Agenda

To APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 16 April 2026 and to receive information arising from them.

Members of the public who wish to speak on an item on the agenda at this meeting, or present a petition, can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection.

Requests to present a petition must be submitted no later than 9am ten working days before the meeting.

Requests to speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting, i.e. 08/06/2026.

Requests should be submitted to the Scrutiny Officer at omid.nouri@oxfordshire.gov.uk AND  scrutiny@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you may submit a written statement of your presentation to ensure that if the technology fails, then your views can still be taken into account. A written copy of your statement can be provided no later than 9am on the day of the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet.

The purpose of this item is for the Committee to AGREE to the appointment of a Coopted member.

The Committee is RECOMMENDED to:

1.    NOTE the requirement to fill one vacant co-opted post on the

Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) and

the work undertaken to fill this post.

2.    AGREE to Dr Alan Cohen’s appointment as a co-opted member

of the JHOSC (subject to full completion and submission of a Register Of Interests form).

The purpose of this item is to provide the Committee with an interim update on the ongoing work and activities of the JHOSC Primary Care Access and Estates Working Group.

PLEASE NOTE: There are TWO main reports attached to this item:

1.    Cover Report.

2.    Annex 1- Main Interim Report of the Oxfordshire JHOSC Primary Care Access and Estates Working Group.

Please also note: The Annex 1 Main Interim Report of the working group has its own set of annexes labelled A-E (all of which are also attached in the agenda papers for this item).

The Committee is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    RECEIVE and NOTE the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) primary care and estates working group interim report found in Annex 1.

b)    AGREE to the appointment of an additional working group member (whilst adhering to the principle of political balance) given that Cllr Gareth Epps is no longer a member of the Committee.

c)    AGREE to receive a final report with findings and recommendations from the working group in the September 2026 JHOSC meeting, so as to allow for:

Ø  The final planned working group session to take place with representatives of the Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (ICB) on the use of digital tools and models in primary care services.

Ø  Conducting site visits to GP practices in both rural and urban areas.

Ø  Inclusion of further findings from the working group’s inquiry on the national backdrop of General Practice, and on the case studies of the Great Western Park and Bicester Health Centre.

The Committee has received Acceptances and Responses to recommendations made as part of the following item(s):

1.    Maternity Services in Oxfordshire.

2.    Oxfordshire Learning Disability Plan.

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the responses.

The Chair will provide a verbal update on relevant issues since the last meeting.

Three reports containing Recommendations from the Committee were sent on behalf of the JHOSC as part of the following areas/items:

1.    Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Services.

2.    All-Age Autism Strategy.

3.    Director of Public Health Annual Report.

All these reports are published in the agenda papers for this item.

A letter was sent on behalf of the Committee to the Chief Executive of the Thames Valley ICB. It relates to the Committee being alerted to a critical situation relating to delayed payments to adult social care providers for the provision of Continuing Health Care services (CHC). The wording of this letter is as outlined below:

Dear Nick

The Committee has been alerted to a critical situation relating to delayed payments to adult social care providers for the provision of Continuing Health Care services (CHC)

Given that many providers are operating on tight margins,  delayed payments on the scale that we have been alerted to is deeply alarming because of the obvious dependency of many of our most vulnerable residents on these services. 

In light of the urgency I have discussed with Omid Nouri (Health Scrutiny Officer). It would be helpful for reassurance purposes if the ICB provided the Committee with a written response on how it is tackling this situation as soon as possible.  A written response would be reassuring at this time if it included how much money is owed; what is this as a percentage of overall spend on CHC and, if also affected, Funded Nursing Care; how many clients are supported through this route and how many providers have been and are being affected by delays in payment.  The public and residents who depend on provider services would be reassured by a clear timescale for resolving these delayed payments urgently; how many provider accounts are currently up to date and settled, and what actions are being taken to avoid these delays in the future. 

It will also be important that the Committee can be reassured at our next JHOSC meeting on 11^th  June 2026, and we would request that the ICB representative be able to report a brief update at that time.  

Kind regards

Jane Hanna 

Chair, Oxfordshire JHOSC 

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the Chair’s update having raised any relevant questions.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been invited to present the Trust’s Annual Quality Account for this year.

The Committee is RECOMMENDED to:

a) AGREE to provide feedback on the Trust’s Quality Account.

b) AGREE to finalise the wording of the feedback subsequent to and outside this meeting, and to submit the feedback to the Trust prior to the publication date for the Quality Account at the end of June 2026.

PLEASE NOTE: There are TWO documents attached to this item:

1.    A Cover Letter submitted to the Committee by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for this item.

2.    The full draft Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust quality account.

Julie Dandridge (Strategic Lead for Primary Care across Oxfordshire, Thames Valley Integrated Care Board) has been invited to present a report providing an update on Dentistry Services in Oxfordshire.

The Committee is invited to consider the report, raise any questions and AGREE any recommendations arising it may wish to make.

Veronica Barry (Executive Director, Healthwatch Oxfordshire) has been invited to present the Healthwatch Oxfordshire Update.

The Committee is invited to consider the Healthwatch Oxfordshire update and NOTE it having raised any questions arising.

Paul Jefferies (Divisional Director-Thames Valley, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust) and Andrew Battye (Head of Operations for Oxfordshire, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust) have been invited to present a report providing an update on the SCAS Care Quality Commission Improvement Journey.

The Committee is invited to consider the report, raise any questions and AGREE any recommendations arising it may wish to make.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been invited to present the Trust’s Annual Quality Account for the year 2025-2026.

The Committee is RECOMMENDED to:

a) AGREE to provide feedback on the Trust’s Quality Account.

b) AGREE to finalise the wording of the feedback subsequent to and outside this meeting, and to submit the feedback to the Trust prior to the publication date for the Quality Account at the end of June 2026.

The Committee is recommended to AGREE to the proposed work programme for its upcoming meetings.

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the progress made against agreed actions and recommendations having raised any questions.