Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Vice Chair for the Panel for the 2010/2011 Municipal Year.

That Councillor Daunt be appointed as Vice-Chair for the 2010/11 municipal year.

To consider the report of the Chief Executive of NHS Southampton City. presenting the Southampton Strategy in light of the Coalition Government Manifesto, attached.

The Panel considered the report of the Chief Executive of NHS Southampton City detailing the Southampton Strategy in light of the Coalition Government Manifesto (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

The Panel additionally received a presentation from the Chief Executive of NHS Southampton that briefed the Panel on the following matters:

·  The National Context - including how the provision of health care nationally was being affected by the economic climate explaining that the increases in health funding over the  past 10 years would not be sustainable for the future.  It was explained that growth in real terms of above inflation would not match the pressures of an ageing population with a projected increase in demand and new the cost technology.  In addition, it was explained, that the health service was already being targeted with £20bn efficiency and productivity by 2013-14 and an increased national demand for better patient and public engagement along with a call for  better joined up services from Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities;

·  The Local Context – it was explained that health in Southampton is improving and life expectancy is increasing and that deaths from heart disease were declining and that survival rates from cancer were improving.  The major challenges for the City were detailed including reducing smoking levels; improving activity levels and diets, improving the dental health of children and reducing teenage pregnancy rates;

·  The priorities and vision of the local health service – it was explained that these are set out in the document “Right Care Right Place“ and include an extensive staying healthy and prevention programme aimed at reducing demand, the fully integrated provision and commissioning of care with City Partners for adults and children;

·  The challenges and opportunities  for health provision across the City  - a number of these were detailed including:

o  the need to improve quality of health provision the rates of productivity and the prevention of demand of services;

o   the 4 year productivity and efficiency target for National Health Services Southampton City, 

o  the continuation of formal relationships with the City Council; and

o  increasing empowerment to frontline staff.

·  The changing face of health provision in the City-  it was explained that the health service in Southampton was continually adapting to the requirements of the City and that these change were being led by the clinicians dependent on demand; and

·  In summary- noted  that Patient satisfaction is high, preventable health problems were reducing and that sustainable business models are in place.

RESOLVED that the report and presentation be noted.

To consider the report of the Head of Health and Community Care detailing the priorities and work programmes for the 2010/2011 municipal year, attached. .

The Panel considered the report of the Head of Health and Community Care detailing the priorities and work programmes for the 2010/2011 municipal year. (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

The Panel additionally received a presentation from the Head of Health and Community Care that set out the corporate objectives, challenges and priorities for the Council ‘s Health and Community Care department in the light of continued economic stringency.

The presentation detailed:

• the context for the provision of health care in Southampton including the increasing numbers of people requiring support experiencing  frailty, dementia and children with severe learning disabilities becoming adults with high support needs are adding an additional strain to a stretched service;

• the balance of providing care at an acceptable level and working within increasingly tight budgets;

• what steps were being taken to address the demands on the services and how the future demands being planned for including working on programmes of prevention and working to achieve value for money;

• how the service was moving to a personalised service that would give patients a greater control over the budget for their own care requirements;

• partnership working arrangements with other agencies including health providers across the City;

• ensuring that that the care is provided safeguarding the respect and dignity of the clients; and

• the aims for the service are to introduce integrated commissioning to reduce duplication, incorporate the requirement for personalised budgets and use the savings generated by preventions measure to bolster health care provision.

RESOLVED that the presentation and the report be noted.

Report of the Head of Policy and Improvement detailing the Southampton Local Involvement Network’s (S-LINk) draft work programme for 2010/2011, attached.

The Panel considered and noted the report of the Head of Policy and Improvement detailing the Southampton Local Involvement Network’s (S-LINk) draft work programme for 2010/2011. (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

It was agreed that Slink would continue to work with the Panel in order to avoid any duplication of work programmes and that future updates from Slink would be circulated to the Panel.   

Report of the Head of Policy and Improvement, providing an overview of the role of the panel in health scrutiny and sets out a suggested work programme for the next 2 years, attached.

The Panel considered and noted the report of the Head of Policy and Improvement, providing an overview of the role of the panel in health scrutiny and sets out a suggested work programme for the next 2 years (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

Report of the Director for Clinic Excellence and Delivery detailing the options for change and consultation and engagement plan for Tannersbrook Stroke Unit, attached.

The Panel considered the report of the Director for Clinic Excellence and Delivery detailing the options for change and consultation and engagement plan for Tannersbrook Stroke Unit. (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

RESOLVED that the results of the consultation process be circulated to Panel.