North Yorkshire Council
SCRUTINY OF HEALTH COMMITTEE
2026 – 27 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)
Friday 3 July 2026, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.
Mid Cycle Briefing: 10 April 2026
|
Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
|
University Hospitals Tees – Case for Change and Strategy |
James Bromiley (UHT) |
Ongoing engagement with UHT strategy and updates on service/facilities changes. |
|
Relocation of Harewood Medical Practice to CICC |
Charlotte Liddle (HNY ICB) |
Update on move of Harewood Medical Centre. |
|
Updates from HNY ICB |
Charlotte Liddle (HNY ICB) |
Verbal update on Reeth Medical Centre, CIL funding, and Estates updates. |
|
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Update |
Helen Edwards (YAS) |
To scrutinise performance data, hear a regular update, and raise issues of concern. |
|
Women, Alcohol, and Support in North Yorkshire |
Ashley Green (Healthwatch North Yorkshire) |
Report into the use of alcohol by women in North Yorkshire and the support available. |
Friday 2 October 2026, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.
Mid Cycle Briefing: 21 August 2026
|
Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
|
Humber and North Yorkshire ICB Annual Report |
Lisa Pope |
Annual update report. |
|
Hospice Care Funding |
Tony Collins |
Update on hospice care landscape in North Yorkshire (TBC). |
|
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB Annual Report (written report only) |
Hannah Brooks |
Annual written update report. |
Friday 11 December 2026, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.
Mid Cycle Briefing: 6 November 2026
Friday 19 March 2027, 10:00, County Hall, Northallerton.
Mid Cycle Briefing: 29 January 2027
2. Future Items of Work
(*Denotes an annual or regular update)
|
Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
Proposed Activity |
Proposed Date |
|
Director of Public Health’s Annual Report* |
Louise Wallace |
Statutory annual report from the Director of Public Health. |
Committee agenda item. |
Annually, March meeting. |
|
Delivery of Peer Review Action Plan. |
Louise Wallace |
Report summarising how NYC are responding to the outcomes of the Peer Review. |
Committee agenda item. |
Early 2027. |
|
NCMP and Childhood Obesity Rates |
Louise Wallace |
Summary of the work done to support children and families in light of recent rises in childhood obesity. |
Committee agenda item. |
Early 2027. |
|
Yorkshire Air Ambulance |
|
Informal report summarising the recent work of YAA. |
Written report to committee. |
Late 2026 |
|
Covid-19 Public Inquiry* |
Victoria Turner |
Review of Module outcomes and the council’s statutory duties around protecting the public. |
Committee agenda item. |
Late 2026. |
|
University Hospitals Tees Engagement |
James Bromiley (UHT) |
Ongoing engagement with UHT strategy and updates on service/facilities changes. |
Ongoing Scrutiny |
To be reviewed late 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. |
Late-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. |
Annually, October meeting. |
|
ICB Annual Report* |
Hannah brooks (LSC ICB) |
Annual update report. |
Written report. |
Annually, October meeting. |
|
Tees, Esk, and Wear Valley Update Report* |
Naomi Lonergan (TEWV NHS FT) |
Annual update report. |
Committee agenda item. |
Late 2026. |
|
Tees, Esk, and Wear Valley – Public Enquiry Response |
Naomi Lonergan (TEWV) |
Response to announcement of public enquiry in December 2025 into care failures. |
Ongoing scrutiny – awaiting timeline and scope. |
To be reviewed at MCB. |
|
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 |