Agenda and decisions

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 21 July 2017.

1.    The minutes of the meeting held on 21 July 2017 were agreed as a correct record.

2.    The Chair, Cllr Smaje highlighted the main issues arising from the minutes of the last meeting.

TheCouncillorswill be askedto say ifthereare any items on theAgenda in whichthey have disclosablepecuniary interests,which wouldprevent themfrom participating inany discussionof the itemsor participating in any vote upon the items, orany otherinterests.

Cllr Adam Wilkinson declared an other interest as his father owned a pharmacy business within the Calderdale district.

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The Committee received deputations from the following people regarding the contents of the Secretary of States response to the scrutiny referral and the process of both health and scrutiny in responding to the issues raised:

-       Jenny Shepherd

-       Cristina George

The Panel will receive the Secretary of State’s (SoS) response and the Independent Reconfiguration Panel’s (IRP) assessment report on the Committee’s referral of the NHS proposal on the future arrangements for hospital and community health services in Calderdale and Greater Huddersfield.

Contact: Penny Bunker Governance and Democratic Engagement Manager Tel: 01484 221000 or Mike Lodge, Calderdale Council Senior Scrutiny Support Officer Tel: 01422 393249

That the Joint Scrutiny Committee formally receives and notes the correspondence from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.

The Committee will receive an update from NHS on the work that has taken place in response to the actions identified by the IRP and SoS.

Contact: Penny Bunker Governance and Democratic Engagement Manager Tel: 01484 221000 or Mike Lodge, Calderdale Council Senior Scrutiny Support Officer Tel: 01422 393249

That the update on the NHS’ proposed approach to responding to the Secretary of State for Health be noted.

The Committee will discuss and agree the timeline and process that will be followed including how it will work with the NHS in taking forward the issues highlighted by the IRP and SoS.

Contact: Penny Bunker Governance and Democratic Engagement Manager Tel: 01484 221000 or Mike Lodge, Calderdale Council Senior Scrutiny Support Officer Tel: 01422 393249

1.    That at the next meeting of the Joint Committee the terms of reference be reviewed to ensure that they are adequate for the next phase of work.

2.    The Chairs of the Joint Committee should continue to seek to secure the attendance of representatives of NHSE and NHSI at a meeting in the near future. If they are unable to to do this, then the Chairs of the Committee should write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to raise concerns.

3.    That an informal workshop be held with the Clinical Commissioning Groups and CHFT for the Joint Committee to consider the response that NHS bodies plan to make to the look Secretary of State and to timetable and plan future work.

4.    That the Joint Scrutiny Committee submit a response to the Secretary of State and if, in order to meet deadlines, it is not possible for a further public meeting of the Committee to be arranged, then delegation be given to the joint Chairs of the Committee, in consultation with Committee Members to finalise the Joint Committee response to the Secretary of State.