Minutes for Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting, Dec 14 2011, 4.30PM official page

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 21 September 2011.

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the Committee’s remit can do so. The deadline for registering is Tuesday 13 December 2011 at 5:00 pm.

This report from the Ambulance Service’s Service and Quality Improvement Manager informs the Committee on the number of complaints received into Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) as a year to date position.

This report analyses the latest performance for 2011/12 and forecasts the financial outturn position by reference to the service plan and budgets for all of the relevant services falling under the responsibility of the Director of Adults, Children and Education.

The purpose of this report is to summarise the background to the consultation, the main issues identified by the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) and the recommendations put forward to the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT).

NB: Annex B of the report will only be available online due to its size.

The purpose of this paper is to provide the Committee with information about the proposals to create an urgent care centre for the York area.

This report updates the Committee on the progression from LINks (Local Involvement Networks) to Local HealthWatch by October 2012.

The Health Overview Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) completed a Carer’s Review in 2010/11.  The Committee recommended that the Cabinet Member for Health & Social Services should receive an annual report updating the Carers Strategy and that the same report should be submitted to the Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee.  The report was submitted to the Cabinet Member 22 November 2011.This report’s purpose is to update the Committee.

This report introduces the Local Account for Adult Social Care 2011. 

This report updates the Committee on progress made in relation to their review on End of Life Care. It details outcomes of an informal meeting held on 13^th October 2011 where the aim was to begin to scope and timetable the review. It also sets out further developments since that date.

Members are asked to review the Committee’s Work Plan for 2011-12.

Democracy Officer

Name- Judith Betts

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E-mail- judith.betts@york.gov.uk