Agenda and minutes

To receive declarations of interest from Members on items included on this agenda.

There were no declarations of interest stated.

To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 6 July 2016

Agreed:         That, with the administrative corrections to the attendance record the minutes of the meeting held on 21 September 2016 be agreed as a correct record.

The Chair and Vice Chair jointly submitted a scrutiny brief for consideration by the Committee in relation of Dementia Care Services.

Members considered the questions to be addressed, areas of work involved together with a timetable for the work and potential outcomes.

Agreed:         That the scrutiny brief and timetable be approved.

Agreed:         That the minutes of the Healthy Staffordshire Select Committee held on 8 August, 2016 be noted.

The Chair submitted for approval a letter which he had written as Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee to the North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group which requested further clarity on the evidence based decision making being undertaken by the NSCCG in decommissioning rehabilitative care in the community hospitals across North Staffordshire.

Members were supportive of the contents of the letter and agreed that it should be sent as soon as possible.

The Committee received a presentation from Ian Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent NHS Partnership Trust and Jane Barnes (Commissioning and Redesign Manager, Mental Health, North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group.

Councillor Northcott requested that Adolescent Mental Health services be considered as a priority topic for scrutiny by this Committee.

Agreed:         That the committee receive a scrutiny brief from Councillor Northcott at the next meeting of the Committee in relation to a study of Adolescent Mental Health services.

Councillor Gardner referred to reductions in the provision of hospital based care services and questioned whether this had caused a change in the numbers of referrals from GPs to Jubilee 2 in respect of both physical and mental wellbeing activities. Councillor Gardner also asked if information was available on the take up of services on an area basis following recommendations from the GP.

Agreed:         That a scrutiny brief be completed by Councillor Gardner for  consideration at the next meeting.

Any member of the public wishing to submit a question must serve two clear days’ notice, in writing, of any such question to the Borough Council.

There were no members of the public present at the meeting.

There was no urgent business.