NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL

Care and Independence Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Draft Work Programme 2025/26

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.

 

Mid Cycle Briefing – Friday 20 May 2025 at 10am

 

Committee Meeting – Monday 21 July 2025 at 10am

Subject

Description

State of the Nation Annual Update

To include information on key performance indicators and improvement priorities to help identify areas for the committee’s focus over the 2025/26 municipal year – Richard Webb - Director of Health & Adult Services & Michael Harrison - Executive Member for Health & Adult Services

ASC Market Transformation

Update on move to ASC specialist teams – Abi Barron & Jo Waldmeyer

Living Well Review

Update on outcomes and future plans, ahead of Autumn relaunch – Abi Barron, AD Prevention & Service Development

Waiting Well

Overview of Action Plan and Implementation

 

Work Programme

Future work planning for the 2025-26 municipal year

Mid Cycle Briefing - Monday 15 September 2025 at 2pm

 

Committee Meeting - Monday 20 October 2025 at 10am

Subject

Description

 

 

 

 

Work Programme

Future work planning for the remainder of the 2025-26 municipal year

Mid Cycle Briefing – Monday 8 December 2024 at 2pm

 

Committee Meeting – Monday 19 January 2026 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 

Bi-annual Performance Update

Richard Webb, David David & Leo Beacroft

Work Programme

Future work planning for the remainder of the 2025-26 municipal year

Mid Cycle Briefing – Monday 2 March 2026 at 2pm

 

Committee Meeting - Monday 20 April 2026 at 10am

Subject

Description

Attendance of the Older People’s Champion

2025-26 Annual Report from the Older People’s Champion – Cllr Caroline Dickinson

 

 

Work Programme

Draft Work Programme for 2026-27 municipal year.

 

Possible Future Items:

·         Hospital Discharges – what is being done to reduce pathway 2 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

·         Dementia Diagnosis levels lower than national average – NS/LW/KS/AB/RB/MR/AA

·         Smoking Bill and plans – LW/NS

·         Royal Commission – RW