Councillor Gilchrist introduced the report of the Head of Intelligence (Statutory Scrutiny Officer) that provided an update regarding progress made since the last Committee meeting held on 26 June 2019. The report informed that the current work programme was made up of a combination of scrutiny reviews, workshops, standing items and requested officer reports. The work programme for the Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2018/19 Municipal Year was attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

The report provided the Committee with a summary of work that had recently been concluded alongside a number of forthcoming key activities that included a performance review workshop, follow-up report on the Urgent Care Transformation and the NHS Long Term Plan.

Councillor Gilchrist summarised the areas of work, as appended to the report, for future consideration by the Committee. These included:

·  Domestic Abuse.

·  Winter Preparedness – Better Care Fund / Winter Pressure Arrangements.

·  Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – provisional date May 2020.

·  5g - Impact on Public Health.

·  Urgent Care Treatment – provisional date January 2020.

·  Pooled Fund Workshop – dates to follow.

A Member requested that when considering the matter of Winter Pressures/Preparedness, specific review of the increased number of Winter deaths (particularly significant in the areas of Wirral South and Birkenhead) be included.

Resolved – That the Adult Care & Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme for 2019/20 be approved.