Agenda and minutes

Venue: MS Teams

Contact: Philip Slawther, Principal Committee Co-ordinator 

Items
No. Item

1.

FILMING AT MEETINGS

Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on. 

 

By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.

 

The chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council.

Minutes:

The Chair referred Members present to Item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting and Members noted the information contained therein.

 

2.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

None.

3.

Urgent Business

It being a special meeting under Part 4, Section B, Paragraph 17 of the Council’s Constitution, no other business shall be considered at the meeting.

 

Minutes:

None.

4.

Declarations of Interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:

 

(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and

(ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.

 

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

 

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct

Minutes:

None.

5.

Deputations/Petitions/Presentations/Questions

To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, Section B, paragraph 29 of the Council’s constitution.

Minutes:

None.

6.

Whittington Health estate and service proposals and engagement plan pdf icon PDF 181 KB

To consider proposals from Whittington Health for changes to estates and services within Haringey and, in particular, a proposed engagement plan for the adult and children’s services moves arising from these.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received a presentation from Whittington Health regarding proposals that they had developed for improvements to services within Haringey.  They had a locality vision and had worked with partners to develop this.  This was based around early intervention and a simple, joined up system of care with a shared approach to person centred care.  The vision involved the creation of three localities within the borough.  These would be co-ordinated with Council services, primary care and the voluntary and community sector and would have the same geographical footprint as Primary Care Networks and Council localities.   Services would be located in a specific centre within each area and kept local.   Some preliminary engagement had been undertaken and Healthwatch Haringey had indicated that its enthusiasm for the proposed changes. 

 

The vision was a longer term view of how services would develop.  In respect of the location of central hub, the options being considered included Wood Green mall.  Work was currently taking place with the landlord in respect of this.  Services would continue to be provided locally.   Any future changes would be subject to engagement and involvement with the community at the appropriate time.   An opportunity had arisen in the short term to re-locate some specialist children’s services to Tynemouth Road Health Centre from St. Ann’s Hospital.  A decision was required by the end of March on whether to proceed with the move in order to avoid duplication of planning and building costs. The current proposals involved re-locating the Children’s staff team bases and clinic space from the St Ann’s Hospital site and Bounds Green Health Centre to Tynemouth Road Health Centre. The move from St Ann’s would affect between 180-200 children per week. 

 

It was felt that Tynemouth Road Health Centre was particularly well suited to act as a hub for children’s services.  The area had a number of key characteristics:

·         Significant deprivation;

·         The local population was expected to increase with significant development and regeneration planned;

·         It had the highest proportion of people between 0-19 years in Haringey;

·         It had the lowest life expectancy of any area in Haringey; and

·         It had the most ethnically diverse population in Haringey

 

The Tynemouth Road site was owned by Whittington Health and was currently under-utilised.  Transport links were good and this included close proximity to bus, overground and underground.  Premises at St Ann’s Hospital were currently in a poor condition and required refurbishment.  This had been referred to in a Care Quality Commission inspection report.   In addition, they were at the rear of a psychiatric hospital.  Bounds Green Health Centre was also currently in a poor condition. 

 

The proposals also required the movement of some services for adults to Lordship Lane.  This would enable a hub to be developed for adult services in the east of the borough.   In particular, it would enable a one-stop-shop podiatry, diabetes and leg ulcer clinic to be developed, thus saving trips and providing better care.  The Bridge Renewal Trust had assisted with the arrangement of three engagement sessions  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.

Whittington Health - Process for Consideration of Proposed Estates Improvements for Community Health Services in Haringey pdf icon PDF 230 KB

·         To note the process and procedures, as outlined in the Health Scrutiny guidance, for considering the proposed changes to NHS health services provided by Whittington Health; and

·         To approve the setting up of a time limited task and finish panel to undertake detailed consideration of the substance of the proposals and develop a response on behalf of the Committee.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

AGREED:

 

1.            That the process for considering proposed changes to local NHS services, as outlined in the Health Scrutiny guidelines, be noted; and

 

2.            That a task and finish Panel of between 3 and 7 Members comprising Members of the Children and Adults Scrutiny Panels be established to consider the proposed changes to local NHS services by Whittington Health and to prepare a response for approval by the Committee.