provision of special and short shelf life products o The Red Cell Immunohaematology Services o Stem cell processing and storage
Members expressed various concerns over the proposals, including the following:
· That scientific and medical based experience was being lost from Leeds and this would have an economic effect. · That this review had being a matter of concern since July 2007 and had only just been presented to the Board. · Environmental impact of transporting blood.
In response to concerns, the Board was informed that the NHSBT currently had excess capacity which in turn increased capital expenditure and to maintain all the current sites was too expensive. These costs were then passed to hospitals in the price of products. Other costs had also risen due to a fall in donations and rising treatment costs. In respect of staff, it was reported that a redeployment programme had commenced and everything possible would be done to avoid compulsory redundancies. Transport costs would remain approximately the same under the new proposals.
The Chair introduced Dr Ian Cameron, Director Public Health and Dr Fiona Day, Specialist Registrar in Public Health to the meeting.
Dr Cameron expressed concern regarding the consultation process involved ion the review of the National Blood Strategy and reported that the PCT had found it difficult to become involved having been informed of the review by Leeds City Council. Further concern focussed on the possibility of redundancies and the potential loss of skilled staff and how all parties could work together to increase the number of blood donations locally. Although it was felt that patients would not be compromised by the proposals it was not felt to be in the best interest of emergency incidents.
The Chair introduced Rob Wilson, Leeds Processing Team Manager and Dr Anatole Lubenko, Head of Stem Cell to the meeting.
Rob Wilson addressed the meeting. He reported that Leeds ... view the full minutes text for item 10. |
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Clinical Services Reconfiguration PDF 22 KB To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development. Additional documents:
Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development referred to the Health Proposals Working Group of the Scrutiny Board (health and Adult Care) which had considered the impact of the centralisation of children’s in-patient services at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). The report sought to update the Board on the engagement and involvement process to date.
The Chair welcomed the following to the meeting:
Jill Copeland and Sylvia Craven gave the Board an overview of the reconfiguration of Clinical Services. In brief summary, the following issues were highlighted:
In response to these representations and Members questions, the following issues were discussed.
RESOLVED –
(i) That the report and information presented be noted. (ii) That a further report detailing the Business Case for the Clinical Services Reconfiguration be brought to the Board’s meeting in November 2008.
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PCT Performance Report PDF 52 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 asked the Board to consider the Performance Report of the Leeds PCT. Appended to the report was detailed performance information from the PCT including a full list of their 2008/09 indicators.
The Chair welcomed Beverley Bryant, Director of Performance, Leeds PCT to the meeting. She informed the Board of priority areas to improve performance and where joint delivery of services was carried out. Reference was also made to other areas of performance monitoring and targets as found in the Annual Health Check and Local Area Agreements.
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(1) That the report be noted. (2) That the Board continues to receive bi-monthly performance reports.
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Scrutiny Inquiry: GP led Health Centres (Polyclinics) – draft terms of reference PDF 55 KB To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development Additional documents: Minutes: Further to the Board’s agreement to undertake an inquiry to consider the proposals for and implications of developing GP led Health Centres (polyclinics) in Leeds, the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development submitted terms of reference for the inquiry. Initial thoughts of the Director of Adult Social Services and the PCT had been sought and had been reflected in the terms of reference.
RESOLVED – That the terms of reference for this inquiry be agreed.
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Scrutiny Inquiry: Teenage Pregnancy – draft terms of reference PDF 55 KB To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development Additional documents:
Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development outlined proposed terms of reference for the scrutiny inquiry into teenage pregnancy. Attached to the report was a copy of a statement produced by the Scrutiny Board (Health and Adult Social Care).
Members discussed the proposed terms of reference and it was suggested that the inquiry be expanded to take account of sexual health issues for young people. It was also suggested that young people from the Youth Sexual Healthy Advisory Group (Y-SHAG) be involved in the inquiry.
RESOLVED – That the terms of reference be agreed and amended to take account of discussion at the meeting.
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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 detailed the Board’s Work programme. Also included in the report was the report of the Scrutiny Board (Health and Adult Social Care) following the inquiry into the Localisation of Health and Social Care Services and draft terms of reference for the Health Proposals Working Group.
Further issues suggested for the Work Programme included preventative medicine, obesity, exercise and cardio vascular health.
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(1) That the Work Programme be noted and agreed. (2) That the Localisation of Health and Social Care Services scrutiny inquiry be noted. (3) That Councillor Lamb replace Councillor Chapman on the Health Proposals Working Group and the draft terms of reference for the group be agreed.
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Date and time of next meeting Tuesday, 16 September 2008 at 10.00 a.m. (Pre-meeting at 9.30 a.m.). Minutes: Tuesday, 16 September 2008 at 10.00 a.m. (Pre-meeting at 09.30 a.m.).
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