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Hampshire County CouncilHealth Overview and Scrutiny Committee Item 4 11 April 2007 Inquiries Received and Action Taken Report of the Chief Executive |
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1. Summary and Purpose
1.1. This report provides Members with information about the issues brought to the attention of the Committee and the response to these referrals. It sets out the inquiries received, the source of this inquiry and any action taken. Where appropriate comments have been included and copies of briefings or other information attached.
1.2. The approach adopted provides the route through which Patient and Public Involvement Forums (P&PIFs) and other partner organisations (Hampshire district councils, NHS organisations, voluntary and independent sector providers and organisations that are representative of social care service users and carers) can raise issues with the Committee.
1.3. Where inquiries raised with the Committee are already subject to monitoring or other performance management activities the action taken will be focused on the local resolution of inquiries through appropriate sign-posting to the agency best placed to respond.
1.4. Where an issue cannot be satisfactorily resolved between the parties concerned then the Committee can consider options for further action.
1.5. New issues raised with the Committee, and those that are subject to on-going reporting are set out in Table One of this report.
1.6. The recommendations included in this report support the Corporate Strategy aim of maximising wellbeing through the overview and scrutiny of health services in the Hampshire County Council area.
Table One: Inquiries Received and Action Taken
Topic/inquiry |
Source |
Action Taken |
Comment |
Partnership Working with the Healthcare Commission |
Committee Chairman |
The event on 1 March was attended by 90 participants from a range of different backgrounds. A report of the event, including next steps is currently being prepared and will be circulated to members prior to the next meeting. |
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The future of Community Hospitals |
The Fenwick Hospital |
Further to the alert from the PCT about the timetable for consulting about the future of the Fenwick Hospital the proposed way forward was circulated to members on 12 February with an invitation to comment. This is attached at Appendix One. The response from the Chairman to the PCT is attached at Appendix Two. |
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Recommendation: The Committee receives an up-date on progress with the development of the business case and the bid for additional funding at its next meeting. | |||
Use of Haslar Hospital |
Chairman/Committee members |
Confirmation is being sought about the range of NHS services to be provided at Haslar Hospital when the MOD withdraws at the end of March. |
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Recommendation: Members are advised of the response of the PCT at the May HOSC meeting | |||
Learning Disability services in south east Hampshire |
Hampshire Learning Disabilities Partnership Board |
Concerns about the provision of respite and other services provided to people with a learning disability have been raised by the Board. This has been referred to the Joint Committee Hampshire Portsmouth HOSC for consideration |
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Recommendation: the Committee are advised of the views of the Joint HOSC | |||
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust |
Chairman |
Surrey and Boarders NHS Trust has invited the views of the Committee on an application for Foundation Trust status. This can be accessed by double clicking here or by accessing the Trust website on www.sabp.nhs.uk The views of adult services have been sought on the following points included in the document: · The implications of fewer hospital sites and less registered social care · Fewer `work and day services' as these become provided by other agencies · The need for partnership working. |
A copy of the consultation document is available in the Member's Room |
Recommendations: · that the views of adult services inform the response of the Committee · that members advise the Chairman of any additional points that they wish to raise by 12 April | |||
Topic/inquiry |
Source |
Action Taken |
Comment |
Homefield House, Basingstoke |
Hampshire PCT |
Shaw Healthcare intends to redevelop Homefield House into a 60 bed home for older people with mental health needs. Details of the proposals have been sent to all Members of the County Council and are attached as Appendix 3 |
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Recommendations: · That Members be updated on progress with the changes to Homefield House | |||
Briarwood, Cove, Surrey |
Rushmoor and Hart Network of the Hampshire PCT PPIF |
The Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust has proposed that The Briarwood Rehabilitation Unit become the Briarwood Recovery and Rehabilitation Service. This involves a service change to a recovery model in which greater self-reliance is encouraged than the existing medical/hospital model. A month long period of consultation was held from 19 February to 21 March 2007. Neither the Surrey nor the Hampshire HOSC was informed by the Trust. |
Details of the proposed changes are available in the Member's Room |
Recommendations: · That Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust be reminded of their responsibility under Section 7 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 to consult the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees of service changes which may affect their population. · That the Trust provides the HOSC with a report of the views of services users about the change in service provision by in December. This shall include the views of the P&PIF | |||
Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers
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Appendix 3
Hampshire Primary Care Trust (northern area)
Changes to day and respite care services at Homefield House
Background
For some years the NHS has bought day care and respite care services for older people with mental health needs from Homefield House, a nursing home owned by Shaw Healthcare on the Park Prewett site in Basingstoke.
Five patients currently attend Homefield House for day care and 17 patients receive respite care there.
What's happening?
Shaw Healthcare intends to redevelop Homefield House into a new 60 bed home for older people with mental health needs. It hopes work can start this summer.
Day care cannot be included in the new home because of the limited size of the site. Services will be provided at Homefield House for as long as possible in the run-up to rebuilding. We will use the time to develop ideas and plans for future services.
Respite care services will continue to be provided in the new unit. There will be some disruption during the redevelopment so we are supporting the service with respite care at Brendon Care nursing home, Alton, during the re-building.
How will the changes be managed?
Representatives from Hampshire Primary Care Trust, Hampshire County Council Adult Services, Hampshire Partnerships NHS Trust, Shaw Healthcare and the Alzheimer's' Society are working to safeguard the interests of every patient affected.
Each patient is being assessed by NHS and Adult Services staff so we understand his or her current needs and can consider the best options for them.
Each patient continues to receive care that meets his or her needs
All agencies will make sure that future services are in line with the emerging Hampshire strategies for older people with mental health needs and day care services.
Engaging patients and their families/carers
We want families and carers to be involved throughout the assessment and care planning process.
By now every family has been told about the need to re-arrange day care and respite care services, how we are going about this and the implications for their relative's care while Homefield House is redeveloped.
Our Patient Advice and Liaison Service is available to help families and carers, and the Alzheimer's Society is ready to provide information and advice.
Other groups and people with an interest in mental health services for older people are also being kept in touch with our plans.
Further information
If you have any questions about this project, or want further information about any aspect of it, please contact:
Jeremy Down
Hampshire Primary Care Trust
Appendix 4
Press Release from Hampshire Primary Care Trust
1. Has Hampshire PCT planned for the capacity to deal with a huge increase in demand?
Yes, we have a Hampshire PCT lead managers group looking at business continuity and the increased capacity needs at this time to accommodate the pre-legislation volumes of smokers wishing to stop. We have the research from the Irish and Scottish experience to guide us in this planning.
2. What was the PCT's funding for Stop Smoking Services and what is planned for 07/08?
Hampshire PCT's likely budget for 2007/08 will be just over £1.1million.
3. Are staffing arrangements adequate at local Stop Smoking Services?
Staffing levels and delivery models for 2007 have been determined to offer maximum convenience to users and flexibility and cost-efficiency to the service. Within this framework we want a mix of primary care delivery through GP practices and pharmacies plus community services provided by smoking advisers working in community settings, including workplaces and with harder to reach clients including pregnant women and young people.
4. Does the PCT provide Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and other treatments on prescription?
Yes, we offer the full range of stop smoking pharmacological therapies on prescription via all our service points.
5. Are local cessation services targeted towards the communities that need it most?
Yes, we have good intelligence at a local level as to where most smokers live and spend their time, and work to target our awareness-raising marketing about free NHS services to them.
In summary:
"Hampshire PCT has not cut its budget for the local Stop Smoking Services and the likely budget for next year (2007/08) is over £1.1million.
The PCTs local Stop Smoking Services have launched a series of awareness raising activities to encourage smokers to Quit before the Smokefree legislation comes into effect on July 1. These have included recent Hampshire-wide promotional events on No Smoking Day (March 14), a 16-week campaign with local radio stations and a brand new website - www.quit4life.nhs.uk. Local GPs and community pharmacists have been highlighting the NHS stop smoking services they offer. This way smokers have a whole range of convenient and easy to access services in the community, with some clinics are available on Saturdays and some in their workplaces.
To encourage employers Hampshire PCT has a number of staff dedicated to working between local authorities and local businesses to ensure that information about the legislation and local stop smoking services is easily available, and that the July 1 Smokefree introduction is a smooth process."