BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL

Meeting: South East Midlands Acute Services Review Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Date of Meeting: Monday 11 March 2013

Time: 2.30pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Luton Borough Council, Town Hall, George Street, Luton, LU1 2BQ

AGENDA

1. Questions from Members of the Council and members of the Chair Public

2. To receive any apologies for absence Chair

3. Minutes Chair

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Joint Committee held on 10 December 2012 (copy enclosed).

4. Disclosure of Local and/or Disclosable Pecuniary Interests Chair

Members are reminded that where they have a local and/or disclosable pecuniary interest in any business of the Council to be considered at this meeting they must disclose the existence and nature of that interest at the commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent, in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct.

(Note: Paragraph 7 of the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members relates to Local Interests. Paragraph 8 relates to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests)

5. The Future of the Healthier Together Programme Chair

The Committee to receive a series of presentations on the Healthier Together Programme:

a. Plans for the Future (Dr Paul Hassan) b. Outcomes of the Clinical Working Groups (Ed Neale) c. Patient Engagement (Steve Lowden) d. Indicative timetable for future work (Clinical Commissioning Groups)

6. Work Programme for the JHOSC Chair

To receive a briefing note from the Health Scrutiny Support Officers on the JHOSC’s future work programme

To: All Members of the South East Midlands Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Councillors King, Mingay and Rider (Bedford Borough Council); Councillors Drinkwater, Sheppard and M Smith (Central Bedfordshire Council); Councillors Foord, A Khan and T Khan (Luton Borough Council); Councillors Long and Zealley (Milton Keynes Council); Councillors Beardsworth, Blackwell and Shephard (Northamptonshire County Council)

Agenda Contact Officer: Jacqueline Gray, Principal Scrutiny and Overview Support Officer Tel: 01234 228486 Email: [email protected] Date of Issue: 1 March 2013