Agenda item

Report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance.

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance seeking the views of the Committee on the draft Work Programme for 2018/19; requesting the identification of potential topics for scrutiny reviews to be undertaken by any Working Group(s) appointed by the Committee; and identification of any items for pre-scrutiny scrutiny by the Committee from the Key Decision Forward Plan.

A Work Programme for 2018/19 was set out in Appendix A to the report, to be considered, along with any additional items to be included and agreed. The Director of Social Care and Health reported that the item on the “Green Paper on Care and Support for Older People and Long Term Funding” had been delayed and would be submitted to the Committee at its meeting to be held on either 16 October 2018 or 8 January 2019.

The Committee was invited to consider any potential scrutiny review topics, including issues arising as a result of consideration of Agenda Item 4 above; to establish a Working Group for the topic; and appoint at least 3 Members of the Committee to each Working Group. Further to Minute No. 5 above, the Senior Democratic Services Officer suggested that the Committee might wish to defer consideration of a Working Group, to be re-considered at a future meeting.

There were three Decisions within the latest Key Decision Forward Plan, attached to the report at Appendix D that fell under this Committee’s remit, and the Committee was invited to consider items for pre-scrutiny.

Progress to date by the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee for Cheshire and Merseyside (Orthopaedic Services) was set out within the report, together with the Sefton Member representatives on the Joint Committee for 2018/19.

The Chair reported that both she and the Vice-Chair had met recently with Silas Nichols, the recently appointed Chief Executive for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust and that it was anticipated that he would attend the next meeting of the Committee.

The Chair also reported on processes undertaken recently with regard to consideration of draft Quality Accounts for 2017/18.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the Work Programme for 2018/19, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be agreed, subject to the item on the “Green Paper on Care and Support for Older People and Long Term Funding” being deferred to the meeting of the Committee to be held on either 16 October 2018 or 8 January 2019;

(2)       the appointment of any new Working Group(s) during 2018/19 be deferred to a future meeting of the Committee;

(3)       the contents of the Key Decision Forward Plan for the period 1 July to 31 October 2018 be noted,

(4)       the progress of the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee for Cheshire and Merseyside (Orthopaedic Services), together with the Members representatives for 2018/19, be noted;

(5)       the intention for the recently appointed Chief Executive of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust to attend the next meeting of the Committee, be noted; and

(6)       the information provided in relation to processes undertaken recently regarding consideration of draft Quality Accounts for 2017/18, be noted.