North Yorkshire Council

 

Scrutiny of Health Committee

 

7 March 2025

 

Progress on Issues Raised by the Committee

 

 

 

1.0          PURPOSE OF REPORT

 

1.1          To advise Members of progress on issues which the committee has raised at previous meetings.

 

 

2.0       BACKGROUND

 

2.1       This report will be submitted to the committee as required, listing the committee’s previous resolutions and/or when it requested further information to be submitted to future meetings.  The table below provides a list of issues which were identified at previous committee meetings, and which have not yet been resolved.  The table also indicates where the issues are regarded as completed and will therefore not be carried forward to this agenda item at the next committee meeting. 

 

2.2       The committee is asked to consider whether any further follow-up is required.

 

 

Date

Minute number and subject

(if applicable)

Committee resolution or issue raised

Comment or date required

Complete?

1

18 December 2024

590 – Chair’s Announcements

Request for volunteers to participate in a Working Group to prepare a joint response between Scrutiny of Health, Children and Families O&S, and Care and Independence O&S to the NHS Change Consultation.

No later than consultation closure date on 13 February 2025.

Working Group met on 24 January 2025.  Response at Appendix A.

2

18 December 2024

590 – Chair’s Announcements

Chair agreed to pass a follow up memorandum from the Deputy Mayor on to the Committee, following on from a meeting in December 2024.

Next meeting on 7 March 2025.

Response received from Asst Chief Constable Catherine Clarke, North Yorkshire Police at Appendix B.

3

17 January 2025

Mid Cycle Briefing

Autism Strategy Update.  Request for members to participate in a joint scrutiny workshop to review the Year 1 action plan.

No later than its scheduled consideration by Management Board in March 2025.

Joint Scrutiny Autism Strategy Workshop met on 11 February 2025.

4

24 February 2025

Mid Cycle Briefing

Additional information requested on Pharmacy First following on from Community Pharmacy Visit in 2024.

Next meeting on 7 March 2025.

Sent to members on 24 February 2025.

 

3.0       FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

3.1       There are no significant financial implications arising from this report.

 

4.0       LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

 

4.1       There are no significant legal implications arising from this report.

 

5.0       EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS

 

5.1       There are no significant equalities implications arising from this report.

 

6.0       CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS

 

6.1       There are no significant climate change implications arising from this report.

 

 

7.0        RECOMMENDATIONS

 

7.1        It is recommended that the committee:

 

            a)    notes the report;

 

            b)    considers whether any of the points highlighted in this report require further                      follow-up.

 

 

APPENDICES:

 

Appendix A:  Response to NHS Change Consultation

Appendix B:  Response from NYP ACC Clarke

 

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS:

 

None.

 

 

 

 

 

Barry Khan

Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Democratic Services

County Hall

Northallerton

27 February 2025

 

Report Author:       Edward Maxwell, Senior Democratic Services Officer.