Notice of a public meeting of
Health and Adult Social Care Policy and Scrutiny Committee
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Councillors Doughty (Chair), Hook (Vice-Chair), Heaton, K Taylor, Wann, Barnes and Vassie
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Thursday, 29 July 2021
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5.30pm
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Remote Meeting
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AGENDA
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This is not a formal meeting of this Scrutiny Committee. The Council is operating its scrutiny and decision making meetings in accordance with statutory requirements relating to holding ‘Covid safe’ meetings. As non-decision making bodies, Members of this Council’s Scrutiny Committees will continue to hold public informal sessions remotely for the purpose of commenting only on the business set out in the agenda below. Members of the public may register to speak in the usual way set out below.
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1. Declarations of Interest |
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At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare: · any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests, · any prejudicial interests or · any disclosable pecuniary interests which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.
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2. Minutes |
(Pages 1 - 8) |
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To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 11 May 2021.
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3. Public Participation |
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At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee.
Please note that our registration deadlines have changed to 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at remote meetings. The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Tuesday 27 July 2021.
To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill out an online registration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact the relevant Democracy Officer, on the details at the foot of the agenda.
Webcasting of Remote Public Meetings
Please note that, subject to available resources, this remote public meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The remote public meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.
During coronavirus, we've made some changes to how we're running council meetings. See our coronavirus updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.
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4. Verbal update from the Accountable Officer, NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group and the Chief Executive, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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Local health and care services are facing unprecedented challenges including increasing demand across all delivery settings. Additionally, the workforce continues to be reduced in capacity and is fatigued, with many professions continuing to work in settings constrained by the requirements for robust infection control.
This Committee will hear from local NHS leaders about this situation and will offer an opportunity to discuss this and also any specific issues that may have been raised previously and are now changed in the context of the pandemic.
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5. Adult Social Care Use of Resources Peer Challenge |
(Pages 9 - 32) |
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This report presents the findings of the ADASS/LGA Peer Challenge into the use of resources in Adult Social Care in City of York Council, highlighting both good practice and recommendations intended to help CYC improve its approach. It also includes the high-level action plan developed from the recommendations.
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6. Work Plan |
(Pages 33 - 38) |
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To review the Committee’s work plan for 2021/22.
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7. Urgent Business |
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Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.
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Democracy Officer:
Name – Joseph Kennally Telephone – 01904 551573 E-mail – joseph.kennally@york.gov.uk
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For more information about any of the following please contact the Democratic Services Officer responsible for servicing this meeting:
· Registering to speak · Business of the meeting · Any special arrangements · Copies of reports and · For receiving reports in other formats
Contact details are set out above.
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