Agenda and draft minutes

To agree the minutes of the last meeting held on 22 March 2017 as an accurate record.

The Committee agreed that the minutes of the Health Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 22 March 2017 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

To provide a summary of the Transformational Planning Programme across Lancashire for Children and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing and progress to date in Blackpool, challenges, opportunities, next steps and involvement of children and young people.

The Committee agreed to defer this item to its next meeting, due to this meeting falling within the General Election period of heightened sensitivity.

To provide an update about the work and performance of The Harbour (in-patient mental health facility in Blackpool), particularly focussing on the Trust’s responses to the National Staff Survey and the Trust’s re-inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which took place during September 2016.

The Committee agreed to defer this item to its next meeting, due to this meeting falling within the General Election period of heightened sensitivity.

To consider a progress report on Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (the ‘Trust’) strategy, including progress against strategic ambitions and the financial position.

The Committee agreed to defer this item to its next meeting, due to this meeting falling within the General Election period of heightened sensitivity.

To consider the Health Scrutiny Committee Workplan 2016-2017, together with any suggestions that Members may wish to make for scrutiny review topics and note the draft content for the summer 2017 meeting.

Members noted that the next meeting, provisionally scheduled for 5 July 2017 subject to confirmation at Annual Council, would be a Public Health themed meeting including mental health.

Three deferred items (Transformation Planning, The Harbour progress, Blackpool Teaching Hospital progress) were also scheduled for the same meeting, two of which related to mental health. Although the three items had been deferred, progress reports had been provided which would be updated for the next meeting. A comprehensive progress report would also be provided on integrated health and social care focusing on sustainability and transformation planning.

Assurance information had been recently circulated to Members on patient choice for continuing health care, positive sustainability for the Grange Park Health Centre and improvement planning for the North West Ambulance Service. In view of the assurances given and number of other priority items, no further reports were required by the Committee for the time being.

Members were advised that the Workplan for 2017-2018, in particular the first meeting, would be refined nearer the time.

The Committee agreed:

1.      To approve the remaining Scrutiny Workplan 2016-2017, which consisted of commenting by email on annual Quality Accounts submitted by NHS trusts with final responses to be approved by the Chairman, and note the provisional Scrutiny Workplan 2017-2018 including deferred items.

2.      To note the ‘Implementation of Recommendations’ table.

To note the date and time of the next meeting as Wednesday, 5 July 2017 commencing at 6pm in Committee Room A, subject to approval at Annual Council.

The Committee noted the date and time of the next meeting as Wednesday 5 July 2017 commencing at 6pm in Blackpool Carers’ Centre, Beaverbrooks House, Blackpool (date and venue subject to confirmation).