To receive and, if so determined, to agree as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2015.

That the minutes of the meeting held 12 December 2015 be agreed as an accurate record and signed by the Chairman.

Members to give notice of any interest and the nature of that interest relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the adopted Code of Conduct.

The following personal interests were declared;

·         Councillor Brophy in relation to her employment by Lancashire Care Foundation Trust.

·         Councillor Bruer-Morris in relation to her employment within the NHS.

·         Councillor Chilton in relation to his employment by General Medical Council.

·         Councillor Harding in relation to her employment by a mental health charity.

·         Councillor Taylor in relation to her employment within the NHS.

To receive an update from representatives of Trafford CCG and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

The Associate Director of Commissioning for Trafford CCG gave a brief update to the Committee on the progress of the Community nursing review. The Committee were told that as part of the better care fund review a steering group, which had input from Trafford CCG UHSM and CMFT, had drawn up and signed off the new Community Nursing specification. Pennine had raised queries as to how they were to implement the new specification and so it was adjusted by Pennine and Trafford CCG. The adjusted specification was signed off and a phased approach to implementation agreed.

Councillors posed a series of questions to representatives of Trafford CCG, Pennine and Trafford Adult Social Care. The questions covered staffing levels and the timescales for the implementation of the specification. The committee received detailed answers to their questions, were assured that staffing levels were sufficient to deliver services and were told that figures on the staffing levels would be provided before the next Committee meeting. The Committee members requested that the specification be added to the agenda for the next meeting.

RESOLVED:

1)    That the representatives of Trafford CCG, Pennine Care and Trafford Adult Social Care be thanked for attending the meeting, providing the update to the Committee and answering the Committee’s questions.

2)    That the details of the staffing levels at District Nursing Sites across Trafford be sent to Committee Members before the next meeting 29^th March.

3)    That the Community Nursing Specification be an item on the agenda at the next Committee Meeting 29^th March 2016.

For representatives of UHSM, SRFT and CMFT to answer questions in relation to the Dignity in Care report published by the committee December 2013.

Representatives from University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM), Central Manchester Foundation Trust (CMFT), Trafford CCG and Trafford Council Adult Social Care attended the meeting to answer a series of questions from the Committee in relation to the progress that had been made since the Committee published the dignity in care report in December 2013. SRFT had also been asked to attend the meeting but had sent their apologies.

Councillors had posed questions, requested policies and asked for information in advance of the meeting. The questions posed both in advance and during the meeting were based upon feedback from Trafford Care Homes along with evidence gathered by Councillors and Healthwatch Trafford. The representatives answered all of the Councillors questions covering a wide range of issues relating to the dignity of residents within hospital.

The information received from this item was to form the basis of a follow up report. Committee members agreed that the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee could sign off the report on behalf of the Committee.

RESOLVED:

1)    That the representatives of UHSM, CMFT, Trafford CCG and Trafford Adult Social Care be thanked for attending the meeting and for their answers to the Committee’s questions.

2)    That the Chairman of Healthwatch and representatives of Trafford Care Homes be thanked for their attendance.

3)    That a follow up report with recommendations based upon the information provided and Members findings.

4)    That the Chairman and Vice Chairman be able to sign off the report on behalf of the Committee.

To receive a verbal update from Councillor Harding and a presentation on developments at Trafford General.

Councillor Harding provided the board with an update as to the outcome of the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee (JHSC) meeting held on 2 February 2016. The meeting covered the proposed downgrading of the Urgent Care Centre at Trafford General to a Minor Injures Unit as was laid out in the New Health Deal for Trafford plan. The JHSC opposed the proposal to downgrade the service as it was felt that A & E Services would struggle to deal with any reduction in capacity before the proposed changes to UHSM’s A & E department had been completed.

Representatives from CMFT explained that no decisions had been made and that data needed to be gathered and analysed before any new model would be put forward. They told Committee members that more information would be presented to the JHSC on the 22^nd March 2016 when the relevant data would be available.

RESOLVED:

1)    That the JHSC update be noted by the Committee.

2)    That the representatives of CMFT be thanked for their input.

To receive the response by the Chairman on behalf of Trafford Council’s to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regarding University Hospital of South Manchester.

The Committee received the Chairman’s response to the CQC regarding the contact that the Committee has had with UHSM and the nature of the working relationship. The members noted the response and no additional comments were made.

RESOLVED: That the letter to CQC be noted.

To receive a report from Trafford Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

The Committee were provided with the Budget Scrutiny report for comment and to note the areas identified for the Committee work programme 2016/17. The report was noted by members and the recommendations were agreed.

RESOLVED:

1)    That the Committee noted the report.

2)    That the items identified by the Budget Scrutiny report be added to the Health Scrutiny work programme for the municipal year 2016/17.