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 5 June 2023.

To 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 3 clear working days before the meeting.

The deadline for the submission of a statement is midday the working day before the meeting.

The deadline for the submission of a petition is 10 working days before the meeting.

To receive a verbal update from the Director of Public Health, Public Health Dorset.

This paper provides an update on the current position of access within practices and PCNs in the BCP area. National comparisons are given where appropriate, alongside the Dorset view and vision. Dorset and BCP appointment activity is rising, and the data does not suggest that the growth will decrease at this time. The increase is noted in face-to-face appointments, telephone appointments and online consultations. Dorset’s appointment activity is reflected as over 10% greater per 1000 population than the national average.

Winton Health Centre closed on 31 July 2023.  A review of the process and outcomes are annotated in this report.

NHS Dorset has approved a merger application from the Adam Practice, Hamworthy, Dorset, and Lifeboat Quay Medical Centre, Poole, Dorset.  The merged contract will be effective from 1 October 2023.

The Health and Care Act 2022 creates a new duty for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to review local authorities’ performance in discharging their adult social care functions under the Care Act 2014.

As part of the Council’s preparations for these new arrangements, a Local Government Association (LGA) Peer Challenge was arranged and this report sets out the findings of the review and how the learning will be used to ensure the Council is best placed to achieve a positive outcome from a Care Quality Commission review.

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

To note the items listed on the Forward Plan however further consideration will be given at the Committee’s work programming session in October.

To note the dates of the meeting dates for the 2023/24 municipal year as follows:

·       27 November 2023

·       15 January 2024

·       4 March 2024

All with a 6pm start, venues to be confirmed.