Please note:

All Members are invited to attend for Agenda Item 4: ‘Consideration of an application by Poole Hospital NHS Trust for Foundation Trust status’

Members of the Community Support and Education Scrutiny Committee are invited to attend for Agenda Item 5: ‘Capacity Management for Poole Hospital NHS Trust and the contribution of the Bournemouth and Poole Primary Care Trust and Adult Social Care’.

BOROUGH OF POOLE

HEALTH SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF MEETING

TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER 2006 AT 7.00PM

IN THE COMMITTEE SUITE, CIVIC CENTRE, POOLE

Members of the Committee:

Councillor Mrs Hillman (Chairman)

Councillor Mrs Dion (Vice-Chairman)

Councillors Brooke, Bulteel, Mrs Deas, Mrs Hives, Mrs Lavender, Meachin,

Mrs Moore, Montrose and Wilson

Non-voting Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forum Members:

Judy Birch

Roger Wilson

A G E N D A

(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

1.  APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To declare any personal and/or prejudicial Members’/Officers’ interests in matters appearing on the Agenda.

3. MINUTES

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 10th October 2006 as a correct record (attached).

4. CONSIDERATION OF AN APPLICATION BY POOLE HOSPITAL NHS TRUST FOR FOUNDATION TRUST STATUS

To receive a presentation from the Chief Executive of Poole Hospital NHS Trust.

(Please bring to the meeting the consultation document previously sent to you).

5. CAPACITY MANAGEMENT FOR POOLE HOSPITAL NHS TRUST AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE PRIMARY CARE TRUST AND ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Members to receive a report from the Chief Executive of Poole Hospital NHS Trust, the Chief Executive of Bournemouth and Poole Primary Care Trust and the Head of Adult Social Services (Commissioning). (Report to follow)

6. MOTIONS

To consider the following Motion referred from Council on 24 October 2006:

Audiology Services for Poole

“This Council requests the Bournemouth and Poole Primary Care Trust:

either to restore the two mornings a week, Poole Hospital 'drop in' service, for the repair of Hearing Aids, and the Assessment / Review of patients needs;

Or provide more 'bookable' clinics at the hospital to cut the current waiting times of three weeks for Repairs and three months for Assessments / Reviews".

Signed: Councillors Meachin, Mrs Moore, Wilson, Matthews, Brooke, Clements, Mrs James, Curtis, Mason and Miss Wilson.

7. FORWARD PLAN UPDATE

To receive a Report by the Strategic Director (attached).

INFORMATION ITEM

8. PLANS FOR A POOLE NHS HEALTHCARE CENTRE WITHIN BOOTS THE CHEMISTS IN THE DOLPHIN SHOPPING CENTRE, POOLE

Briefing Paper attached for information only.

9. SUCH OTHER BUSINESS, AS IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIRMAN, IS OF SUFFICIENT URGENCY TO WARRANT CONSIDERATION

10. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will take place at 7.00pm on Tuesday 13 February 2007, in the Committee Suite, Civic Centre.

A full day seminar to develop Poole Health Scrutiny Committee’s contributions to local Trusts’ ‘Standards for Better Health’ Declarations will be held on Friday 19 January 2007 in the Committee Suite, Civic Centre.

11. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS

To consider passing the following resolution (if required):

“RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that if (they) may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph ….. of Part I of the said Act as the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing it”.

Tim Martin, LLB Solicitor

Head of Legal & Democratic Services

6 December 2006

Contact Officer:

Liz Strothard, Democratic Support Officer

Tel: 01202 633019

e-mail:

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