Agenda and minutes

Health, Integration and Commissioning Select Committee - Wednesday, 4 July 2018 10.00 am

Venue: Ashcombe Suite, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2DN. View directions

Contact: Andrew Baird  0208 541 7609

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions

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    To report any apologies for absence and substitutions

    Minutes:

    Apologies were received from Mary Angell, Graham Ellwood and Graham Knight.

2.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting: 4 April 2018 pdf icon PDF 262 KB

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    To agree the minutes of the previous meeting as a true and accurate record of proceedings. At this meeting the Select Committee will review the minutes of the former Adults and Health Selct Committee

    Minutes:

    The minutes were agreed as a true record of the meeting.

3.

Declarations of Interest

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    All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or

    as soon as possible thereafter:

     

    i.       any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or;

     

    ii.      other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting

     

    NOTES:

     

    ·        Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest;

     

    ·        as well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner); and

     

    ·        Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.

     

    Minutes:

    An interest was declared by Mr Bill Chapman in relation to item 6 on the agenda who stated that he was a friend of Mr Stephen Fash who would be providing a statement to the Committee as a representative of the Blanche Heriot Unit Patients’ Group.

4.

Questions & Petitions pdf icon PDF 68 KB

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    To receive any questions or petitions

     

    Notes:

     

    1.    The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting (Thursday 28 June).

     

    2.    The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (Wednesday 27 June).

     

    3.    The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.

    Minutes:

    A question was received from Liz Sawyer, a response to the question was tabled at the meeting and is attached to these minutes as Annex 1.

5.

Response from the Cabinet to Issues Referred by the Select Committee

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    No issues were referred.

    Minutes:

    There were none

6.

Report of the Sexual Health Services Task Group pdf icon PDF 214 KB

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    Purpose of the Report: to provide the Select Committee with a detailed report on the findings of the Sexual Health Service Task Group’s review into communication and engagement conducted by Surrey County Council and NHS England South commissioners during the development and implementation of an integrated Sexual Health and HIV Service for Surrey.

    Additional documents:

    Minutes:

    Declarations of Interest:

     

    An interest was declared by Mr Bill Chapman who informed the Chairman that he was a friend of Mr Stephen who would be providing a statement to the Committee as a representative of the Blanche Heriot Unit Patients’ Group.

     

    Witnesses:

     

    Stephen Fash, Blanche Heriot Unit Patients’ Group

    Ruth Hutchinson, Surrey County Council

    Sinead Mooney, Chair of the Sexual Health Services Task Group.

    Matthew Parris, Healthwatch Surrey

    Sue Whiting, NHS England Specialised Commissioning

     

    Key points raised during the discussion:

     

    1. The Committee received individual statements from Stephen Fash, Matthew Parris, Ruth Hutchinson and Sue Whiting in response to the findings of the Sexual Health Services Task Group. These statements are attached as Annex 2 to these minutes. A written statement from Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in response to the Sexual Health Service Task Group’s recommendations was also tabled at the meeting and is attached as Annex 3 to these minutes.

     

    1. An introduction to the report was provided by the Chair of the Sexual Health Services Task Group, Mrs Sinead Mooney. The Committee was informed that the Task Group was asked to review communication and engagement undertaken by Surrey County Council (SCC) and NHS England (NHSE) during the development and implementation of an integrated Sexual Health and HIV Service for Surrey. Members heard that the Task Group had conducted a detailed review and Mrs Mooney thanked her fellow Task Group Members, Mr Nick Darby and Mr John O’Reilly, for their commitment and contribution to the work of the Task Group. The review had incorporated evidence from a wide-range of sources to inform its findings including from patients, stakeholders and commissioners. Mrs Mooney expressed her thanks to all those who had contributed evidence to the Task Group’s review.

     

    1. Mrs Mooney acknowledged shortcomings in the evidence collected by the Task Group particularly regarding the number of patients who had contributed to the review. The Committee heard that that the number of patients who had been interview was low but emphasised that the views and information provided by those service users who had spoken to the Task Group had made a significant contribution to the report. Mrs Mooney stated that there was shock regarding the closure of Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) clinics among those patients and stakeholders who had provided evidence to the Task Group highlighting a lack of knowledge about the review of Sexual Health and HIV Services undertaken by SCC and NHSE.

     

    1. The Chair of the Task Group advised the Select Committee that the aim of the recommendations was to support commissioners in communicating and engaging with patients and stakeholders around future reconfigurations in service delivery. Mrs Mooney was encouraged that commissioners had committed to addressing the concerns outlined within the Task Group report within their statements to the Committee.

     

    1. Mr Nick Darby, a Member of the Sexual Health Services Task Group, endorsed the comments made by Mrs Mooney and stressed the importance of ensuring that the Task Group’s findings were taken forward and embedded within SCC  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.

Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee Substitutes pdf icon PDF 59 KB

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    Purpose of the Report:

     

    To appoint named substitutes to the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for South West London & Surrey.

     

     

    Minutes:

    Declarations of interest:

     

    None

     

    Witnesses:

     

    None

     

    Key points raised during discussions:

     

    1.     The Chairman of the Select Committee requested nominations from Members of the Select Committee to act as substitutes on the South West London and Surrey Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Mr Bill Chapman and Borough Councillor Rachel Turner put themselves forward to act as  substitutes on the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

     

    Actions/ further information to be provided:

     

    None

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    That the Health, Integration and Commissioning Select Committee appointed Mr Bill Chapman and Borough Councillor Rachel Turner to act as substitutes on the South West London and Surrey Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

     

     

8.

Recommendations Tracker and Forward Work Programme

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    The Select Committee is asked to review and approve the Forward Work Programme and Recommendations Tracker and provide comment as required.

    Minutes:

    Declarations of Interest:

     

    None

     

    Witnesses:

     

    Andrew Baird, Democratic Services Officer

     

    Key points raised during the discussion:

     

    Members were informed that the Committee would undertake forward planning as part of its induction session. It was therefore agreed that consideration of this item would deferred until the Select Committee’s meeting in November 2018.

    Actions/further information to be provided:

    None

     

    RESOLVED:

    None

     

9.

Date of the Next Meeting

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    The next meeting of the Select Committee will be held on 7 November 2018 at 10:00 in the Ashcombe Suite at County Hall.