Agenda

At this point in the meeting declarations of interest are received from Members in any of the agenda items under consideration at the meeting. Members are asked to indicate:

(a) The agenda item number in which they have an interest to declare.

(b) The nature of their interest.

(c) Whether their interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an other interest,  (as defined in Part 2, A and B of the Code of Conduct and Rules for Registration of Interests)

Any Member who needs to clarify any matters relating to the declaration of interests is recommended to seek advice from the Council’s Monitoring Officer before the meeting to expedite dealing with the item during the meeting.

To confirm the minutes of the above meeting as a correct record.

The Panel will receive an update from the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on current issues.

The Panel will consider a presentation from the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) representative.

To brief Well-being & Policy Development panel members on the introduction of the new NHS 111 Service to the Bath & North East Somerset area and to report on current performance.

Panel members may be aware from both local and national media reports that the introduction of the new 111 service has been problematic in B&NES and other parts of the country. The briefing paper explains what actions are being taken locally to improve performance.

Panel members are asked to note current performance and the actions agreed with Harmoni, the local provider of the 111 service to improve performance in line with both national and local service specification requirements.

Panel members may wish to request a further update on the progress of the local service in 3 months’ time as a separate stand-alone briefing item or as part of the Clinical Commissioning Group’s regular update on key matters of interest.

The Panel will have an opportunity to ask questions to the Cabinet Member and to receive an update on any current issues.

The Panel will receive an update from Pat Foster on the Healthwatch Bath & North East Somerset.

RNHRD, also known as ‘The Min’, a reference to its original name ‘The Mineral Water Hospital’ is experiencing significant and longstanding financial challenges and is required to implement a strategic solution that will resolve the underlying reason for these difficulties. Following a presentation made to the panel on this issue in March 2012 and subsequently in February 2013 an update report is now being provided at the Panel’s request. 

Members are asked to note the information presented within the report.

The Panel will consider a presentation from Francesca Thompson (The RUH Chief Operating Officer) on the status of the RUH Bath.

This report presents the latest workplan for the Panel.