Agenda

Members and officers must declare any pecuniary or personalinterest in any business on the agenda. They should also make declarations at any stage such an interest becomes apparent during the meeting. Consideration should be given to leaving the meeting if the nature of the interest warrants it.  If in doubt please contact Democratic Services before the meeting.

The Committee to note the appointment of Cllr Graham McKnight in place of Cllr B Cooper, Cllr Baldwin as the second Conservative substitute and to approve the latest confirmed co-optee appointments as follows: -

Cllr Adam Peacock - Mid Sussex District Council

Cllr Ian Irvine – Crawley Borough Council

Cllr Cathy Glynn-Davies – Worthing Borough Council

The Committee is asked to agree the Part I minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2022 and the minutes of the meeting held on 8 July 2022 (cream paper).

Items not on the agenda which the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances, including cases where the Committee needs to be informed of budgetary or performance issues affecting matters within its terms of reference, which have emerged since the publication of the agenda.

Members are asked to indicate at this stage if they wish the meeting to consider bringing into Part I any items on the Part II agenda.

The Committee is asked to note the responses to recommendations made at its 15 June 2022 and 8 July 2022 meetings.

Report by the Director of Finance and Support Services.

The report details the progress in responding to the issues and concerns arising from the financial assessment review process undertaken since the improvement plan was presented to the last meeting of the Health and Adult Social Care Committee on 21 January 2022.  The report includes an update on recommendations made by the committee at its January meeting.

A presentation by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust outlining the findings of inspections by the Care Quality Commission and the Trust’s response.

The Committee is asked to seek assurance that actions taken to address areas of concern raised by the Care Quality Commission have been addressed.

A report by the Chief Executive and Director of Finance and Support Services setting out the corporate performance, finance, workforce, risk and capital programme positions as at the end of June 2022.

The Committee is asked to examine the data and supporting commentary for the Performance and Resources report and make any recommendations for action to the relevant Cabinet Member.

The Committee is asked to review its current draft work programme taking into account the Forward Plan of Key Decisions and any suggestions from its members for possible items for future scrutiny.

If any member puts forward such an item, the Committee’s role at this meeting is to assess, briefly, whether to refer the matter to its Business Planning Group to consider in detail.

Extract from the Forward Plan dated 1 September 2022 – attached.

An extract from any Forward Plan published between the date of despatch of the agenda and the date of the meeting will be tabled at the meeting.

The Committee is asked to consider whether it wishes to enquire into any of the forthcoming decisions within its portfolio.

The Committee to review its draft work programme taking into consideration the checklist at Appendix A.

There have been no requests for call-in to the Committee and within its constitutional remit since the date of the last meeting.  The Director of Law and Assurance will report any requests since the publication of the agenda papers.

The next meeting of the Committee will be held on 23 November 2022 at 10.30 am at County Hall, Chichester.  Probable agenda items include:

·         Access to Primary Care

·         Terms of Reference for Mental Health TFG

·         Progress update on Adult Social Care Strategy (including Quality Assurance and hospital waiting lists)

·         Quarter 2 Performance & Resources Report

Any member wishing to place an item on the agenda for the meeting must notify the Director of Law and Assurance by 8 November 2022.

The Committee is asked to consider in respect of the following item whether the public, including the press, should be excluded from the meeting on the grounds of exemption under Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as indicated below, and because, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption of that information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Exempt: paragraph 3, Financial or business affairs of any person (including the authority).

The Committee is asked to agree the Part II restricted minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2022 (attached for Members of the Committee only, gold paper).