Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Work Programme

Current Scrutiny Reviews

Title of Review

Detail

Proposed Completion Date

 

 

 


 

Initial Scoping Reviews

Subject area for initial scoping

Detail

 Proposed Dates

Sussex Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC)

Regulations require the establishment of a JHOSC where a substantial variation to services effects more than one local authority area.

A JHOSC will be established if there is a need to consider potential future substantial variation in service resulting from both the Clinically Effective Commissioning (CEC) programme and the Sussex Health and Care Partnership (SHCP), although no substantial variations have yet been confirmed.

The JHOSC would be established by each of the relevant local authorities ahead of consideration of any substantial variation and membership appointed to it on a politically proportional basis.

Ongoing

List of Suggested Potential Future Scrutiny Review Topics

Suggested Topic

Detail

 

 


 

Scrutiny Reference Groups

Reference Group Title

Subject Area

Meetings Dates

Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) NHS Trust HOSC working group

A joint Sussex HOSCs working group to scrutinise the BSUH response to the findings of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections and the Trust’s wider improvement plan.

 

*an update was provided on BSUH at the most recent Sussex Health and Care Partnership HOSC working group

 

Membership: Cllrs Belsey and two vacancies

Last meeting: 9 September 2020*

Next meeting: TBC 2021

 

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) HOSC working group

Regular meetings with SPFT and other Sussex HOSCs to consider the Trust’s response to CQC inspection findings and other mental health issues, including ongoing reconfiguration of dementia inpatient beds in East Sussex.

Membership: Cllrs Belsey, Pragnell and Osborne

Last meeting: 27 September 2019

Next meeting: TBC  2021

The Sussex Health and Care Partnership (SHCP) HOSC working group

Regular liaison meetings of Sussex HOSC Chairs with SHCP leaders to update on progress and discuss current issues. Wider regional HOSC meetings may also take place on the same day from time to time.

The group has met monthly during the Covid-19 pandemic and other HOSC members have been given the opportunity to submit written questions to the Chief Executive of the Sussex CCGs ahead of each meeting. 

Membership: HOSC Chair (Cllr Belsey) and Vice Chair (Cllr Pragnell) and officer

Last meeting: 20 November 2020

Next meeting: TBC 2021

Reports for Information

Subject Area

Detail

Proposed Date

Future Car parking arrangements at Conquest Hospital

Confirmation from ESHT about the planned car parking arrangements at the Conquest Hospital under the Building for our Future programme

2021

Training and Development

Title of Training/Briefing

Detail

Proposed Date

New Member induction

Induction sessions with new Members of the Committee. Potential group induction of any new Members following 2021 elections.

As required

Joint training sessions

Joint training sessions with neighbouring HOSCs on health related issues.

TBC

Building for Our Future

A briefing on the Building for Our Future plans for the redevelopment of Eastbourne District General Hospital (EDGH), Conquest Hospital and Bexhill Hospital developed by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT)

TBC

Visit to Ambulance Make Ready station

A visit to the new Brighton Ambulance Make Ready station.

TBC

 

 


 

 


Future Committee Agenda

Items

Witnesses

10th June 2021

Inpatient Mental Health Services

Consideration by the Committee of the proposals for the future of the Department of Psychiatry, currently located at Eastbourne District General Hospital (EDGH) and provided by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT), and whether they constitute a substantial variation to services requiring formal consultation with the Committee under health legislation.

Further reports will be necessary if the HOSC agrees proposals are a substantial variation to services

Please note: dates are dependent on the NHS own decision making process.

Representatives of East Sussex CCG & SPFT

COVID-19 update

To consider an update on the performance of the NHS in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report to focus on:

·         the restoration and recovery of the cancer care targets

·         how the NHS is helping more vulnerable groups receive the vaccine

Representatives of the East Sussex CCG & provider hospital trusts

Committee Work Programme

To manage the committee’s programme of work including matters relating to ongoing reviews, initial scoping reviews, future scrutiny topics, reference groups, training and development matters and reports for information.

Democratic Services Officer

23rd September 2021

Cardiology and ophthalmology

Consideration by the Committee of the proposals for cardiology and ophthalmology services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) and whether they constitute a substantial variation to services requiring formal consultation with the Committee under health legislation.

Further reports will be necessary if the HOSC agrees proposals are a substantial variation to services

Please note: dates are dependent on the NHS own decision making process.

Representatives of East Sussex CCG & ESHT

Eastbourne Station Health Centre

An update on the progress of the closure of the Eastbourne Station Health Centre

Representatives of the East Sussex CCG

NHS 111

An update on the performance of the new NHS 111 Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) provided by South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) and the NHS 111 First national programme.

Representatives of the East Sussex CCG and SECAmb

Primary Care Led Hub (PCLH)

To consider an update on the development of the service at Hastings Station Plaza to date.

Representatives of the East Sussex CCG

Committee Work Programme

To manage the committee’s programme of work including matters relating to ongoing reviews, initial scoping reviews, future scrutiny topics, reference groups, training and development matters and reports for information.

Democratic Services Officer

2nd December 2021

Committee Work Programme

To manage the committee’s programme of work including matters relating to ongoing reviews, initial scoping reviews, future scrutiny topics, reference groups, training and development matters and reports for information.

Democratic Services Officer

Items to be scheduled – dates TBC

Sussex-wide review of emotional health and wellbeing support for children and young people

To consider the work done in response to the Foundations for Our Future report produced following a Sussex-wide review of emotional health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

Representative of East Sussex CCGs

Transition Services

A report on the work of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) Transition Group for patients transitioning from Children’s to Adult’s services

Representatives of ESHT

Patient Transport Service

To consider proposals to recommission the Patient Transport Service (PTS) and to consider the outcome of the Healthwatch PTS survey.

Note: provisional dependent on CCGs’ plans

Representatives of lead CCG and Healthwatch

Implementation of Kent and Medway Stroke review

To consider the implementation of the Hyper Acute Stroke Units (HASUs) in Kent and Medway and progress of rehabilitation services in the High Weald area.

Note: Timing is dependent on NHS implementation process

Representatives of East Sussex CCG/Kent and Medway CCG

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and future of primary care

A report on the performance of PCNs and the future plans for primary care in East Sussex

Representatives of ESHT/PCNs