NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL Care and Independence Overview and Scrutiny Committee 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 – Friday 18 July 2025 at 12:30pm
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
Adult Social Care Market Transformation		Update on Care Market development,  commissioning and labour market etc – Abi Barron, Jo Waldmeyer and Jo Holland
Waiting Well		Overview of Action Plan and Implementation – Karen Gullon & Kate Allanson (and David David)
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
CQC Inspection Update		Brief update on next steps following CQC Inspection of the ASC improvement priorities –Richard Webb
Adult Social Care Priorities		Update on progress with current 7 ASC priorities and next steps for 2026/27 – Karen Gullon, AD Adult Social Care
Extra Care/Supported Housing		Overview of major new procurement framework for Extra Care/Supported Housing – Mike Rudd, Head of Supported Housing
Hospital Discharges		Detailed overview on hospital discharges - Josh Lumb, Head of Intermediate Care
Work Programme		Future work planning for the remainder of the 2025-26 municipal year
Mid Cycle Briefing/ Committee Private Workshop – Monday 8 December 2025 (1:30 – 4:30pm)
Joint briefing session with Scrutiny of Health & Executive Member for HAS on 10yr NHS Plan, followed by 1 hour private briefing on CQC Findings
Committee Meeting – Tuesday 27 January 2026 at 10am
Subject	Description
ASC Cost Pressures	Update on financial management of ASC cost pressures – Richard Webb, Director for HAS
Public Health Annual Report 2024	Louise Wallace, Director of Public Health
HAS Local Account 2024-25	Richard Webb, Director for HAS & Louise Wallace, Director of Public Health
CQC Inspection Outcomes	Update on CQC assessment findings & draft Action Plan – Richard Webb, Director for HAS
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
North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board	NYSAB Annual Report presented by Adrian Green (Independent Chair)
Attendance of the Older People’s Champion	2025-26 Annual Report from the Older People’s Champion – Cllr Caroline Dickinson
Living Well Review	Update on outcomes and future plans – Chris Watson
Complex Care	Update on the delivery of the ‘Team around the person’ model and multiple disadvantage offer – Elaine Hewitt, Head Mental Health and Specialist Services (Plus Louise Wallace, Karen Gullon & Natalie Smith)
Substance Use	Update on Substance Use - Louise Wallace, Director for Public Health with Natalie Smith (Head of Service, HAS Planning) and Angela Hall (Public Health Manager)
Hospital Discharges Update	Josh Lumb, Head of Intermediate Care
Bi-annual Performance Update	Richard Webb, David David & Leo Beacroft
Work Programme	Draft Work Programme for 2026-27 municipal year.

Possible Future Items:

· 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),

· Feedback on the ‘Get Britain Working’ Trailblazer

· Update on the expansion of the Council’s Stop Smoking Services

· Feedback on the Council’s ‘Home Care’ trial

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

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