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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Trueman and Holdich, Aidan Fallon and Arthur Bolton.
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Declarations of Interest and Whipping Declarations At this point Members must declare whether they have an interest, whether personal or prejudicial, in any of the items on the agenda. Members must also declare if they are subject to their party group whip in relation to any items under consideration.
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest from Members of the Panel.
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Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 14 October 2008 were approved as a true and accurate record.
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Peterborough LINk - Presentation from the Shaw Trust PDF 53 KB To receive a presentation regarding the formation of the Peterborough LINk.
Minutes: The committee received a presentation from representatives of the Shaw Trust to advise of the progress made in establishing a Local Involvement Network (LINk) in Peterborough. The committee was advised that a management structure had been established and current members of staff from the Shaw Trust had been allocated to provide support for the Peterborough LINk.
The committee was advised that the Shaw Trust currently supported another 17 LINk organisations and were able to tailor their support function to each individual LINk. Members were advised that the Shaw Trust would work closely with the Panel to ensure high levels of communication and information sharing were provided.
Observations and questions were raised and responses given including:
The Panel requested that the Health Scrutiny Officer arrange a meeting with political group representatives of the Panel and the Chair of the LINK to determine working protocols when it is fully established.
ACTION AGREED
1) To note the report. 2) To arrange a meeting with political group representatives of the Panel and the Chair of the LINK to determine working protocols when it is fully established.
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Review of the Council's Charging Policy for Adult Social Care Services PDF 81 KB To consider the impact of the charging policy and its future in the context of the changing nature of social care.
Minutes: The committee received a report detailing the Council’s charging policy for non-residential Adult Social Care services that had been in operation for more than 5 years (implemented in its original form in April 2003) and had been subject to a number of reviews throughout this period. The report was submitted to the committee for it to consider the impact of the charging policy and its future in the context of the changing nature of social care. The Committee was asked to review the current form of the Council’s charging policy, look at alternative options, and consider a number of amendments to the policy.
The committee was advised that nearly all local authorities charged for their social care services and Peterborough’s charging structure was in line with national averages. A higher demand was expected for the services provided by NHS Peterborough on behalf of Peterborough City Council in the future.
Observations and questions were raised and responses given including:
Members of the committee expressed their concern over the level of the rise in the charge for day care from £2 to £5. Members sought to have this decision submitted to full Council for debate before adoption.
ACTION AGREED
1) To recommend the rise in day care be phased over a period of time. 2) To recommend the decision to increase the cost of day care be submitted to full council before approval. 3) NHS Peterborough officers to report back to the Panel with alternative pricing options.
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NHS Peterborough 5 year Strategic Plan PDF 51 KB To receive proposals for the development of the PCT 5 year Strategic Plan.
Minutes: A report and presentation was submitted to advise the Panel of the progress and structure of the Strategic Plan for NHS Peterborough (Peterborough Primary Care Trust), along with key priorities and consultation proposals. Members were advised of national statistics compared to Peterborough’s performance and the key areas to be targeted; 1 vision, 4 priority areas, 18 goals. Members were also advised of the steps to initiate the plan for 2009/10.
Observations and questions were raised and responses given including:
ACTION AGREED
To note the report.
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Peterborough Community Services PDF 71 KB To note the decision of the PCT Board regarding the long-term organisational model for Community Services.
Minutes: The committee received a report on the decision of the PCT Board regarding the long-term organisational model for Peterborough Community Services and to update the committee on the progress of the future organisational arrangements. Members were advised that the report was submitted to the PCT Board on 5 November 2008 and would be submitted to Cabinet on 15 December 2008.
ACTION AGREED
To note the report.
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Annual Health Check - results of the 2007/08 check published by the Healthcare Commission PDF 76 KB To note the ratings for all local NHS Trusts.
Minutes: The committee received a report advising of the 2007/08 Annual Health Check ratings for local NHS Trusts published in October 2008 by the Healthcare Commission. Members from each Trust detailed in the report gave feedback to the committee on the statistics that were shown.
Members were advised that the Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust had requested that the figures for its section of the report were reviewed as the results were felt to be unreasonable.
The Chairman passed his congratulations to the representative from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Trust for its performance in the report.
The representative from the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust advised that although the Trust did not score well in all the ratings, measures had been taken to resolve the issues that affected the scores. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust agreed to provide a report to the committee detailing the changes that have been made since the figures for the ratings were taken. Observations and questions were raised and responses given including:
ACTION AGREED
1) To receive a report from the East of England Ambulance NHS Trust on the measures taken to address the performance issues of the Trust. 2) To note the report.
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Feedback and Update Report PDF 50 KB To receive a standard report providing feedback on any issues or questions raised at previous meetings.
Minutes: The Panel received a regular report that forms part of the Panel’s 2008/2009 work programme. The Health Scrutiny Officer advised Members that a report would be brought to the committee in three months time following the installation of sharps disposal bins. Members would be updated on the results of placing the bins at key sites where drug related litter was a problem.
ACTION AGREED
To note the report.
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Forward Plan of Key Decisions PDF 49 KB To consider the latest version of the Forward Plan.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Panel received the Council’s Forward Plan which outlined forthcoming Executive Decisions for the period December 2008 to March 2009 for consideration.
ACTION AGREED
To note the report.
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Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel Work Programme 2008/09 PDF 70 KB To consider the Panel’s latest work programme.
Minutes: The Panel received and noted the latest work programme for 2008/2009.
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Date of Next Meeting Tuesday, 6 January 2009 at 7.00pm in Bourges & Viersen Committee Rooms.
Minutes: Tuesday, 6 January 2009 at 7pm in the Bourges/Viersen Room, Town Hall.
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