NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL Care and Independence Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2024/25
Remit:  To scrutinise the needs of vulnerable adults and older people and people whose independence needs to be supported by intervention from the public or voluntary sector. Mid Cycle Briefings are attended by the Chair, Vice Chair and Group Spokespersons only. NB: The work programme is under continuous review and items may be rescheduled several times during the year.
Committee Meeting - Thursday 19 June 2024 at 10am
Subject	Description
State of the Nation Annual Update	To include information on key performance indicators, improvement priorities and an update on recruitment and retention – Richard Webb - Director of Health & Adult Services & Michael Harrison - Executive Member for Health & Adult Services
ASC Market Transformation	Presentation on Service Development & Transformation Plan – Abi Barron & Jo Waldmeyer
Work Programme	Future work planning for the 2024-25 municipal year
Mid Cycle Briefing – Thursday 25 July 2024 at 10am
Thursday 26 September 2024 at 10am
Subject	Description
ASC Assurance – Peer Challenge	Overview of Findings – Richard Webb, Director for HAS
Improvement Priorities	Overview of performance including caseload with a focus on top seven ASC key improvement areas - Karen Siennicki, AD ASC Care & Support
Hospital Activity & Discharges	Overview of discharges and the associated cost pressures and demand issues – Abigail Barron, AD Prevention & Service Development
Substance Use	In-depth look at caseloads, activity, effectiveness, service re-design – Louise Wallace, Director for Public Health with Natalie Smith (Head of Service, HAS Planning) and Angela Hall (Public Health Manager)

Mid Cycle Briefing – Monday 4 November 2024 at 10:30am
Thursday 5 December 2024 at 10am
Subject	Description
North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board	NYSAB Annual Report presented by Adrian Green (Independent Chair)
Public Health Annual Report 2024	Louise Wallace, Director of Public Health
HAS Local Account 2023-24	Richard Webb, Director for HAS & Louise Wallace, Director of Public Health
Substance Use	Deferred from September meeting - In-depth look at caseloads, activity, effectiveness, service re-design – Louise Wallace, Director for Public Health with Natalie Smith (Head of Service, HAS Planning) and Angela Hall (Public Health Manager)
Direct Payments	Update on key improvement area – delivering a more focussed person-specific care package and value for money, to include management of personal assistants.
Work Programme	Future work planning for the remainder of the 2024-25 municipal year
Mid Cycle Briefing – Friday 7 February 2025 at 11am
Thursday 27 March 2025 at 10am
Subject	Description
ASC Assurance – Peer Challenge	Update on preparing for inspection – Richard Webb, Director for HAS
Young Adults Complex Care	Update on key improvement area, to include feedback on Newton Report
Living Well Review	Update on outcomes and future plans, ahead of September relaunch – Abi Barron, AD Prevention & Service Development
Support for Carers	Update on ongoing work to improvement support for carers – representatives from 3 key carer organisations to be invited to attend
Attendance of the Older People’s Champion	2024-25 Annual Report from the Older People’s Champion – Cllr Caroline Dickinson
Work Programme	Draft Work Programme for 2025-26 municipal year.

Possible Future Items:

· Overview of ‘Waiting Well’ Action Plan and its implementation

· Update on move to ASC specialist teams (June/July 2025)

· Hospital Discharges – what is being done to reduce pathway2 numbers and get pathway 2 patients’ home quicker and permanently.

· Budget/issues associated with high-cost complex care, prep for adulthood etc. – AH/AB/KS

· Extra Care (as part of new procurement and looking at current programme and how dementia village is now part of this),

· Care Provider Services - quality/performance and developments – MR/KA/RB/AA

· Care market incl. migration – AB/RB

· Carers – AB/KA/SA (with roundtable partners?)

· Dementia – NS/LW/KS/AB/RB/MR/AA

· Smoking Bill and plans – LW/NS

· Royal Commission – RW