Health and Adult Social Care Policy and Scrutiny Committee

Work Plan 2021/22

22 June 2021, 5:30pm (Informal Forum)	1. Work Plan 2021-22 Municipal year
29 July 2021, 5:30pm NB: Chair has given apologies. Cllr Hook (Vice Chair) will Chair	1. Update from the CCG/ York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Phil Mettam, Accountable Officer, NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group and Simon Morritt, Chief Executive, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 2. Adult Social Care Use of Resources Peer Challenge 3. Work Plan
22 September 2021, 5:30pm (Informal Forum)	1. The NHS led provider collaborative - will be in place from April 2020.  It would be beneficial to invite relevant colleagues to a future meeting to gain an understanding of what these changes mean/t and perhaps an update on what has happened (positive or not so good) now it will have been established. To include update York Health and Care Alliance update reports. 2. Blue Badge Guidance for implementation - TBC 3. Covid 19 Update (ongoing, Sharon Stoltz) 4. Work Plan
2 November 2021, 5:30pm	1. Update on the recent CQC Inspections and Foss Park – Naomi Lonergan, Director of Operations, North Yorkshire & York, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust 2. Health & ASC Finance & Monitoring reports 3. Childhood Obesity - for consideration on what other Authorities do to address this concern. It had been noted that Leeds had success in this area. Identifying funding streams to support work on this aspect. (Date TBC) 4. Work Plan
15 December 2021, 5:30pm (Informal Forum)	1. Adult Social Care provision, including Older Persons Accommodation programme commissioning strategy and plan in this area and including an update on the strategy behind releasing and selling the Oakhaven site & Commissioning strategy and plan in the Committee’s remit.  (update report with attendance of new Director Jamalia Hussein) 2. Covid 19 Update (ongoing, Sharon Stoltz) 3. Work Plan
24 January 2022, 5:30pm	1. Childhood Obesity - for consideration on what other Authorities do to address this concern. It had been noted that Leeds had success in this area. Identifying funding streams to support work on this aspect. (Date TBC) 2. Whole population dental Health in York – Sharon Stoltz to seek advice from Janie Berry re inviting representative from NHS England. Chair of Local Dental Committee to be invited. 3. Work Plan
30 March 2022, 5:30pm (Informal Forum)	1. Public Health in York Update (Sharon Stoltz) 2. Covid 19 Update (ongoing, Sharon Stoltz) 3. Work Plan
27 April 2022, 5:30pm	1. City Response to Covid 19 Update (Sharon Stoltz) 2. Work Plan

Agenda items for consideration

1.  Youth Mental Health - A scoping report by Children, Education & Communities Policy and Scrutiny Committee (CEC) was done last year before the pandemic and has been re-started afresh. This would be a joint scrutiny with CEC. CEC have requested a commissioned scrutiny on this in Nov/Dec time and they would like to meet before then to allow HASCSC to contribute to this review from a health perspective – agreed that Cllrs Heaton and Vassie would join the Task Group.

2. Mental Health (Adults and Young People), several aspects potentially. Place based community approach update and also well-being post Covid for both. This item be put on hold until post Covid.

3. Update on smoking cessation and tobacco control in York – this was discussed at the January Forum meeting. The Director of Public Health advised that referrals and the success rate for smoking cessation was up and offered to bring an update report to a future meeting.

4. ‘Dying Well’ – Under this broad heading would include consideration of hospices. They are only partly supported financially by the Health Service and raise most of their own funding. This item be put on hold until post Covid.

5. Adult Safeguarding

Council Plan Priorities relating to Health and Adult Social Care

Good Health and Wellbeing

· Contribute to mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Health and Wellbeing strategies

· Improve mental health support and People Helping People scheme

· Support individual’s independence in their own homes

· Continue the older persons’ accommodation programme

· Support substance misuse services

· Invest in social prescribing, Local Area Coordinators and Talking Points

· Open spaces available to all sports and physical activity

· Make York an Autism friendly city

· Embed Good help principles into services

· Safeguarding a priority in all services

Creating Homes and World-class infrastructure

· Deliver housing to meet the needs of older residents

A Better Start for Children and Young People

· Tackle rise in Mental Health issues

Safe Communities and Culture for All

· Explore social prescribing at local level to tackle loneliness

· Expand People Helping People scheme