Agenda

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 02 August 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 Friday 6^th September.  Requests to speak should be sent to scrutiny@oxfordshire.gov.uk and omid.nouri@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 two documents attached to this item:

1.     A report containing recommendations from the Committee on Palliative Care Provision in Oxfordshire.

2.     A brief statement from the BOB Integrated Care Board Director of Urgent and Emergency Care for Oxfordshire, which outlines the redesignation of the Urgent care centres on the Horton General Hospital and John Radcliffe hospital sites.

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

In addition, no details of the outcomes of discussions between the Council and BOB ICB in regards to the latter’s restructure since the last HOSC meeting have been submitted. Stephen Chandler will be invited to update the Committee on the current situation.

The Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee has been closely involved in scrutinising and reviewing the Warneford Park Hospital Redevelopment Project. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust have approached the JHOSC with a view to brief the Committee on the proposals for the redevelopment, as well as to seek endorsement and support for the Trust’s bid for government funding to redevelop the hospital.

The purpose of this item is two fold:

1.    For the Committee to AGREE to the HOSC endorsement report (which is attached as a document to this item in the agenda papers). This endorsement report will then be sent to Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to support the bid for funding from government to redevelop the hospital.

2.    For the Committee to AGREE that the Warneford Redevelopment Project does NOT constitute a Substantial Change.

The Committee has received Acceptances and Responses to recommendations made as part of the following items:

1.    GP provision in Oxfordshire (held during the 18 April 2024 HOSC meeting).

2.    Integrated Neighbourhood Teams in Oxfordshire (held during the 06 June 2024 HOSC meeting).

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the responses.

Dan Leveson (BOB ICB – Place Director, Oxfordshire) and Lily O’ Connor (BOB ICB Programme Director Urgent and Emergency Care for Oxfordshire), have been invited to present a report on winter preparedness.

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

Rachel Corser (Chief Nursing Officer BOB Integrated Care Board) and Dan Leveson (BOB Integrated Care Board Oxfordshire Place Director) have been invited to present a report on Adult and Older Adult Mental Health in Oxfordshire. Also invited to be in attendance are: Chris Wright (Assistant Director of Partnership Development, BOB Integrated Care Board) Catherine Sage, Lola Martos (Head of Adult Services OUH NHS FT), Manny Jhawar-Gill (Commissioning Manager, Adult Social Care, OCC) and Pippa Corner (Deputy Director of Commissioning, Adult Social Care, OCC).

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 of Healthwatch Oxfordshire will present the Healthwatch update report.

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

To receive and discuss a report on Medicine Shortages and its impacts on Oxfordshire.

The following people have been invited to attend and present the report: Julie Dandridge (Head of Primary Care Infrastructure, Head of Pharmacy, Optometry and Dentistry, Lead for Primary Care across Oxfordshire BOB Integrated Care Board), Claire Critchley (Medicines Optimisation Lead Pharmacist, BOB Integrated Care Board), David Dean (Chief Executive Officer, Community Pharmacy Thames Valley), and Bhulesh Vadher (Clinical Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Management, Oxford University NHS Hospital Trust)

There are THREE documents attached to this item:

1.     A report from the ICB on medicine shortages.

2.     A report from OUH on medicine shortages

3.     A statement on medicine shortages from Dr Leyla Hannbeck (Chief Executive of the Independent Pharmacies Association).

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

The Committee will discuss 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.

NB Please note that there is a statement from NHS England on this topic, which follows the main report.

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.