Issue - meetings

The Panel considered the report of the Managing Director, NHS Southampton City CCG, and the Executive Director - Wellbeing (Health and Adults), Southampton City Council, outlining the health and care response to Covid-19 in Southampton.

Maggie MacIsaac (Chief Executive Officer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System, and Accountable Officer, NHS Southampton CCG) Cllr Fielker (Cabinet Member for Health & Adults, SCC) Grainne Siggins (Executive Director Wellbeing -Health & Care, SCC), James Rimmer (Managing Director, NHS Southampton City CCG), Dr Mark Kelsey (Chair, NHS Southampton City CCG), Dr Debbie Chase (Interim Director of Public Health, SCC) and Stephanie Ramsey (Director of Quality and Integration, Integrated Commissioning Unit) were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed a number of points including:

·  The current position within the City in regard to infection rates and the supply of PPE;

·  The sustainability of the local system to deal with the current and any future crisis;

·  How the system was planning to address the backlog of cases and address inequalities within the system that had been exacerbated by the pandemic; and

·  The preparations within the local health system for the onset of winter, flu and the potential for a second wave of the pandemic.

RESOLVEDthat the Panel are provided with an overview of the current waiting lists for NHS Services in Southampton, and how long people are having to wait for services.