MEMORANDUM Date: 30 June 2005

To: All Members of the Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Luton Joint Health Scrutiny Committee / From: COUNTY SECRETARY'S
DEPARTMENT
Ask for: Laura Shewfelt
Ext: 25565
Minicom: 6611
BEDFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE & LUTON JOINT HEALTH SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2006

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Bedfordshire County Council

A Carter

R Drinkwater

Hertfordshire County Council

M Downing

S Quilty

Luton Borough Council

S Timoney

M Yasin

Patient and Public Involvement Forum Representatives (Non-Voting)

M Paul

C Reynolds

Also present:

G Bocutt, L Dent , W Hamilton, N Hollinghurst, S Knighton, N Rotherham, S Wood, D Bason (part).

1. / APOLOGIES AND CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS / ACTION
Apologies were received from F Pidd.
R Drinkwater replaced D Ross on the Committee.
2. / MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting held on 20 June 2005 were confirmed as a correct record.
3. / DECLARATION OF PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS
No personal or prejudicial interests were declared.
4. / INVESTING IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
The Committee received two papers. The first was a draft response to the consultation document “Investing In your Mental Health” and the second a draft response to the consultation process. These responses were required to be submitted to the Strategic Health Authority early the following week.
In relation to the first paper, the Committee raised a number of concerns including:
Implementation and the capacity for it;
the current financial situation and the implications it would have on the Strategy;
justification and prioritisation of the options; and
retaining focus on the Strategy during the expected structural change in the NHS.
S Knighton and S Wood responded to questions from Members related to both papers.
The Committee agreed:
i. That the draft response to the consultation document be redrafted in light of its comments and emailed out to all Members for final approval, prior to submission to the Strategic Health Authority.
ii. That the paper on the consultation process be endorsed and forwarded to the Strategic Health Authority. /
W Hamilton
W Hamilton
5. / SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PLAN: HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
The Committee received a presentation from D Bason, regarding the Milton Keynes/South Midlands Health and Social Care Project.
The presentation provided information on ODPM governance, the role of the Project Team, the key findings and how the work was being taken forward.
S Wood also provided the Committee with a presentation regarding the M11 Growth Area and its implications on health services.
The Committee noted the presentations.
6. / PATIENT-LED COMMISSIONING
The Committee agreed that each constituent authority would consider this initiative individually.
7. / NATIONAL BURNS STRATEGY
The Committee noted that this was the first time a national strategy was subject to local consultation and agreed that each constituent authority would consider this on an individual basis.
8. / HEALTHCARE COMMISSION SELF-EVALUATION
The Committee noted that it would need to meet at the end of September in order to consider the arrangements for responding to the draft declaration from the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service.
9. / DATE OF NEXT MEETING
It was agreed that the next meeting would take place on Monday 26 September 2005 at 10am at County Hall, Hertford.

Bill Hamilton

Adviser to the Committee

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