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 new declarations of Interest.

The Committee is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

The minutes for the previous meeting were agreed.

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 no public questions.

The Committee considered a report on the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group’s financial performance for 2018/19 as at 31 January 2019. Funding from NHS England amounted to £800m with a planned in-year deficit of £9m This is underpinned by a requirement to deliver Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP). The Clinical  ...  view the full minutes text for item 180.

To receive the report.

The Committee considered a report and presentation from the South Western Ambulance Service. This service covers the whole of the South West, has 4,500 staff and has two Call Centres (Exeter and Bristol). The Service has undergone a transformation from a target driven service to one where the national standards  ...  view the full minutes text for item 181.

To receive the report.

The Committee received a report and presentation that highlighted the recent work and forward plans of the CCG Primary Care Commissioning Committee. The purpose of this is to encourage individuals and communities to take control of their own health and wellbeing. The primary care workforce aims to achieve this by:  ...  view the full minutes text for item 182.

To receive the report.

The Committee considered a report on Oral Health Services in Somerset. The report set out the statutory responsibility of Somerset County Council to promote oral health. The duty of the local authority, under the Health and Social Care Act (2012), is to provide or make arrangements to secure the provision  ...  view the full minutes text for item 183.

To receive the report.

The Committee considered a report outlining Somerset County Council’s Business Plan.   This plan was originally approved in 2018 and states what the County Council will aim to achieve with partners and communities to deliver the County Vision, namely: -

·       A thriving and productive County that is ambitious and confident

·       A  ...  view the full minutes text for item 184.

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 in forthcoming months including Cabinet meetings. 

The Committee reviewed the Work Programme and asked that an update on Oral Health was included at a later date.

The Chairman may raise any items of urgent business.

There were no other items of business.