Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

None.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Members are asked to consider any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the Agenda.

Minutes:

None.

3.

Minutes of the Meeting Held on 15 December 2020 pdf icon PDF 208 KB

Minutes:

Resolved: that the minutes of the meeting held on 15 December 2020 be confirmed as an accurate record.

4.

Shaping Care Together programme: transforming hospital and community services in West Lancashire, Southport and Formby pdf icon PDF 137 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Trish Armstrong-Child, Chief Executive of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, presented a report which provided an overview of the Shaping Care Together programme, a partnership of NHS organisations aimed at improving health and care services.

 

During the presentation, the following points were highlighted:

 

·  The programme's vision was to ensure that care would be integrated with other services, that any changes to service delivery would not have unintended consequences across the system, and that services served the community at large.

 

·  Challenges faced by the programme included recruiting staff (a long standing issue which was being resolved through work with higher education institutions); the prevalence of pre-existing health inequalities across the region; increasing life expectancy, which was causing an increased demand for NHS services; and increasing levels of long-term conditions in the area.

 

·  The Covid-19 pandemic had highlighted the need to think differently about delivering services and provided an opportunity to trial new ways of providing care, such as digitally.

 

·  A key consideration for the programme was the region's demographic, which demonstrated that hospitals could not be the only places where elderly patients receive care. As the population would continue to age, services would need to keep up with increasing care demands.

 

·  To give a sense of order to the programme's large and complex work area, seven areas of focus had been determined.

 

·  From Winter 2020, the programme had entered its 'Listening Phase,' which focussed on engagement with the public as the first step to improving care services. Beginning in January 2021, members of the public were asked to get involved with the programme via a dedicated website or telephone line. In the near future, virtual workshops and discussion groups would be organised.

 

·  A team of engagement and communications experts had been advising the programme to ensure that every possible and effective means of communicating with the public, particularly the elderly population, was explored.

 

·  Monthly Board meetings were held to review the programme's progress and assess the feasibility of continuing to engage with the public during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In response to questions from members, the following information was clarified:

 

·  As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was expected that services to treat 'long-Covid' would be both requested and needed, such as cardiovascular and respiratory rehabilitation services.

 

·  Before Christmas 2020, over 200 staff had engaged with the Shaping Care Together programme's focus sessions. Staff had highlighted the importance of keeping services local and of the need for clear direction and vision. Some staff focus groups had continued after the Christmas period, but the risk of engaging with staff at such a busy time for hospital services was recognised. It was expected that onsite sessions would recommence in the future.

 

·  The expertise of an engagement and communications team had been employed particularly to engage elderly residents with the programme, as the team was experienced communicating with this group remotely. Leaflets and posters had been distributed at vaccination hubs and the presenters were keen to work with Healthwatch Lancashire,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

5.

Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 22 KB

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Minutes:

Members considered the Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme for 2020/21.

 

Resolved: That the Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme for 2020/21, as presented, be noted.

 

6.

Urgent Business

An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.  Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.

 

Minutes:

None.

7.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Health Scrutiny Committee will be held virtually on Tuesday 23 March 2021 at 10.30am.

Minutes:

It was noted that the next meeting of the Health Scrutiny Committee will be held virtually on Tuesday 23 March 2021 at 10.30am.