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Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) – Work Programme
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Current Scrutiny Reviews |
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Initial Scoping Reviews |
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To be agreed |
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To be agreed |
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List of Suggested Potential Future Scrutiny Review Topics |
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To be agreed |
Subject to the announcement of NHS service reconfigurations impacting on residents of East Sussex. |
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Scrutiny Reference Groups |
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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: 12 January 2026 |
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Reports for Information |
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To be agreed. |
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Training and Development |
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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).
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TBC |
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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. |
TBC |
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Future Committee Agenda Items |
Witnesses |
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5 March 2026 |
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SECAmb CQC report |
To receive a final update report on the progress of South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) improvement journey and exiting the Recovery Support Programme (RSP). |
Representatives from SECAmb |
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Paediatric Service Model at Eastbourne District General Hospital (EDGH) |
To receive a progress 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 |
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HOSC Review of the Provision of Audiology Services in East Sussex. |
To receive a response from NHS Sussex to the HOSC Review of Audiology Services and the recommendations contained in the report of the Review Board agreed at the HOSC meeting held on 6 March 2025, and an update on the mobilisation of the over-55s hearing aid contract for Sussex. |
Representatives from NHS Sussex. |
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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 Adviser
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25 June 2026 |
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Winter Plan 2025/26 update |
To receive an update report on the Winter Plan for 2025/26 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. |
Representatives from NHS Sussex, University Hospitals Sussex (UHSx), ESHT and SPFT. |
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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 Adviser |
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17 September 2026 |
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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 Adviser |
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10 December 2026 |
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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 Adviser |
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Items to be scheduled – dates TBC |
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Access to NHS Dentistry Services |
To receive a further update report on the progress being made to improve access to NHS Dentistry services in East Sussex.
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Representatives from NHS Sussex |
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Ophthalmology Transformation Programme |
To receive an update report on the implementation of the ESHT Ophthalmology Transformation Programme when more detail is known about the plans for implementing phase 3 of the Programme. Timing is dependent on ESHT implementation timescales and to be agreed with ESHT. |
Representatives from ESHT and NHS Sussex. |
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University Hospitals Sussex (UHSx), General Surgery and Neurosurgery |
To receive an assurance report on the provision and safety of current general surgery and neurosurgery at UHSx Hospitals and in particular the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH). To be programmed in liaison with NHS colleagues. |
Representatives from University Hospitals Sussex (UHSx) |
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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 |
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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 |