Issue - meetings

Councillor Dr. B. T. Cooper the Council’s representative on the Worcestershire County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) informed Members that he had attended its meeting on 13th March 2012.  The main focus of the work of HOSC was the strategic service review of the Acute Services in Worcestershire, a timetable had been formulated and the consultation period was expected to begin in July 2012.  However, there had already been delays so it was anticipated that some slippage would occur within the timetable.  Members of HOSC had also received presentations on the role of both Clinical Commissioning Groups and Worcestershire Health and Wellbeing Board and the relationship of these bodies with HOSC moving forward.

Members discussed the funding of services and a recent presentation on the Joint Service Review which had been hosted by WCC in the Council Chamber on 29th February 2012.  Members commented that this presentation had not been well publicised which had resulted in poor attendance.  Councillor Dr. Cooper confirmed that there were cost pressures and the financial support of the delivery of the services and quality of care would be the main drivers of the strategic service review.