Agenda and minutes
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Cllr David Noakes provided apologies for absence. |
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Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent
In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting. Minutes: There were no late items. |
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Disclosure of Interests and Dispensations
Members to declare any interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: Councillor Bill Williams declared that his husband was an employee of the NHS. |
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Minutes
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the open section of the meeting on 20 May 2021. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the Minutes of the meeting held on 20 May 2021 be approved as a correct record. |
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust recovery plan
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) have provided the attached presentation , in order to address these particular issues:
• Elective care recovery,
• Cancer care and treatment,
• Maternity care , pre natal and post natal care including immunization and ability of birthing mothers to have support in labour - both in recovery and hospital practice in any subsequent waves . ( GSTT have advised their position is the same as KCH, as outlined in the submission for the next agenda item),
• Any contingency plans to deal with potential third wave with relaxing of Covid regulations.
Jon Findlay, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive , Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust will be attending to present. Supporting documents: Minutes: This item was considered in conjunction with Item 6.
The commission received a presentation from Jon Findlay, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Julie Lowe, Site Chief Executive for King’s College Hospital in relation to their respective Foundation Trust recovery plans.
Following the presentations, questions and discussion were held around the following:
· Cost implications of the private sector contracts on NHS · Cancer treatment · NHS preparations for a third wave of Covid infections · The Covid booster and flu vaccination programme due to commence in September · Vaccination programme and take up rate |
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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recovery plan
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH) have provided the attached submission , in order to address these particular issues:
• Elective care recovery,
• Cancer care and treatment,
• Maternity care , pre natal and post natal care including immunization and ability of birthing mothers to have support in labour - both in recovery and hospital practice in any subsequent waves . (GSTT have advised their position is the same as KCH, as outlined in the submission for the next agenda item),
• Any contingency plans to deal with potential third wave with relaxing of Covid regulations.
Julie Lowe, Site Chief Executive at Denmark Hill, will be attending virtually to present. Supporting documents: Minutes: This item was considered in conjunction with item 5. |
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Mental Health Inequalities of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Children and Young People scrutiny review report
Supporting documents: Minutes: The Chair introduced the item and requested that members review the recommendations and submit any comments/suggested changes on the draft report to her and Julie Timbrell, scrutiny project manager. |
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Work Programme
Supporting documents: Minutes: Members discussed the importance of everyone having an opportunity to be vaccinated, including undocumented migrants.
Measures taken by other London boroughs to promote uptake were referred to including an event organized by the City of Westminster, which worked with community groups to provide popular pop up vaccine buses , with the Chinese community sites explaining that no details or identity will be passed on to the police or immigration. One event in Chinatown attracted over 500 people. Members discussed encouraging Southwark council and Southwark NHS CCG to undertake similar events.
RESOLVED:
1. That the work plan suggestions from the previous year be agreed.
2. That the item on the impact of Brexit on the NHS workforce be included on the next meeting agenda and a particular aspect to be covered be ‘how successful London NHS has been in getting their staff to apply for EU Settlement Scheme status which allows them to continue with their employment’. |