Agenda item

4.1

17^th April 2013

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17^th April 2013, were approved as a correct record, subject to the substitution of the words “Sheffield Healthwatch” for the words “Sheffield LINk” and, arising therefrom:-

(a)       it was reported that:-

(i)         the visit by the Committee to St. Luke’s Hospice would be arranged for September 2013;

(ii)        a response had still not been received from Councillor Mary Lea, Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Independent Living, in connection with the Council’s proposal to no longer to provide, free of charge, individual small items of daily living equipment costing less than £50 and regarding the setting aside of funds, for a hardship fund, to assist those who could not afford daily living equipment, and it was requested that the Policy and Improvement Officer should contact Councillor Lea as a matter of urgency; and

(iii)   details of the Committee’s responses to the Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Quality Account 2012/13 had been circulated to Members of the Committee, for comment and approval, prior to submission; and

(b)       the Committee requested the Policy and Improvement Officer to contact John Reid, Director of Nursing and Clinical Operations, Sheffield Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust, requesting details of the results of the asthma audit which would be repeated in terms of the provision of advice to child asthma suffers; and

4.2

8^th May 2013

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 8^th May 2013, were approved as a correct record, subject to the substitution of the words “Sheffield Healthwatch” for the words “Sheffield LINk” and, arising therefrom:-,

(a)       it was reported that:-

(i)         a letter expressing the Committee’s concerns regarding the lack of a national framework and regulation for male circumcisions had been forwarded to the Secretary of State for Health; and

(ii)        there was no further progress in terms of the proposed joint Yorkshire and Humber Health Overview and Scrutiny exercise on the review of adult congenital heart disease services; and

(b)       the Committee requested:-

(i)         the Policy and Improvement Officer to (A) look into the position regarding the further data which 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, (B) chase 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 and alcohol problems and (C) ensure that a response is provided to Councillor Adam Hurst with regard to the issue he raised relating to the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool; and

(ii)        Anne Ashby to find out whether a discussion on communication issues between the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust and Sheffield LINk (now Sheffield Healthwatch) had taken place.

4.3

15^th May 2013

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 15^th May 2013, were approved as a correct record.