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Hampshire County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Item 6 22 July 2008 Work Programme 2008/09: Out-of-Hours Review Report of the Chief Executive |
Contact: Martin Combs 01962 847479 [email protected]
1. Summary and Purpose
1.1 At the May meeting of the Committee, Members resolved that:
i. The Hampshire Primary Care Trust provides the Committee with confirmation of:
· the current governance arrangements that underpin the delivery of out-of-hours care in Hampshire.
· the clinical evidence and needs assessment that underpins the development of out-of-hours care in Hampshire.
· an assessment of the key risks and dependencies associated with the different models of out-of-hours care, and of having three/four existing operating models as opposed to a single pan-Hampshire approach.
and provides the following information:
· how a strategy for the development of out-of-hours over the next three/five years will be developed taking account of:
- health needs and equality impact assessments
- access issues, including rural and urban considerations
such as travel times and transport
- links between out of hours services and other
interdependent service providers
· anticipated patient pathways and access points
· performance of out of hours providers in Hampshire against the key quality standards criteria over the last year
ii. The Hampshire Primary Care Trust provides an update at the next meeting of the Committee.
Information has not been provided to the Committee by the PCT in time for inclusion in the agenda.
2. Recommendation
2.1 Members consider next steps to ensure the information requested is received by Members.