Agenda and minutes
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS PDF 68 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Monitoring Officer.
Minutes: There were no declarations of pecuniary interests. |
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For noting. Additional documents:
Minutes: RESOLVED i. To note the Terms of Reference. |
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING(S) PDF 89 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Health Scrutiny Panel held on 5 March 2018. Minutes: It was noted that as the meeting on the 5 March 2018 was inquorate, the minutes cannot be regarded as a legal record of the meeting.
There were two errors in the notes under the Sexual Health Services item:
1. The smart kits were available for collection from local sexual health clinics not GP surgeries. 2. Homerton Hospital in Hackney was successful in the bid to run services from both the City of London and Hackney. This would mean the existing services provided format St Bartholomew’s Hospital would close and a new service provided by Homerton NHS Trust would open in early 2018 from 80 Leadenhall St, London. |
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APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIR Minutes: Cllr Gabriela Salva Macallan nominated Councillor Eve McQuillan as Vice Chair, this was seconded by Councillor Kyrsten Perry.
RESOLVED i. To appoint Councillor Eve McQuillan as Vice Chair of the Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee. |
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APPOINTMENT OF INEL JHOSC REPS Minutes: It was noted that there were three openings for reps on the Inner North East London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (INEL JHOSC). The Chair explained that two of the spaces where reserved for the Chair of the Health Scrutiny Committee and the minority Group Councillor. Therefore the Committee were asked to appoint one more Councillor as the third rep.
Councillor Muhammad Harun nominated himself and he was seconded by Councillor Gabriela Salva Macallan.
RESOLVED: i. To appoint the following Members as Tower Hamlets representatives on the INEL JHOSC: 1) Councillor Kahar Chowdhury 2) Councillor Muhammad Harun 3) Councillor Andrew Wood |
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INTRODUCTIONS FROM KEY PARTNERS PDF 226 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Adults Health and Community
Denise Radley, Corporate Director Health, Adults and Community, introduced her team to the Committee. The following officers were introduced: · David Jones, Interim Divisional Director Adult Social Care. · Somen Banerjee, Director of Public Health · Ann Corbett, Divisional Director Community Safety · Warwick Tomsett, Divisional Director Integrated Commissioning (this is a joint post between LBTH and THCCG).
David Jones explained that the Adult Social Care provide a range of services including: • Initial Assessment and Hospital Social Work, Integrated Community Learning Disability Service, Mental Health – both with ELFT, Community equipment - reablement, Day Centres, long term support plans. • There were plans to develop localities co-terminus with extended primary care teams and linked to GPs and other local health services. • It was noted that one of the challenges in adult social care was a high number of vacant posts, out of 132 bank positions 29 remain unfilled. The majority of recruits are newly qualified and so required additional training and support.
Warwick Tomsett informed the Committee that Tower Hamlets Together was a local partnership that would support the joint commissioning function. He said that it would look at ways of working, devise commissioning principles and to look into making savings. · Key programmes of work included: home care, residential nursing, information and advice supported by the voluntary sector, carer services and mental health provision co-commissioned by partner East London Foundation Trust and supported by the voluntary sector. · Personalisation - there would be a person centred approach to integration. · To support commissioning plans THT will use data and financial analysis to understand need across the system. · The joint commissioning executive will look to align with the wider East London network.
Questions from members: Are we working in partnership to be more cost effective, or where have we come from to get to where we are today? Denise Radley explained that one of the priorities in the health and wellbeing strategy was integration. Tower Hamlets was part of the national vanguard to pilot more integrated ways of working that produced better outcomes.
What kind of support is there for the voluntary sector to be involved in commissioning? The Council funds Tower Hamlets Council for Voluntary Services to deliver a programme of support. A key element of the support includes assisting voluntary sector organisations in building consortia and bidding for contracts. Dr Somen Banerjee provided a brief overview of the remit of Public Health • Public Health moved into the Council as a department in 2013. • They are structured around six programmes: o Healthy Environments o Healthy Communities o Healthy Early Years o Healthy Children and Adolescents o Healthy Young Adults o Healthy Middle Age and Later Years
• Each programme has five work streams including: intelligence, strategy, delivery, partnership and evaluation • Public Health receives £35 million in funding from Public Health England, key areas of spend in Tower Hamlets include: sexual health, drugs and Alcohol (sits in Community Safety), smoking cessation, weight management, communities driving change. |
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS Minutes: David Burbidge informed the Committee that Healthwatch were concerned with a recent service change at Mile End Hospital commissioned by ELFT due to inadequate consultation. He suggested the committee discuss the issue at the next committee meeting with a view to write to the secretary of state. The Chair noted the concern raised by Healthwatch.
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WORK PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP - PRIVATE SESSION This will be a private work planning session between officers of the Council and Members of the Committee. Minutes: Committee Members met to discuss areas of interest for the Committee’s 2018/19 work programme. |