Agenda

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 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.

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 in two vacant co-opted posts on the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) and the work undertaken to fill these posts.

2. AGREE to Sylvia Buckingham’s appointment as a co-opted member of the JHOSC (subject to her completion of the necessary paperwork).

NB This paper is to follow.

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 15 November.  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 SEVEN documents attached this item:

1.   A HOSC report containing recommendations from the Committee on Adult and Older Adult Mental Health in Oxfordshire, which was discussed during the 12 September      2024 HOSC meeting.

2.   A HOSC report containing recommendations from the Committee on Winter Planning, which was discussed during the 12 September 2024 HOSC meeting.

3. A HOSC report containing recommendations from the Committee on Medicine Shortages, which was discussed during the 12 September 2024 HOSC meeting.

4. A HOSC report containing recommendations from the Committee on Epilepsy Services, which was discussed during the 12 September 2024 HOSC meeting.

5. A letter on behalf of the Committee sent to Karin Smyth MP, urging for greater resource to be allocated to epilepsy services, and for the suspension the MHRA regulatory updates of 2024 pending an independent national review of the UK's Pregnancy Prevention Programme.

6. A letter on behalf of the Committee sent to NHSE Specialist Commissioning, urging for further funding to be allocated to epilepsy services and for NHSE to escalate to ministers to support the suspension of the MHRA regulatory updates of 2024 pending an independent national review of the UK's Pregnancy Prevention Programme.

7. A letter on behalf of the Committee sent to Layla Moran MP, requesting the Health and Social Care Parliamentary Select Committee to embark on thorough and ongoing scrutiny of the Pregnancy Prevention Programme.

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

A verbal update will be provided to the committee on the BOB ICB restructure by Stephen Chandler, OCC Executive Director (People), on current discussions around the BOB ICB restructure. The Committee will also be provided with the letter sent to the Secretary of State and is recommended to CONFIRM its support for the submission.

NB This report is to follow.

Derys Pragnell (Consultant in Public Health, Oxfordshire County Council) has been invited to present a report providing an update on the work undertaken by Oxfordshire County Council and its partners to promote healthy weight amongst Oxfordshire residents.

Please note: The report submitted for this item includes input from the BOB Integrated Care Board so as to take account of the NHS’s work around healthy weight in Oxfordshire.

There are FOUR documents attached to this item:

1. The main report.

2. Appendix 1: Recommendations from Healthy Weight Health Needs Assessment 

3. Appendix 2: Whole systems approach to healthy weight action plan 23/24

4. Appendix 3: Oxfordshire WSA To excess weight: Work undertaken or in progress update 2024 

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) and Katharine Howell (Senor Research and projects officer, Healthwatch Oxfordshire) have been invited to present a report on a Healthwatch Oxfordshire project on 'People's Experiences of Leaving Hospital in Oxfordshire'.

There are TWO key reports attached to this item:

1. A general Healthwatch Oxfordshire Update Report.

2. The report produced by Healthwatch Oxfordshire on peoples’ experiences of leaving hospital.

The Committee is invited to consider the Healthwatch Oxfordshire reports and NOTE them having raised any questions arising Barry (Executive Direc Veronica Barry (Executive Director, Healthwatch Oxfordshire) and Katharine Howell (Senor Research and projects officer, Healthwatch Oxfordshire) have been invited to present a report on a Healthwatch Oxfordshire project on 'People's Experiences of Leaving Hospital in Oxfordshire'.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been invited to present a report on the current state of Maternity Services in Oxfordshire.

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

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.