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 Scrutiny of Health 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 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. |
|
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. |
|
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. |
|
ICB Update |
Lisa Pope |
Update on service provision and ongoing structural reform. |
|
Health Performance Data* |
Leo Beacroft |
Following on from October 2025 meeting. |
2026 – 27 Work Programme (Draft)
Friday 3 July 2026, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.
Mid Cycle Briefing: 10 April 2026
|
Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
|
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Update |
Helen Edwards |
To scrutinise performance data, hear a regular update, and raise issues of concern. |
|
University Hospitals Tees Engagement |
James Bromiley (UHT) |
Ongoing engagement with UHT strategy and updates on service/facilities changes. |
|
Tees, Esk, and Wear Valley – Public Enquiry Response |
Naomi Lonergan (TEWV) |
Response to announcement of public enquiry in December 2025 into care failures. |
|
Alcohol Use Report |
Ashley Green (Healthwatch North Yorkshire) |
Report into the use of alcohol by women in North Yorkshire. |
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. |
Annually, March meeting. |
|
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. |
|
University Hospitals Tees Engagement |
James Bromiley (UHT) |
Ongoing engagement with UHT strategy and updates on service/facilities changes. |
Committee agenda item. |
July 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. |
|
Airedale Hospital Development |
Eleanor Nossiter (Airedale FT) |
Updates as design progresses. Next stage will be hospital concept design in mid-2026. |
Regular updates to committee members. |
As required (expected mid-2026). |
|
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 |
|
LSC ICB |
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB |
|
TEWV NHS FT |
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust |
|
H&D NHS FT |
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust |
|
YS Teaching Hospitals NHS FT |
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |