Agenda

For the Committee to AGREE a Chair for the Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee for the 2024/2025 Council Year.

For the Committee to AGREE a Vice-Chair for the Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee for the 2024/2025 Council Year.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 18 April 2024 and to receive information arising from them.

The Committee is recommended to AGREE the minutes as an accurate record having raised any necessary amendments.

Members of the public who wish to speak at this meeting can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection.

To facilitate ‘hybrid’ meetings we are asking that requests to speak or present a petition are submitted by no later than 9am four working days before the meeting i.e., 9am on 31 May 2024.  Requests to speak should be sent to scrutiny@oxfordshire.gov.uk

If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you may submit a written statement of your presentation to ensure that your views are taken into account. A written copy of your statement can be provided no later than 9am 2 working days before the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet.

Cllr Hanna will provide a verbal update on relevant issues since the last meeting.

There are THREE documents attached this item:

1.   A HOSC report containing recommendations from the Committee on General Practice Provision in Oxfordshire, which was discussed during the 18 April 2024 HOSC meeting.

2.   A HOSC report containing recommendations from the Committee on Dentistry Provision in Oxfordshire, which was discussed during the 18 April 2024 HOSC meeting.

3. A HOSC report containing recommendations from the Committee on the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust People Plan, which was discussed during the 18 April 2024 HOSC meeting.

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

The purpose of this item is to approve the draft of the Annual Report of the Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee. This report will be presented to Full Council on 09 July 2024, and summarises the key scrutiny activities that the OJHOSC has engaged in throughout the course of the 2023-2024 civic year.

There are TWO documents attached to this item:

1.    A cover report for the HOSC Annual Report.

2.    Annex 1- The full draft and wording of the HOSC Annual Report.

The Committee is RECOMMENDED to Delegate authority to the Principal Scrutiny Officer:

1.    for the design of the final report,

2.    to make minor updates or amendments as required, in consultation with the Chair and the Health Scrutiny Officer,

3.    for publication of the final report

Lily O’ Connor (Programme Director Urgent and Emergency Care for Oxfordshire, BOB ICB) and Daniel Leveson (Oxfordshire Place Director, BOB ICB) have been invited to present a report with an update on Integrated Neighbourhood Teams in Oxfordshire.

There are TWO documents attached to this item:

1.    A cover sheet for the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams Report.

2.    The main report on Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.

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

Dr Victoria Bradley (Clinical Lead for and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) has been invited to present a report with an update on Palliative/End of Life Care in Oxfordshire.

There are TWO documents attached to this item:

1.     A report containing an update on the Rapid Intervention for Palliative and End of Life Care (RIPEL) project.

2.     A report providing a BOB Integrated Care Board Update on Palliative and End of Life Care.

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

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

Rose Hombo (Deputy Director of Quality & Clinical Standards Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust) has been invited to present the draft Quality Account of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, specifically, the quality objectives for this year and the next.

The Committee is recommended to: -

a)                      AGREE to provide comments on the account, in particular in relation to whether the account corresponds with HOSC member experience of the Trust over the last year, and whether they support the key areas of focus for the Trust over the forthcoming year.

b)                      DELEGATE to the Health Scrutiny Officer the task of compiling the Committee’s comments on the Quality Account in consultation with the Chair, and submit the feedback to Oxford Health prior to the publication date for the Quality Account on 30 June 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: The report for this item will be issued as an addenda.

The Committee will receive a report from the NHS on the current state of Epilepsy Services within Oxfordshire.

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

PLEASE NOTE: The report for this item will be issued as an addenda.

The Committee has received Responses as well as Acceptances for the recommendations made as part of the following items:

1.    The South Central Ambulance CQC Improvement Journey Update, which was held during the 08 February 2024 HOSC meeting.

2.    The John Radcliffe Hospital CQC Improvement Journey, which was held during the 08 February 2024 HOSC meeting.

3.    The Director of Public Health Annual Report, which was held during the 08 February 2024 HOSC meeting.

The Committee has also received TWO progress update responses to recommendations made as part of the following items:

1.    Health and Wellbeing Strategy Update.

2.    Oxfordshire Healthy Weight.

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the responses

To AGREE the Committee’s 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.