Agenda item

4.1

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 20^th March 2013, were approved as a correct record and, arising therefrom, it was reported that:-

(a)       An update on progress with the Business Case for the new End of Life Care Home Care Model had been circulated;

(b)       The booklet ‘How Did We Do?’ – Sheffield’s Local Account of Adult Social Care Services was only available in electronic form;

(c)        Further data was required before the briefing note, on the arrangements for the holding of a joint meeting with the  Children, Young People and Family Support Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee on the End of Life Care for Children up to the age of 18, could be circulated;

(d)       A response had been received from the NHS property company on the question raised by Mike Simpkin, Sheffield Save Our NHS Group, relating to the Health And Social Care Act 2012 and the possible consequences for the LIFT PFI scheme and this had been communicated to the questioner;

(e)       The letter to the Secretary of State for Health, expressing the Committee’s concerns regarding the lack of a national framework and regulation for male circumcisions, was presently with the NHS England Local Team and the Policy Officer (Scrutiny) would chase progress on this;

(f)        An item on the Right First Time Programme was to be considered later in the meeting;

(g)       Eddie Sherwood, Director of Care and Support, Sheffield City Council, would attend the Committee meeting in September to provide an update on the Home of Choice Programme;

(h)       An item on steps which could be taken to further reduce waiting times for Memory Management Services was included in the Committee’s Work Programme; and

(i)         The Policy Officer (Scrutiny) was chasing a response from the Health and Wellbeing Board, with regard to the provision of assistance to those voluntary and faith organisations offering help and advice to patients with mental health, drug or alcohol problems.