Agenda and decisions

Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday 3rd October 2017 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber - Town Hall, Huddersfield. View directions

Contact: Helen Kilroy  Email: helen.kilroy@kirklees.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of previous meeting pdf icon PDF 140 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 12 September 2017.

Decision:

Agreed as a correct record.

2.

Interests pdf icon PDF 46 KB

The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have disclosable pecuniary interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

Decision:

No interests were declared.

3.

Admission of the public

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

Decision:

All items were heard in the public session.

4.

Robustness of Adult Social Care pdf icon PDF 795 KB

The Panel will receive a report that outlines the approach taken by Adult Social Care to improve the robustness of the Adult Social Care system.

 

Contact: Amanda Evans, Service Director for Adult Social Care Operations Tel: 01484-221000

Decision:

  1. That David Hamilton be thanked for attending the meeting and that the report on Robustness of Adult Social Care be noted.

 

  1. That a report detailing performance and evidence that improvements were being made in the Adult and Social Care Service be considered by the Panel at a future meeting – date to be determined.

 

5.

Health Optimisation Programme pdf icon PDF 76 KB

Representatives from Greater Huddersfield CCG and North Kirklees CCG will present details of the proposals to introduce new criteria encouraging patients who are overweight and smoke to get fit before undergoing routine surgery.

 

Contact: Richard Dunne, Principal Governance and Democratic Engagement Officer Tel: 01484-221000

Additional documents:

Decision:

  1. That representatives from Greater Huddersfield CCG and Kirklees Public Health be thanked for attending the meeting and that the report on Health Optimisation Programme be noted.

 

  1. That the Panel’s supporting officer be authorised to liaise with attendees to address the agreed actions.

 

  1. The panel agreed that the changes proposed within the Health Optimisation Programme were a significant change to public service and therefore agreed to scrutinise the proposals. The Panel requested that Greater Huddersfield CCG undertake a further 6 week period of consultation, particularly with hard to reach communities in North Kirklees, and report back to the Panel – date to be determined.

 

6.

Work Programme 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 292 KB

The Panel will review its work programme for 2017/18 and consider its forward agenda plan.

 

Contact: Richard Dunne, Principal Governance & Democratic Engagement Officer Tel: 01484-221000

Decision:

That progress on the work programme for 2017/18 be noted.

7.

Date of the Next Meeting

To confirm the date of the next meeting as 14 November 2017.

 

Contact: Richard Dunne, Principal Governance & Democratic Engagement Officer Tel: 01484-221000

Decision:

14th November 2017 at 10am in the Council Chamber, Huddersfield Town Hall.