Issue - meetings

Joint report of NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group.

The Committee considered the joint update report of the NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and the NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) providing an update about the work of the CCGs. The report outlined details of the following:-

·         Encouraging Sefton residents to examine their options;

·         Take control and self-care for life;

·         Community services update;

·         Update on Southport and Formby’s children’s community audiology service; and

·         Date change for New Year governing body meetings.

Fiona Taylor, Chief Officer for NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group, was present from the CCGs to present the update report to the Committee.

Members of the Committee asked questions/raised matters on the following issues:-

·         Seasonal Flu Campaign – the staff vaccination programme had been delivered across Hospital Trusts, the Clinical Commissioning Groups and the Local Authority within the Borough. It had been widened to include staff working within care homes and to include targeted groups, including pregnant women. The Council’s Public Health function would be requested to share statistics available with Committee Members.

·         Concerns regarding healthcare at HMP Liverpool in Walton - Lancashire Community NHS Foundation Trust had given notice to cease provision of healthcare services at the prison from 1 April 2018. NHS England was the commissioner for healthcare at prisons.

·         Lancashire Community NHS Foundation Trust had been identified as a possible Trust to scrutinise when Quality Accounts were considered by the Committee during 2018.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the joint update report by the Sefton Clinical Commissioning Groups be received; and

(2)       the Chief Officer for NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group be requested to liaise with the Council’s Head of Health and Wellbeing, in order to supply statistics for the seasonal flu campaign vaccination uptake to Members of the Committee.