Meeting documents

Details of all Members’ interests in District, Town and Parish Councils will be displayed in the meeting room. The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via the Community Governance team.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Committee is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

The minutes of the meeting held on 01 March 2017 were accepted as being accurate and were signed by the Chairman.

The Chairman will allow members of the public to ask a question or make a statement about any matter on the agenda for this meeting. These questions may be taken during the meeting, when the relevant agenda item is considered, at the Chairman’s discretion.  

There were two public questions.

Debbie Russell, a registered nurse and member of Unison, asked the following question in relation to Item 5:

The changes proposed by the Somerset Sustainability and Transformation Plan will affect the health and social care services locally.  This is the biggest threat to the future  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

To receive this report.

The Committee received a report and presentation from the Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) Programme Director and the Strategic Lead – Communication and Engagement.

The presentation set out the shared vision for reforming health and social care to address the challenges of the rising needs of our population, changing demographics  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

To receive this report. 

The Committee received a report from the Head of Urgent Care Programme Manager and the Adult and Health Operations Director. 

There has been increased demand across the urgent care system within health and social care services during the winter period for 2016/17 and this remains a persistent challenge for all  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.

To receive this report.

The Committee received a report from the Acting Head of Joint Commissioning (Mental Health & Learning Disabilities) which provided a progress update on the implementation of the Somerset Autism Strategy, launched in November 2015.

The Strategy is aligned to the national strategy and the Autism Strategy Group brings together, Somerset CCG  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

To receive this report. 

The Committee received a report from the Director of Clinical and Collaborative Commissioning which outlined the commissioning process of the improved access service for the population of Somerset.

In October 2016 it was announced that Somerset CCG was identified as a transformation area for improved access to GP services. In  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

To receive this report. 

The Committee received a report from the Deputy Director of Quality and Safety which provided an update on Somerset Maternity Services and the local Maternity Transformation programme.

The report focused on how maternity services are responding to the Betters Births report published in Feb 2016 and the quality measures put  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

To receive an update from the Governance Manager, Scrutiny and discuss any items for the work programme. To assist the discussion, attached are:

·        The Committee’s work programme

·        The Cabinet’s forward plan

The Committee considered and noted the Council’s Forward Plan of proposed key decisions.

The Committee requested the following changes to the work programme:

·        An update regarding the Sustainability & Transformation Plan (21 June)

·        An update regarding Improved Access to GP Services

·        An update regarding proposed changes to maternity services at Dorchester  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.

The Chairman may raise any items of urgent business.

The Chairman thanked the Vice-Chairman and Community Governance Officers for their support.

The Committee discussed the lessons learnt from the Committee meeting on 29 June 2016 and concluded that:

·        When Officers present they must use the microphone to ensure that they are recorded

·        The Committee must request written reports and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 21.