Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Governance Lead Officer on Reflections and Legacy issues from Cheshire County Council.

The Committee considered a report of the Governance Lead Officer on legacy issues from Cheshire County Council in relation to the scrutiny of health and adult social care.

The Committee’s attention was drawn to a number of specific matters:

• Implications of the realignment of the two Cheshire Primary Care Trusts’ (PCT) boundaries, which was shortly to be the subject of a consultation period led by Western Cheshire PCT;
• Social Care Redesign – this was due to be reported back to the Committee shortly;
• Patient Transport Services;
• North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) – at the County Council’s final Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Select Committee meeting NWAS had attended to do a presentation to Members and agreed to attend future Scrutiny meetings on a regular six monthly basis;
• Relationships with Local Involvement Networks (LINks).

RESOLVED:  That

(a)   the list of legacy items contained within the report be noted;

(b)   a presentation by a representative(s) of the Local Involvement Network (LINk) be done to an early meeting of the Committee;

(c)   regular induction events continue based on issues identified by the Committee and officers;  and

(d)   the Committee conduct an Audit of the Recommendations contained within the 6 Scrutiny Reviews carried out in the area of Health Scrutiny by the County Council – Diabetes, Obesity, Tobacco Control, Suicide Prevention Services, Access to Dental Services and Transport at the Countess of Chester Hospital Site.