Agenda

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 17 March 2026 1.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND. View directions

Contact: Omid Nouri  Email: Scrutiny@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Link: video link https://oxon.cc/BOBJHOSC17032026

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence and Temporary Appointments

To receive any apologies for absence and temporary appointments.

 

2.

Declaration of Interests

See guidance note on the back page.

3.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 291 KB

The Committee is recommended to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 16 October 2025 and to receive information arising from them.

4.

Petitions and Public Address

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 speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting, i.e. Thursday 12th March 2026.

 

Requests should be submitted to the Health 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.

 

5.

Chair's Update

Cllr Jane Hanna (Chair) will provide a verbal update on relevant developments since the previous meeting.

 

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the Chair’s Update.

6.

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board Update pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Sam Burrows (Chief System Development & Engagement Officer,Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB & Frimley ICB), and Caroline Corrigan (Chief Transition Officer, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB & Frimley ICB have been invited to present the Integrated Care Board Update.

 

The purpose of this item is to provide an update on the following developments in relation to the establishment of a Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (ICB):

 

Ø  The national picture – why are these changes happening.

Ø  Dissolution of Frimley ICB and BOB ICB.

Ø  Establishment of the Thames Valley ICB.

Ø  The changing role of the ICB as a “strategic commissioning” organization.

Ø  The ICB’s commissioning intentions.

Ø  The ICB’s future operating model and the design choices.

Ø  What the above developments mean for ICB staff and partners.

 

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

7.

Forward Work Plan pdf icon PDF 128 KB

PLEASE NOTE: There are no further meeting dates set owing to uncertainty around the timing of the launch of a new Thames Valley JHOSC.