North Yorkshire Council
SCRUTINY OF HEALTH COMMITTEE
2025 – 26 WORK PROGRAMME
Contents
1. Items for Forthcoming Committee Meetings. A summary of the proposed agenda items for the next two meetings of the Area Committee.
2. 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. Items for Forthcoming Committee Meetings
(*Denotes an annual or regular update)
Monday 8 December 2025, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.
Mid Cycle Briefing: 24 October 2025
|
Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
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Clinical Optimisation Programme |
Lisa Pope (HNY ICB) |
Proposed changes to service provision. |
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Digitisation of Patient Records – Implementation Review |
Gayle Guthrie (HNY ICB) |
Review of changes and impact on patients brought about by digitisation, in the context of the 10 Year Plan. |
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University Hospitals Tees – Strategy Update |
James Bromiley (North East and North Cumbria ICB) |
Interim strategy update, to coincide with similar briefing to Tees Valley. |
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Healthwatch Update |
Ashley Green (Healthwatch) |
Update on the future of Healthwatch. |
|
Airedale Hospital Update |
Eleanor Nossiter (Airedale NHS FT) |
Update on project delivery. |
Monday 9 March 2026, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.
Mid Cycle Briefing: 9 January 2026
|
Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
|
Director of Public Health’s Annual Report* |
Louise Wallace |
Statutory annual report from the Director of Public Health. Postponed from December 2025 meeting. |
|
Stroke Care Pathway Implementation Review |
Gemma O’Neill (H&D NHS FT) |
Review of new Stroke Care Pathway implemented in Dec 2024. Referred from Harrogate and Knaresborough AC. |
|
Health Performance Data* |
Leo Beacroft |
Following on from October 2025 meeting. |
2. Future Items of Work
(*Denotes an annual or regular update)
|
Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
Proposed Activity |
Proposed Date |
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Director of Public Health’s Annual Report* |
Louise Wallace |
Statutory annual report from the Director of Public Health. |
Committee agenda item. |
March 2026. |
|
ICB Resilience and Emergency Planning |
Lisa Pope (HNY ICB) |
To review and comment on the ICB’s contingency arrangements in the event of major incidents affecting sites. |
Committee agenda item. |
Mid-2026. |
|
Covid-19 Public Inquiry* |
Victoria Turner |
Review of Module outcomes and the council’s statutory duties around protecting the public. |
Committee agenda item. |
Mid-2026. |
|
NHS 10 Year Plan |
Lisa Pope (HNY ICB) |
Local impacts and response to NHS 10YP. |
Ongoing updates – to be considered as part of all ICB items rather than as a single agenda item. |
2026/ongoing. |
|
ICB Performance and Progression* |
Lisa Pope (HNY ICB) |
Annual update report. |
Committee agenda item. |
Late 2026. |
|
Tees, Esk, and Wear Valley Update Report* |
Naomi Lonergan (TEWV NHS FT) |
Annual update report. |
Committee agenda item. |
Late 2026 |
|
Haematology service provision for coastal communities |
YS Teaching Hospitals NHS FT |
Continued updates on service provision. |
Regular updates to committee members. |
Update requested November 2025. |
|
NHS Dentistry |
|
Access to and availability of places – submission to Health and Social Care Committee. |
Ongoing scrutiny, subject to wider national developments. No current active agenda item scheduled. |
|
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Tele medicine / Care in the Community |
|
Statistics regarding use of telemedicine, and review of its effectiveness and availability. |
To be reviewed following member briefing in December 2025, in the light of NHS 10YP. |
|
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Health Performance Data* |
Leo Beacroft |
Updates at every other meeting. |
Committee agenda item. |
3 October 2025 9 March 2026 2 October 2026 19 March 2027 |
Abbreviations:
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HNY ICB |
Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board |
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LSC ICB |
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB |
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TEWV NHS FT |
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust |
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H&D NHS FT |
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust |
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YS Teaching Hospitals NHS FT |
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |