Agenda item

To consider the Scrutiny Board’s work schedule for the 2018/19 municipal year.

The Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support submitted a report which invited Members to consider the Board’s work schedule for the remainder of the 2018/19 municipal year, and suggestions for areas of focus next municipal year. The Principal Scrutiny Adviser introduced the report and outlined the areas within the report and associated work schedule.

RESOLVED –

(a)  With the addition of matters highlighted during the meeting, the latest iteration of the 2018/19 work schedule presented at Appendix 1, be agreed.

(b)  Dementia be highlighted as a priority area for the forthcoming municipal year.

(c)  The draft minutes of the joint health scrutiny meeting (presented at Appendix 2) be endorsed and that the ongoing work associated with the provision of mental health services for adults and older people in Wetherby be reflected in the Board’s statement on mental health.

(d)  The assurance provided in relation to the Hyper Acute Stoke Unit at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (presented at Appendix 3) be noted.

(e)  The update provided in relation to Bereavement arrangements, including the details set out in the letter presented at Appendix 4 be noted.

(f)  A fuller and more formal report regarding Bereavement arrangements to be presented to the next meeting of the Scrutiny Board – to help the Board sets out its formal position by the end of the municipal year.

(g)  The intention to present the Board’s draft formal response to the proposed development of Urgent Treatment Centres to the next meeting of the Scrutiny Board on 23 April 2019, be noted.

(h)  The proposed joint approach with HealthWatch Leeds to consider local NHS healthcare providers Quality Accounts for 2019 be agreed and that it be noted this will be the mechanism for providing any joint comments or commentary for inclusion in each of the providers draft Quality Account.

(i)  The minutes of the meetings of other Boards / Committees detailed in paragraph 3.31 and appended to this report (Appendix 5, 6 7 and 8), be noted.

(j)  The arrangements for developing work programmes for the new municipal year across all Scrutiny Boards be noted. 

(k)  For planning purposes the proposed meeting arrangements for the successor Scrutiny Board, as set out in paragraph 3.38 be agreed.

(l)  The matters currently identified as ‘unscheduled’ be carried forward and presented to the successor Scrutiny Board by way of a draft work schedule for consideration in the new municipal year.

(m)  The intention to present a draft work schedule for 2019/20 to the next meeting of the Scrutiny Board, that reflects the outcome of the Board’s discussion, be noted.