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To receive Disclosures of Interest on any matters before the Committee i) Disclosable Pecuniary Interests ii) Other Interests Minutes: Councillor Greenhalgh declared an ‘other’ interest in agenda item 6, “Derbyshire Connect Services” (reason: works for the Bureau who provide some of the services for Derbyshire Connect)
Councillor McCabe declared an ‘other’ interest in agenda item 7, “Urgent Care Consultation” (reason: on Board of Governors for Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust)
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Minutes of the previous meeting PDF 223 KB Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 October 2017 be approved as a correct record. |
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Blythe House - Hospice at Home Programme - Presentation by Ruth Brown Minutes: Ruth Brown made a presentation to the Committee around the work undertaken by Blythe House Hopsice, with particular reference to the Hospice at Home project.
The hospice opened 28 years ago to provide day services for High Peak residents with life limiting illnesses. The services provided had grown over the years to include the living well service, stepping stone, walking for health and a joint venture with Alderbrook.
The Hospice at Home project was being trialled for a 2 year period, following evidence by the patient focus group that there was a need for help at home to prevent long journeys. This also equated with the National End of Life Strategy, which stated that people should be in a place of their choice. Anyone can refer into the service, so long as they are in the last year of life. To date, 15,000 hours of care had been provided and by the end of the first year of the pilot, 94.8% had achieved their preferred place of death, as opposed to the CCG average of 54%. 40 hours of free care a week could be delivered, as well as care with funding attached. Delivery of this service was a key priority for the CCG and work was being undertaken with the NHS to encourage investment in the service.
RESOLVED:
That Ruth Brown be thanked for her informative presentation.
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Derbyshire Connect Services - Presentation by Chris Hegarty Minutes: The Committee received a presentation around Derbyshire Connect, which was the new way of providing non-commercial bus services for social / economic reasons by Derbyshire County Council.
The Connect Service is a pre-book service which provides a door to door service for access to shopping, and extra support is provided to users if required. The service is free for gold card users and there is a standard set fare for others. This service is provided by Ashbourne Community Transport.
The Active Travel access to health service is also a pre-book service which allows people to reach medical appointments, provided using volunteer cats and wheel chair accessible vehicles, with fares based on mileage.
All supported bus services provided by Derbyshire County Council are to be reviewed next year, and a trial is being undertaken in Ashbourne to ascertain whether demand responsive services, such as the Derbyshire Connect Service, would be better utilised than some current services.
Some concern was expressed regarding the potential for bus services to be reduced and replaced with demand responsive services in certain rural areas. The need for the Connect Service and Active Travel access to health service was also highlighted.
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That the presentations be noted with thanks. |
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Urgent Care Consultation - Tameside and Glossop CCG PDF 883 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Dr Alan Dow, Chair of Tameside and Glossop CCG and Elaine Richardson, Head of Delivery and Assurance at Tameside and Glossop CCG outlined the review of urgent care provision in Tameside and Glossop being undertaken by the CCG.
In line with national requirements, the CCG needed to establish streaming at A & E departments, and to establish an urgent care centre within each locality. It was proposed that the walk in centre at Ashton under Lyne would be moved to Tameside Hospital where there would also be access to diagnostics. Neighbourhood Care hubs will provide extended, more local access to primary care services and appointments could be booked either through GP surgeries, out of hours or via the 111 service. Appointments could also be booked for the urgent care centre between 9 am – 9 pm.
Two options were being proposed for the neighbourhood care hubs, option 1 included hubs in Ashton, Hyde or Longdendale and Glossop, and option 2 included hubs in Ashton, Hyde or Longdendale, Stalybridge, Dukinfield or Mossley, Denton, Droylsden or Audenshaw and Glossop. Under both options, the neighbourhood care hubs would be open from 6.30 p.m – 9.00 p.m. weekdays and from 9 am – 1 pm at weekends (Glossop hub only under option 2)..
Three public meetings were to be held to discuss the proposals, with the Glossop meeting being on 11 January at Glossop Cricket Club.
Regarding funding, it was confirmed that no new funding was available for the development of the streaming service at A & E, or for the urgent care centre, but there was some ringfenced funding available for extended access.
Regarding the current use of Glossop Primary Care Centre, members were assured that where services were delivered out of the facility they would be offered to residents, but it was acknowledged that it has taken some time to get services to be delivered from the facility.
Some concern was expressed regarding Glossop being the only hub available under option 2, to which members were advised that this was as a result of the additional hubs being offered under option 2, and that appointments would also be available at the urgent care centre.
Reference was made to the 111 service, and instances where Glossop callers had been directed to Derbyshire services rather than Tameside and Glossop, which would be investigated. Some concern was also expressed regarding the need to book extended hours services through the 111 service.
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That the presentation be welcomed, together with the investigations into the 111 service. |
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Select Committee Work Programme PDF 118 KB Minutes: A review of the options for alternative duty systems for Matlock and Glossop fire stations was to be considered by Derbyshire Fire Authority on 7 December, and it was requested that a representative be invited to attend the next meeting of the Committee to explain the proposals insofar as they related to Glossop Fire Station to members.
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That, subject to the above, the Select Committee Work Programme, be noted. |