North Yorkshire Council

 

SCRUTINY OF HEALTH COMMITTEE

 

2025 – 26 WORK PROGRAMME

 

 

 

Contents

 

1.            Progress on Issues Raised and Actions from Previous Meetings.  Summary of action points raised at previous committee meetings, mid-cycle briefings, and through other submissions from members.

 

2.            Items for Forthcoming Committee Meetings.  A summary of the proposed agenda items for the next two meetings of the Area Committee.

 

3.            Future Items of Work.  List of proposed areas of future work, along with when and how it is proposed to consider them.

 

Document Author – Edward Maxwell, Senior Democratic Services Officer

Edward.maxwell@northyorks.gov.uk

 

 

 


1.         Progress on Issues Raised and Actions from Previous Meetings

 

 

Date

Minute number and subject

(if applicable)

Committee resolution or issue raised

Comment or date required

Complete?

1

7 March 2025

607

Work Programme: Renal Services Update.

Update originally planned for 4 July 2025 meeting.

Deferred to 3 October 2025 due to staff availability.

2

11 April 2025

Mid Cycle Briefing

Haematology service provision for coastal communities.

Haematology service provision for coastal communities

Awaiting update from York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

3

23 May 2025

N/A

Chair and Vice-Chair met with Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB to discuss a general update, flag issues of concern, and arrange for a written report to SOH to ensure complete picture from all ICBs in the North Yorkshire Council area.  Further work to be undertaken to make similar arrangements with West Yorkshire ICB.

Next annual report at 3 October 2025 meeting.

Complete, regular written report confirmed for autumn meetings going forwards.

 

 

 

 


2.         Items for Forthcoming Committee Meetings

(*Denotes an annual update)

 

Friday 3 October 2025, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.

Mid Cycle Briefing: 18 July 2025                                                                   

 

Item

Contact Officer

Notes

Tees, Esk, and Wear Valley Update Report*

Zoe Campbell (TEWV NHS FT)

Annual update report. 

Humber and North Yorkshire ICB Performance and Progression*

Lisa Pope (HNY ICB)

Annual update report.

Renal Services Update

TBC.

Information on service provision and future planning of dialysis and renal services in North Yorkshire.

Better Care Fund

Lisa Pope (HNY ICB) and Louise Wallace – joint item

Update report (TBC).

Electronic Records

David Mills (HNY ICB)

Post Review of the Implementation of Electronic Records.

Health Performance Data

Will Boardman

TBC.

 

Friday 8 December 2025, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.

Mid Cycle Briefing: 24 October 2025                                                                        

 

Item

Contact Officer

Notes

Public Health Grant

Louise Wallace

Overview of the Public Health Grant, provision, and budget planning (when required) – to include reviewing the wider structural issues around commissioning which contribute to health inequalities.

Director of Public Health’s Annual Report

Louise Wallace

Statutory annual report from the Director of Public Health.

 


Friday 9 March 2026, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.

Mid Cycle Briefing: 9 January 2026                                                                          

 

Item

Contact Officer

Notes

 

 

 


3.         Future Items of Work

(*Denotes an annual update)

 

Item

Contact Officer

Notes

Proposed Activity

Proposed Date

Tees, Esk, and Wear Valley Update Report*

Zoe Campbell (TEWV NHS FT)

Annual update report.

Committee agenda item.

October 2025.

Mental Health Care in North Yorkshire

ICBs and TEWV

Access to mental health care (following ICB Annual Report in September 2024) and update from the mental health collaborative between HNY ICB and TEWV.

Ongoing scrutiny (to be included in TEWV updates)

 

Covid-19 Public Inquiry

Victoria Turner

Review of Module outcomes and the council’s statutory duties around protecting the public.

Committee agenda item.

Late 2025.

NHS 10 Year Plan

Lisa Pope (HNY ICB)

Local impacts and response to NHS 10 Year plan.

Committee agenda item.

2026.

ICB Performance and Progression*

Lisa Pope (HNY ICB)

Annual update report.

Committee agenda item.

2026.

Director of Public Health’s Annual Report*

Louise Wallace

Statutory annual report from the Director of Public Health.

Committee agenda item.

2026.

Reorganisation of NHS England

Lisa Pope (HNY ICB)

Changes arising from government’s proposed reorganisation of NHS England.

Committee agenda item

Pending further information on impacts.

Health Visiting

 

Following CQC maternity inspection discussion at September 2024 committee.

Committee agenda item.

 

Haematology service provision for coastal communities

YS Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Continued updates on service provision.

Regular updates to committee members.

 

NHS Dentistry

 

Access to and availability of places – submission to Health and Social Care Committee.

Ongoing scrutiny.

 

Tele medicine

 

Statistics regarding use of telemedicine,

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

HNY ICB

Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

LSC ICB

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB

TEWV NHS FT

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

YS Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust