Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) – Work Programme

Current Scrutiny Reviews

Title of Review

Detail

Proposed Completion Date

To be agreed.

To be agreed.

To be agreed

 

Initial Scoping Reviews

Subject area for initial scoping

Detail

 Proposed Dates

To be agreed.

To be agreed.

To be agreed

List of Suggested Potential Future Scrutiny Review Topics

Suggested Topic

Detail

To be agreed.

 


 

Scrutiny Reference Groups

Reference Group Title

Subject Area

Meetings Dates

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) HOSC liaison group

Regular informal meetings with SPFT and other Sussex HOSC Chairs and Vice Chairs to consider the Trust’s work and other mental health issues.

Membership: Cllrs Belsey and Robinson

Next meetings: January 2025 and April 2025

 

Reports for Information

Subject Area

Detail

Proposed Date

To be agreed.

To be agreed.

To be agreed

Training and Development

Title of Training/Briefing

Detail

Proposed Date

Visit to Ambulance Make Ready station and new Operations Centre – East.

A visit to the new Medway Make Ready station and new Operations Centre for 999 and 111 services once the new centre is operational.

2025

Visit to the new Inpatient Mental Health facility at Bexhill

A visit to the new Inpatient Mental Health facility due to be built at a site in North East Bexhill to replace the Department of Psychiatry at Eastbourne District General Hospital (EDGH).

TBC but likely 2025

 



Future Committee Agenda

Items

Witnesses

26 June 2025

NHS Sussex Winter Plan

To receive an update report on the Winter Plan to review how the Plan was implemented this year and to highlight any learning or other issues to be taken forward into the next Plan or actioned separately. The report to include an update on ambulance handover times at the Royal Sussex County Hospital

Representatives from NHS Sussex, University Hospitals Sussex (UHSx), ESHT, SPFT and SECAmb.

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)

To receive an update report on the implementation and mobilisation of the new contract for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) in Sussex.

Representatives from NHS Sussex.

Access to Primary Care Services – GPs and Primary Care Network (PCN)

An update report on the working being undertaken to improve access to GP services and appointments in East Sussex, including Primary Care Network (PCN) performance and services provided. Report to include an update on primary care (GP surgery) estates issues, especially in areas of housing growth.

Representatives from NHS Sussex.

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.

Senior Scrutiny Adviser

 

18 September 2025

Paediatric Service Model at Eastbourne District General Hospital (EDGH)

To receive on update report on the changes made to Paediatric Service Model at EDGH after 18-20 months operation of the new model, to include an update on APNP staffing and the use of the former Scott Unit for paediatric services.

Representatives from ESHT

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.

Senior Scrutiny Adviser

 

11 December 2025

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.

Senior Scrutiny Adviser

 

Items to be scheduled – dates TBC

UHSx CQC report.

To receive an update report on University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust’s (UHSx) response to the August 2023 CQC inspection report (with a particular focus on the actions being taken at Royal Sussex County Hospital on patient safety).

Representatives from UHSx

Cardiology transformation Programme

An update report on the implementation of the ESHT Cardiology transformation Programme including the transport and access recommendations and measures made as part of the review of this transformation programme.

Note: Timing is dependent on ESHT implementation timescales.

Representatives of ESHT and NHS Sussex.

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

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 NHS Sussex/Kent and Medway ICS

Adult Burns Service

A report outlining proposals for the future of Adult Burns Service provided by Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) in East Grinsted.

Note: provisional dependent on NHS England’s plans

NHS England and QVH

Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)

A report on proposals for re-procurement of Sussex SARCs

Note: provisional dependent on NHS England’s plans

NHS England

Specialised Children’s Cancer Services – Principal Treatment Centres (PTCs)

To receive an update report from NHS England, London and South East on implementation of the changes to the Specialised Children’s Cancer Services – Principal Treatment Centre located in south London which serves East Sussex.

Note: timing of the report will be dependent on the implementation of the changes which are not due until 2026 at the earliest.

NHS England, London and South East