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, Robinson and one vacancy

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 and Osborne and Robinson

Last meeting: 27 September 2019

Next meeting: 21 December  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 Robinson) and officer

Last meeting: 20 November 2020

Next meeting: TBC

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

3rd March 2021

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

An overview of CAMHS, including challenges, investment and plans, provided by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) to residents in East Sussex.

Representative of East Sussex CCGs and SPFT

Urgent Care in East Sussex

To consider a further report on various urgent care issues in East Sussex.  The report to have a focus on improving communications with the public and internally.

East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and urgent care providers

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.

Policy and Scrutiny Officer

30th June 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.

Policy and Scrutiny Officer

22nd September 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.

Policy and Scrutiny Officer

Items to be scheduled – dates TBC

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