Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Item 7

30 January 2007

Forward Plan

Report of the Chief Executive

Contact: Martin Combs ext. 7479

1. Summary and Purpose

1.1. The Forward Plan provides Members with an overview of issues to come before the Committee in forthcoming months. The Plan will be refreshed following each Committee meeting and subsequently maintained between meetings

1.2. The Plan will track issues related to `consultation' and `items for information' from Proposals to Develop or Vary NHS Services where the Chairman has requested information as decided by the Committee.

1.3. The Plan will also track issues that have been raised by Members and agreed by the Chairman to be included within the Forward Plan.

1.4. The Forward Plan supports the Corporate Strategy: Aim 5 - Improving Services by enabling Members to track the work of the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee in its role of improving health services.

1.5.

Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Forward Plan

Issues

March

May

July

Sept

Chairman to BV&H PPIF requesting copy of 6 month review of Rainbow Centre Service Change (Mar06)

Request 6 month review by PPIF local network of the results of service change.

Chairman to BV&H PCT Project Manager re Aldershot Centre for Health (Mar06)

Chairman to HCC Adult Services lead re Public Health & Wellbeing (Mar06)

North Hampshire PCT: Changes to Configuration of Services at Alton Community Hospital

Request public engagement plan for re-configuration of Alton Community Hospital, including intentions for the use of the hospital.

Hampshire Ambulance Trust: request to CE for update on progress with implementation of strategy and further information on experience with satellite stations. (Mar06)

SE PCT Cluster: Emsworth/Havant Service Reconfiguration

NH PCT: Homefield House - Reprovision of Mental Health Services

SE Capacity Plan (Future of Services in Fareham and Gosport/SE Hampshire)

Hampshire PCTs: Hampshire Child Health and Maternity Services

PFI initiative NF - re Lymington Hospital

Hampshire PCT(s) Child Health and Maternity Services

Southwest Alliance PCT(s): Neurology Rehab Services

Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire Cancer Network (Mar 06)

HOSC to be given update on how arrangements are progressing and timescal

es

Joint HOSC Hampshire-Portsmouth: Elderly Medicine Transfer from East Hampshire PCT to Portsmouth Hospitals Trust

Joint HOSC Hampshire-Portsmouth: Closure of Exton4 and Kingsclere

Joint HOSC to be updated by PCT/PHT for May 07 re care and capacity situation

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Out of Hours: Developments and update on progress - SHA (or Hampshire PCT)

Report on progress to be provided to the Committee

Care at the End of Life Review

WEHT - changes in services `Fit for the Future'

Potential closure of Haslar of hospital

CaEoL Review - Rec 1

PCT Chief Exec

HCC Chief Exec

Co-ordination of Care

Response regarding agreement on Lead Coordinator for CaEoL in Hampshire

CaEoL Review - Rec 2

PCT Chief Exec

HCC Chief Exec

Coordination of Care

Response regarding ensuring the Lead Coordinator is given sufficient authority to commit resources etc

CaEoL Review - Rec 3 PCT Chief Exec

HCC Chief Exe

Coordination of Care

Response regarding most effective way of taking forward potential joint management, budgeting, training etc.

CaEoL Review - Rec 4

CaEoL Coordinator or PCT Chief Exec

Coordination of Care

Response regarding agreement to consider Marie Curie Lincolnshire model of delivering community EoL services and MacMillan `care miles'

CaEoL Review - Rec 5

PCT Chief Exec or CaEoL Coordinator

Coordination of Care

Response regarding reducing level of variation in service delivery and ensure agreement on range of services etc.

CaEoL Review - Rec 6

PCT Chief Exec

HCC Chief Exec

Assessment and Indiv Care Planning

Response regarding a single synchronised assessment process including with independent/vol sector as joint report

CaEoL Review - Rec 7

Dir of AS

PCT Chief Exec

Day to Day Care and Communication

Response regarding review of pattern of 24 hour Community/District Nursing cover

CaEoL Review - Rec 8

PCT Chief Exec

Day to Day Care and Communication

Response regarding provision of information by Hampshire PCT + all other care providers to people in last year or month of life about available services

CaEoL Review - Rec 9

HCC Chief Exec

PCT Chief Exec

Access to Care and Symptom Mgt

Response regarding access to specialist equipment and sufficient funding (HCC Chief Exec to report)

CaEoL Review - Rec 10

PCT Chief Exec

Access to Care and Symptom Mgt

Response regarding timely communication and sharing of information across ALL care providers - patient information and preferences for care

CaEoL Review - Rec 11

PCT Chief Exec

Access to Care and Symptom Mgt

Response regarding arrangements for improving access to pharmacy support both in and out of hours

CaEoL Review - Rec 12

PCT Chief Exec

Access to Care and Symptom Mgt

Response regarding equitable access to specialist palliative care advice and support and communication to carers and OOH services

CaEoL Review - Rec 13

PCT Chief Exec

Specialist Palliative Care and Choice in Place of Dying

Response regarding reviewing the need for and commissioning of appropriate levels of specialist palliative care across all care settings

CaEoL Review - Rec 14

PCT Chief Exec

Specialist Palliative Care and Choice in Place of Dying

Response regarding the establishment of protocols around patient transfers between ALL relevant services, in and out of hours

CaEoL Review - Rec 15

SHA Lead

Specialist Palliative Care and Choice in Place of Dying

Response regarding the audit by the SHA around patients admitted from nursing homes to hospital at end of life - appropriateness of admissions and wishes of patients

CaEoL Review - Rec 16

HCC Chief Exec

HOSC Chairman

Specialist Palliative Care and Choice in Place of Dying

Response regarding ascertaining costs for research/obtaining feedback from patients/carers re CaEoL services

CaEoL Review - Rec 17

Dir of AS

Support to Carers

Response regarding the assessment of carers, how long the wait is for them, who does it.

CaEoL Review - Rec 18

Dir of AS

Support to Carers

Response regarding the publication of Hampshire-wide policy for support for informal carers

CaEoL Review - Rec 19

PCT Chief Exec

Support to Carers

Response regarding support provided in conjunction with AS available to informal carers:

Psych, respite, relevant professional lead for....

CaEoL Review - Rec 20

PCT Chief Exec

HCC Chief Exec

Workforce and Training

Response regarding confirmation of funding and arrangements for the continued rollout of GSF and LCP training