The Committee will be asked to note the appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair for the forthcoming municipal year 2018/19.

The Committee noted the appointment of Councillor Mrs Aspinall as Chair, and Councillor Mrs Bowyer as Vice Chair.

Councillors will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive reports on business which in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

The Committee noted the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s Terms of Reference subject to the addition of audiology and children’s mental health.

The Chair highlighted that items that fall between the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Education and Children’s Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee would be addressed by having discussions between both Chairs and officers.

The Committee were shown the Kings Fund video which explained how the NHS in England works and recent changes that have happened.

Cllr Tuffin (Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) introduced this item and invited Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People), Shelagh McCormick (New Devon CCG), Sonja Manton (South Devon and Torbay CCG), Ann James (University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust), Dr Adam Morris (Livewell Southwest) and Ruth Harrell (Director for Public Health) to give the Committee an Overview of the Health Landscape.

Members agreed that a document with key contacts for emergency casework issues would be created and circulated to Councillors.

The Chair advised that this item together with the integrated finance monitoring report had been included on the agenda for information. As no issues had been identified for consideration prior to the meeting, no Cabinet Members or officers had been invited to attend.

Rob Sowden, Performance Advisor and David Spencer, NEW Devon CCG were present to share with the Committee the Integrated Commissioning Scorecard.  The report was updated on a quarterly basis and based primarily on the four integrated strategies. The indicators were taken from a number of national outcomes frameworks which were benchmarked against other local authorities.  The report was always open for review and uses a red, amber, green system to identify changes in performance.  The working of the document always here to provide support and questions we are here to help and advice.

Members requested that officers provide a short report explaining where trends are changing and the measures in place to correct this.

The Chair advised that this item together with the integrated finance monitoring report had been included on the agenda for information. As no issues had been identified for consideration prior to the meeting, no Cabinet Members or officers had been invited to attend.

Craig McArdle, Director of Integrated Commissioning provided an overview of the Integrated Finance Monitoring Report.  The report tracks progress and spilt between the part of People’s Directorate and the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).   The CCG commissions two contracts: the University Hospital and Livewell Southwest but there was a block on these contracts because as an STP they were working more collaboratively.  The People’s Directorate covers share packages of care for adults and children.   The report was compiled on a monthly basis and reported to this Committee for an overview. 

Members noted the update.

The Committee discussed the work programme and it was agreed that the following items would be added to the work programme for July -

·         Winter Plan Programme to include the plans from the NHS as well as looking at flu vaccinations for staff. 

·         Healthwatch Report and Overview.

The following items to be scheduled into the work programme:

·         Monitoring of missed hospital and doctor appointments.

·         Update on STP and the structure.

·         Self-harming.

·         CQC Action.

·         Plymouth Safeguarding Adults Board.

·         Dental Services.

·         Emergency Department.

·         Electronic prescriptions.

Cross scrutiny items:

·         Health and Brexit.

·         Adult and Children’s Mental Health.

·         Care Leavers up to 25 years.