Agenda item

[A period not exceeding 20 minutes for

Statements from up to 5 members of the public on

matters within the Panel’s remit, proposing action(s)

which may be considered or contribute towards the

future development of the Panel’s work programme].

Mr Doug Wright attended the meeting and made a public statement.  He commented on how NHS suppliers were legally bound to consult with public as part of the Social Act 2012.  He raised concern around what was going to happen further down the line, in particular, within areas such as mental health which were underfunded.  He commented that a good example of such problems were outlined in on Page 14 under Financial Implications “referring to the changes proposed or arising from the measures outlined in the report will need to be considered and reported on as appropriate in due course”.  He commented that it cannot or will not be stated how much within Mental Health section of the NHS has been reduced in funding bearing in mind £135m in Doncaster Place, and a £12m reduction of funding out of £25m referred to by the Mayor at the Council meeting that took place the week before.  It was commented that this Council should state where it constitutes £12m out of a total of £25m.  A question had been raised around the criteria of the Panel/Board and Mr Wright expressed his concern that meetings were being held in secret and that no one knew what was going on.  Mr Wright questioned what the role of the Panel was and commented that he felt that the regional Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) was not properly represented.  Mr Wright commented that the remit of the JHOSC was very narrow only relating to the Hospital Services Review and Paediatric Report.  It was also questioned why Health and Social Care Joint Commissioning Management Board (JCMB) boards do not hold their meetings in public when they drive forward remodelling that moves services into private services. 

Reference was made to the meeting held on the 12^th June 2018 when the Committee was of the view that 80% of matters were resolved at the local Overview and Scrutiny Panel or the Health and Wellbeing Board. 

Mr Doug Wright attended the meeting and made a public statement.  He commented on how NHS suppliers were legally bound to consult with public as part of the Social Act 2012.  He raised concern around what was going to happen further down the line, in particular, within areas such as mental health which were underfunded.  He commented that a good example of such problems were outlined on Page 14 under Financial Implications which stated “referring to the changes proposed or arising from the measures outlined in the report will need to be considered and reported on as appropriate in due course”.  He commented that it cannot or will not be stated how much within the Mental Health section of the NHS had been reduced financially bearing in mind £135m within Doncaster Place, and a £12m reduction of funding out of £25m referred to by the Mayor at the Council meeting that took place the week before.  It was commented that this Council should state where it constitutes £12m out of a total of £25m.  A question had been raised around the criteria of the Panel/Board and Mr Wright expressed his concern that meetings were being held in secret and that no one knew what was going on.  Mr Wright questioned what the role of the Panel was and commented that he felt that the regional Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) was not properly represented.  Mr Wright commented that the remit of the JHOSC was very narrow only relating to the Hospital Services Review and Paediatric Report.  It was also questioned why Health and Social Care Joint Commissioning Management Board (JCMB) boards do not hold their meetings in public when they drive forward remodelling that moves services into private services. 

Reference was made to the meeting held on the 12th June 2018 when the Committee was of the view that 80% of matters were resolved at the local Overview and Scrutiny Panel or the Health and Wellbeing Board.