Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from Councillors.

To receive information on any changes in the membership of the Committee.

Note – When a member of a Committee is unable to attend a meeting of a Committee or Sub-Committee, the relevant Political Group Leader (or their nominated representative) may, by notice to the Monitoring Officer (or their nominated representative) prior to the meeting, appoint a substitute member from within the same Political Group. The contact details on the front of this agenda should be used for notifications.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 1 December 2025.

For the Committee to note the latest updates to the Recommendation Tracker and consider any outstanding actions.

To receive any public questions, statements or petitions submitted in accordance with the Constitution. Further information on the requirements for submitting these is available to view at the following link:-

https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/documents/s2305/Public%20Items%20-%20Meeting%20Procedure%20Rules.pdf 

The deadline for the submission of public questions is midday on Tuesday 24 February (3 clear working days before the meeting).

The deadline for the submission of a statement is midday on Friday 27 February (the working day before the meeting).

The deadline for the submission of a petition is Friday 13 February (10 working days before the meeting).

Focusing on outcomes for people, this report sets out an analysis of the benefits delivered so far by the FutureCare Programme against the targets set in the FutureCare Diagnostic. 

Fewer people are being admitted into hospital beds, more people are receiving care at home and the length of time people are spending in intermediate care beds has reduced by an average of 5.5 days. 

However, more work is still required to deliver all of the benefits anticipated in the FutureCare Diagnostic and in particular to reduce the length of time people spend in UHD hospitals waiting to be discharged with a short-term care package.

Recognising that there are still 5 months remaining to deliver the first phase of the programme (anticipated completion: June 2026), there is still confidence that anticipated benefits will be delivered.

Positively, since the December update to the Committee, despite the impact of seasonal pressures on overall programme benefits, the cumulative benefits delivered to BCP have moved from a negative position of -£32,000 in October to a positive position of £55,000 at the beginning of February. 

There is also increasing confidence that the anticipated benefits in 2026/27 for BCP Council will be greater than forecast, though some of these are being offset by increasing demand pressures across the wider ASC budget.

To receive a presentation from UHD regarding ‘Developing our clinical strategy 2025-2035’

     In July 2024, BCP Cabinet and Full Council agree to support a four-year transformation programme called Fulfilled Lives, approving a total investment of £2.9m spanning the first three years.

     The programme is made up of four inter-dependent projects:

·       How We Work

·       Short-Term Support

·       Self-Directed Support

·       Support At Home

     The programme entered its delivery phase in January 2025 and progress reports were presented to Committee in January, March, July and September.

     This report provides a further update for the programme overall to reflect the achievements to date, the current challenges, and the next steps to be taken over the following six months.

To consider the Committee’s Work Plan.

To receive a verbal update from the Portfolio Holder for Health and Wellbeing.

This was considered by Cabinet on 17 December 2025 and is being shared to all Overview and Scrutiny Committees for information.