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Items
No. Item

1.

WELCOME AND APOLOGIES RECEIVED

Minutes:

Councillor Harvey welcomed everyone to the meeting.  Apologies were received from Councillor W Cross, Councillor J Dale and Mark Powell.

 

Dr Janet Underwood requested that the last sentence under Item 8 in the previous minutes be amended to read:

 

It was agreed that Janet would expand on the matter via email with John Morley but that she would not reveal specific details which could reveal identities etc and breach rules of confidentiality. 

ACTION: Jane Narey

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

In accordance with the Regulations, Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

 

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were received

3.

PETITIONS, DEPUTATIONS AND QUESTIONS

To receive any petitions, deputations and questions received from Members of the Public in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 216.

 

The total time allowed for this item shall be 30 minutes.  Petitions, declarations and questions shall be dealt with in the order in which they are received.  Questions may also be submitted at short notice by giving a written copy to the Committee Administrator 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.

 

The total time allowed for questions at short notice is 15 minutes out of the total time of 30 minutes.  Any petitions, deputations and questions that have been submitted with prior formal notice will take precedence over questions submitted at short notice.  Any questions that are not considered within the time limit shall receive a written response after the meeting and be the subject of a report to the next meeting.

Minutes:

No petitions, deputations or questions were received

4.

QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE FROM MEMBERS

To consider any questions with notice from Members received in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule No 218 and No 218A.

Minutes:

No questions with notice were received from members

5.

NOTICES OF MOTION FROM MEMBERS

To consider any Notices of Motion from Members submitted in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule No 219.

Minutes:

No notices of motion were received from members.

6.

CONSIDERATION OF ANY MATTER REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE FOR A DECISIONS IN RELATION TO CALL IN OF A DECISION

To consider any matter referred to the Committee for a decision in relation to call in of a decision in accordance with Procedure Rule 206.

Minutes:

No call ins were received

7.

DRAFT RUTLAND HEALTH AND WELLBEING STRATEGY (PLACE LED PLAN) pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To discuss the draft Rutland Health and Wellbeing Strategy (Place Led Plan) – copy attached

 

The strategy is currently open for consultation.  Full details including the survey can be found at:

 

https://future.rutland.gov.uk/rutland-health-and-wellbeing-strategy

 

 

Minutes:

A discussion was held regarding the draft Rutland Health and Wellbeing Strategy (Place Led Plan).  During the discussion, the following points were noted:

 

·       The Health and Wellbeing Board had published a draft version of the new Health and Wellbeing Strategy online for everyone to read: www.rutland.gov.uk/healthandwellbeingstrategy

·       There was a short online survey for people to tell us what they thought.  All information received via the questionnaire would be anonymous and the feedback would be independently analysed.

·       The consultation would close on Friday 7 January 2022.

·       John Morley confirmed that the results of the conversation held in this meeting would also be fed into the consultation.

·       It was noted that the consultation and discussion at this time was on the overall vision and strategy.  A detailed strategy, vision and plan would be ready by February 2022.

·       Councillor Waller stated that it would have been good to see the data evidence that the strategy was based on.

·       Viv Robbins assured members that a significant amount of work had been completed behind the scenes.  She confirmed that new census data would be included in the final strategy as this was due early next year.  It was agreed that Viv Robbins would contact Councillor Waller with the data regarding item 2.4 Overview of Health – Children and why Rutland secondary school children were worse than the national average for special educational needs.

ACTION: Viv Robbins

·       Councillor Powell stated that some of the data referenced in the strategy appeared to be old and out of date.  She suggested having a separate support document to the strategy which comprised of all the data.

·       Councillor Powell also queried why the strategy was only for 3 years; 2022-2025.  Viv Robbins stated that the previous strategy had only been for 3 years but this could be amended if the consultation gave strong feedback that 3 years was not long enough.    

·       Sarah Prema confirmed that a lead organisation had been identified for each priority and that workshops would drive the priorities forward in a collaborative way. 

·       John Morley confirmed that the strategy was currently a high-level vision plan but that an in-depth detailed strategy was being collated and would be ready for review in February 2022.  The vision would remain static but the detailed plan would be a living, breathing and changing document.

·       John Morley also stated that it was imperative to get the voice of the public into the strategy.  He was working with Healthwatch on how to do this and would be meeting the Rutland Health and Social Care Policy Consortium next week to get their views. 

·       Councillor Waller requested that plain, understandable English be used i.e. no jargon or abbreviations so that we ‘say what we know, identify where the information comes from and state what it means’.

·       Viv Robbins confirmed that the strategy was to identify how best to use the resources we have, in the services we provide, in the future.  The strategy was not to identify or detail the use of any  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

8.

ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE FOR RUTLAND RESIDENTS pdf icon PDF 326 KB

To receive an update from Lakeside Health Care Stamford and Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group regarding how The Sheepmarket Surgery in Stamford was operating and the progress made regarding the improvement plans.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Harvey informed attendees that the next agenda item was planned to be an update from Lakeside Healthcare Stamford.  Councillor Harvey gave the following statement to attendees:

 

‘On the 2 December 2021, the Monitoring Officer wrote to Lakeside HealthCare requiring a representative to attend the Committee tonight to provide information and explanation in relation to the running of the practice.  Members will recall that I, as Chair, had invited the practice to attend our meeting on 25 November, but no response was received.

 

The Monitoring Officer outlined the legislation which makes it clear that members and employees of a relevant NHS body or relevant health service provider have a legal duty to attend before a local authority when required by it (provided reasonable notice has been given) to answer questions the local authority believes are necessary to carry out its health scrutiny functions.  The letter also outlined the information the Committee required namely:

 

·       An update on the Improvement Plan

·       Comments on actions from the latest CQC inspection report 

·       An explanation of the Management Structure, including Head Office

 

On the 6 December, Teri White the Hub Manager at Lakeside Healthcare Stamford informed the Council that Lakeside Stamford would not be complying with the requirement to attend the committee. This is a serious matter which will continue to undermine public trust in the running of these essential public services.

 

I have referred the matter to the CQC Lead Inspector and the CCG. I also wish to move tonight that the Committee resolve to make a formal complaint to the relevant authorities setting out the failure of Lakeside GP Practice to attend the meeting.  I will be circulating the correspondence to form part of the records of this meeting.’

ACTION: Jane Narey

 

RESOLVED

That the Scrutiny Committee:

 

a)    Unanimously agreed to make a formal complaint to the relevant authorities setting out the failure of Lakeside GP Practice to attend the meeting.

 

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Sandra Taylor, Viv Robbins, Fiona Myers, Sarah Prema and Councillor David Wilby left the meeting at 20:31

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9.

REVIEW OF THE FORWARD PLAN AND ANNUAL WORK PLAN

To consider the current Forward Plan and identify any relevant items for inclusion in the Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee Annual Work Plan, or to request further information.

 

The Forward Plan is available on the website at:

 

https://rutlandcounty.moderngov.co.uk/mgListPlans.aspx?RPId=133&RD=0

 

 

Minutes:

The Forward Plan and the Work Plan were discussed.  No changes were made.

10.

ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

To receive any other items of urgent business which have been previously notified to the person presiding.

Minutes:

 

a)    Councillor S Harvey

It was announced that this would be Councillor Harvey’s last meeting as she would be taking up her new position as Portfolio Holder for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Care as from Monday, 13th December 2021.  A new chair for the Committee would be agreed at Council on the 13th December.  Councillor Harvey was thanked for all her hard work and wished success in her new role.

Councillor Harvey thanked all Members and Officers for their hard work and support over the past 16 months and confirmed that she would continue to join meetings of the Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee as the new Portfolio Holder.

It was confirmed that the appointment of a new Vice Chair would be added to the agenda for the meeting after the budget meeting in January. 

ACTION: Jane Narey

11.

DATE AND PREVIEW OF NEXT MEETING

Wednesday, 26th January 2022 at 7 pm

 

This will be a joint meeting with the Children & Young People Scrutiny

Committee with only 1 item on the agenda: The Budget for 2022/23

Minutes:

Wednesday, 26th January 2022 at 7 pm

 

This would be a joint meeting with the Children & Young People Scrutiny

Committee with only 1 item on the agenda: The Budget for 2022/23

 

 

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS

 

ACTION

BY:

1.      

Dr Janet Underwood requested that the last sentence under Item 8 in the previous minutes be amended to read:

 

It was agreed that Janet would expand on the matter via email with John Morley but that she would not reveal specific details which could reveal identities etc and breach rules of confidentiality

Jane Narey

2.      

It was agreed that Viv Robbins would contact Councillor Waller with the data regarding item 2.4 Overview of Health – Children and why Rutland secondary school children were worse than the national average.

Viv Robbins

3.      

Redacted correspondence with Lakeside Healthcare Stamford to be circulated with the minutes

Jane Narey

4.      

Appointment of a new Vice Chair to be added to the agenda for the meeting after the budget meeting in January.

Jane Narey