Agenda and draft minutes

An apology was received from Councillor Naylon.

To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 5 July 2017

Agreed:                     That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 July 2017 be accepted as a correct record.

Matters arising:

Quarterly Meeting with the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG): Notes of the meeting held on 4 October with Anna Collins, Head of Communications and Engagement and Lorna Clarson, Clinical Director Partnership and Engagement at the CCG together with the Chair of the Active and Cohesive Scrutiny Committee and the Chair of this were circulated for information.

The main themes being:

1. Pre-Consultation Events, based on the 5 community hospital areas would take place up to the end of December to look at what health services need to be provided and from where.

2. A Care Navigation programme was being developed to ensure that people who contacted their GP were sign posted to the right services.

3. Community Conversation aimed at giving people the opportunity to talk about how health services for older people are commissioned.

4. Medicines Matter campaign to reduce the amount of prescribed but unused medicines.

5. One Governance Structure (Board) is to be adopted for all six CCG’s resulting in efficiency savings.

6. Social Prescribing - NHS Staff trained to undertake enhanced roles in active signposting and supporting community referrals to local non clinical services.

7. Research at Keele University to support decision making on the treatments and services commissioned for patients based on evidence about what works best. Non clinical services such as the programmes at Jubilee2 were identified for further discussions regarding the Borough Councils involvement in establishing a robust evidence base for both current and planned programmes.

Members welcomed engagement with the CCG and a member requested specific feedback in respect of the progress of the Care Navigation programme.

Dementia Friendly Swimming:   The Scrutiny Officer reported on the decision of Cabinet (26/09/17) to approve the development of an appropriate action plan to implement Dementia Friendly Swimming at Jubilee2, within existing resources and in partnership with appropriate local partners.

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

Councillor Wilkes stated that, in relation to the Space Programme, he was willing to offer vouchers at nil profit for use by the scheme in respect of the archery programme which he managed.

Agreed:         That the minutes of the Health Staffordshire Select Committee held on 18 September 2017 be received.

The Partnerships Manager and the Sports and Active Lifestyles Manager presented an evaluation of the 2017 Space Programme which had received funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) in respect of positive activities for young people between 11-17 year olds, encouraging positive engagement and helping to reduce anti-social engagement.

In terms of participation from the Borough 702 universal places had been offered together with 115 targeted places referred from the Local Support Team (LST) or the Anti-Social Behaviour Team.

The total funding of £16,200 allocated by the Service Commissioner to local activities included £1,000 contribution from the Joint Operations Group, £2,000 from the LST and £2,400 from Stoke City Football Club.

A member asked for information on how well young carers had accessed the scheme and it was explained that this information was not available from the data collected.  The Sports and Active Lifestyles Manager did feel however that there was a possibility, through partnership working, to help to support young carers to access the scheme and in this respect the member suggested that the North Staffs Carers Association would be a useful source of information.

Reflecting on the age range and the need to engage early the Partnerships Officer felt that it would be beneficial for the scheme to encourage participation from 8-11 year olds.

PCC feedback on the outcomes from the scheme had been very positive and, in this respect a member wished to see the outcomes reflected in data e.g. KPIs.

Agreed          That the report be received.

A member expressed concern at the narrow scope of the current work programme and, continuing, referred to the report of the 4 October meeting with the CCG in respect of governance arrangements the changes to adult social care which was the responsibility of the SSOTP and to the winter pressures on the Royal Stoke Hospital which had been reported in the local press.  It was generally agreed that members wished to ask these organisations to attend future meetings of the Committee.

Specifically in relation to The Royal Stoke Hospital members requested a representative attend a future meeting to discuss the following issues:-

Is The Royal Stoke Hospital achieving timely discharge for residents of Newcastle under Lyme?

If there are delays what is the cause?

Do the residents of Newcastle under Lyme experience any delays in relation to operation waiting times?

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.

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 10 January 2018