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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI11070&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;1.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Apologies for Absence / Changes in Membership&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Apologies were received from Mr Hedley
&lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Cadd&lt;/span&gt; and Mr Paul &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Rogerson&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Mr &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Polhill&lt;/span&gt; substituted for Mr &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Cadd&lt;/span&gt; and Mr &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Egleton&lt;/span&gt;
substituted for Mr &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Rogerson&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;There were no changes in membership.&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI11071&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;2.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Declarations of Interest&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span xml:lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot;&gt;To declare any personal
and prejudicial interests&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Polhill&lt;/span&gt;
declared an interest in agenda item 5 as he is the Member for
Buckingham North.&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI11072&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;3.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
		
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10574&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'Minutes' pdf file&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;Minutes&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 402 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;GramE&quot;&gt;of&lt;/span&gt; the meeting held
on Friday 13 November 2009 to be confirmed as a correct record.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The minutes of the meeting held on Friday 13
November were agreed as a correct record.&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI11256&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;4.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Public Questions&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman will take questions from the
public and refer them to health representatives for a
response.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Recipients of
public questions will be requested to provide an initial written
response within 28 days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;GramE&quot;&gt;A member of the public
expressed concern over the closure of clinics at Amersham with
patients being transferred to Wycombe Hospital for
treatment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; This
has resulted in additional help being needed to get to hospital
appointments.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The
member of the public asked the Chairman to pass on these concerns
to the Buckinghamshire Hospitals Trust.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman responded by saying that the date
for implementing the changes is imminent and there has been
correspondence between the hospital trust and the Chairman.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman clarified the situation regarding
responding to public questions as there had been some queries
regarding the procedure.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that both written and
verbal questions are forwarded to the relevant health organisations
with a request for a written response from them within 28
days.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The Chairman
stressed that the role of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee does
not allow it to impose sanctions on health agencies if they do not
co-operate.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; However, he
said that in the interests of maintaining a co-operative working
relationship the expectation would be for the trusts to adhere to
this requirement. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;He
went on to say that the Committee can remind trusts of this
agreement if they fall foul of the timescales.&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;p&gt;10.10am&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI11257&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;5.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
		
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10576&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'Findings of the review into the provision of medical cover for Community Hospitals' pdf file&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;Findings of the review into the provision of medical cover for Community Hospitals&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 61 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;As a result of the September 2009 Committee
meeting, an independent review was commissioned to assess whether
the new contract for the provision of medical cover for patients at
Buckinghamshire &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;PCT&amp;rsquo;s&lt;/span&gt; Community
Hospitals would result in a significant variation to patient
care.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Previously
in-patient care had been provided by GP practices local to the
hospitals, but since September 2009 this service has been provided
by The Practice plc after a successful bid for the new
contract.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Members of the Committee requested that the
review clarified the requirement for the current level of GP cover
and clearly demonstrated whether patients were being adversely
affected by the new arrangements or not.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The Committee emphasised the
importance of taking patients and carers views into account.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Members will have the opportunity to hear and
debate the findings of the review and make any further
recommendations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Stewart George, Chairman, Buckinghamshire PCT&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Other members of the review panel and PCT
representatives will be there in support.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Additional documents:&lt;/p&gt;
					
&lt;ul class=&quot;mgBulletList&quot;&gt;
						&lt;li&gt;
						&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10575&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'Review Panel Report Final 23 11 09' pdf file&quot;&gt;Review Panel Report Final 23 11 09, item 5.&lt;/a&gt; 
						&lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 318 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
						&lt;li&gt;
						&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10577&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'Analysis of staff questionnaires' pdf file&quot;&gt;Analysis of staff questionnaires, item 5.&lt;/a&gt; 
						&lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 17 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
						&lt;li&gt;
						&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10578&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'BPCT Medical Cover Review NURSING' pdf file&quot;&gt;BPCT Medical Cover Review NURSING, item 5.&lt;/a&gt; 
						&lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 31 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
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						&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10579&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'Pt Surveys results' pdf file&quot;&gt;Pt Surveys results, item 5.&lt;/a&gt; 
						&lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 44 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
						&lt;li&gt;
						&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10580&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'Questions for GPs - analysis of responses' pdf file&quot;&gt;Questions for GPs - analysis of responses, item 5.&lt;/a&gt; 
						&lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 19 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman started by explaining that all
Members had received a significant volume of reading material,
including the independent review and the correspondence from
interested parties in response to the review panel&amp;rsquo;s report
and there had been one very late submission the day before the
Committee meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman asked members of the public to
indicate whether they wished to speak as he explained that 10
minutes would be allocated for public speaking.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Five people requested to speak and
were allocated 2 minutes each.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Dr Duncan &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Keeley&lt;/span&gt;
from the &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Rycote&lt;/span&gt; Practice spoke
first.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He urged the
Committee not to accept the review panel&amp;rsquo;s report due to
factual inaccuracies.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
He said that the petition which was handed to the Committee at the
September meeting which had 2,000 signatures now has over 5,000
signatures.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He handed
the petition to the Chairman.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Dr Richard Harrington, also from &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Rycote&lt;/span&gt; Practice, explained that the &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Rycote&lt;/span&gt; Practice has 3 partners with over 60
years&amp;rsquo; experience and they are all committed to providing the
highest quality NHS services.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that the &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Rycote&lt;/span&gt; Practice is located next to the Community
Hospital which makes accessibility to patients very easy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr Frank &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Donlon&lt;/span&gt;
from the League of Friends in Buckingham challenged the panel
review process as he said that the four community hospital sites
should have been considered separately as they have very different
needs and amalgamating the needs has created a hypothetical
situation rather than the reality of what is actually taking place
at each hospital.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He
went on to say that Dr Elaine Robb was in attendance at the meeting
to represent the local GPs in Buckingham.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ms Sarah Taylor from the League of Friends in
&lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Thame&lt;/span&gt; explained that the Community
Hospital is very much part of the community and local residents
have been fundamental in raising funds for the
Hospital.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; She went on
to say that everyone who works at the hospital has a key role to
play (nurses, therapists, cleaners, etc) and the local GPs know the
needs of the patients and they are &lt;span class=&quot;GramE&quot;&gt;key&lt;/span&gt;
to shaping the healthcare services provided at the
Hospital.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; She said that
morale at the Hospital is at its lowest and she has no confidence
in NHS Buckinghamshire.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr Roger Edwards from North Bucks Health
Action Group expressed grave concerns over the way the whole
process has been handled. He said it has been the worst
consultation and change process that he has ever seen.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He explained that in Buckingham
Community Hospital, there should be 16 beds and this has been
reduced to 8 beds.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman thanked the members of the public
for their statements and explained to Members that they are
required in its deliberation and from the evidence they have
received to consider the effect on patient outcomes.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He understood the concerns
expressed over how the whole process has been undertaken but the
role of the Committee is to consider what effect the changes have
had on patient outcomes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman invited Stewart George, Chairman
of NHS Buckinghamshire to make an opening statement before taking
questions relating to the independent review.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George explained that Andrew &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Passmore&lt;/span&gt;, one of the panel members, had sadly
passed away last Saturday.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that he had sent
condolences to his family.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that Mr &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Passmore&lt;/span&gt; gave selflessly of his time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George gave apologies on behalf of David
&lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Lunn&lt;/span&gt; who lead the panel
review.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Mr &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Lunn&lt;/span&gt; is a non-executive director on the PCT
Board.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George said that he understood the passion
and ownership which local people and GPs felt over the issue of
medical cover at Community Hospitals.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He went on to say that the PCT has
a duty to make the provision of medical cover as effective as
possible.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He accepted
that the PCT did not do enough with regards to public consultation
and apologised for the way in which the process had been
handled.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Mr George
accepted responsibility for this and said it would not happen
again.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He acknowledged
that the PCT needs to do more to engage with the public and
stakeholders.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He
stressed that patients are not being adversely affected by the new
arrangements and, in some cases, improvements have been
made.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that the
Practice plc would have been awarded the contract based on either
the higher or lower number of hours.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Mr George said that he would look
at the scoring process to see whether the scoring results could be
made public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Action: Mr Stewart George&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George explained that the PCT is looking to
strengthen relationships with the League of Friends and the local
GPs.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; There is a
concerted effort by the PCT to provide better information so that
people know what services are on offer and where to go for certain
services.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that
the PCT is determined to do better in future.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George introduced John Wrigley, Chairman of
the League of Friends in Buckingham and, an independent member on
the review panel.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Mr
Wrigley explained that there were 6 people on the panel &amp;ndash; 2
members from the PCT (who were not involved in the procurement
process), 2 independent professionals (a GP from Berkshire and a GP
from a Community Hospital in Oxfordshire) and 2 independent members
(Mr Wrigley and Mr &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Passmore&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr Wrigley explained to Members that he
started the review process as cross, angry and perplexed over the
&lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;PCT&amp;rsquo;s&lt;/span&gt; original decision as many
people in the public seating area.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that the review panel
looked at the evidence without pre-conceived ideas and considered
why the contract was necessary in the first place and why it was
awarded to The Practice plc.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He explained that there had been a
lot of information to look at and to digest.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that at the first meeting
in November, the panel invited a number of people along to be
interviewed, including people from the procurement team, the League
of Friends in &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Thame&lt;/span&gt; and Bucks Action
Group.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that a
Buckingham GP was unable to attend in person but was interviewed
over the telephone.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He
pointed out that the interviews covered a broad spectrum of people
and the interviews were all recorded.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; There were 2 further meetings and
a report was circulated for comments at each stage.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; At the third and final meeting,
the panel considered the draft report which then became the final
report which was presented to the Board.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman thanked Mr Wrigley on behalf of
all the Committee Members and emphasised that the Committee must
consider whether the review adequately demonstrates how the medical
cover was delivered in the past and how it differs from the planned
delivery under the new arrangements.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;During discussions, the following questions
and issues were raised.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked how many GPs were part of The Practice
plc and where were they based.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The Member also asked whether the
GPs had to travel some distance to visit patients in the Community
Hospital.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George responded by saying that he did not
know how many GPs were part of The Practice plc but he knew that
they have a foothold in Buckinghamshire but he said that they have
GPs across the County.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked whether the GPs were paid per visit or
whether it is a block contract.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George said that it is a block
contract.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member expressed concern over the rapid expansion of
The Practice plc and felt that perhaps the PCT had been exposed to
an aggressive marketing campaign by the company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George said he was not aware of an
aggressive marketing campaign by The Practice plc and emphasised
that all GP practices are businesses.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that The Practice plc
should not be vilified for being a successful business and he
believes that they are a sustainable option.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked whether The Practice plc provides out of
hours cover or is it provided by &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Harmoni&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George explained that out-of-hours cover is
provided by a consortium of GPs in conjunction with &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Harmoni&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said it is not part of The
Practice&amp;rsquo;s contract to provide this service.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked whether The Practice plc can provide a
consistent level of cover.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George explained that 1 GP covers Amersham,
Marlow and &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Thame&lt;/span&gt; and I GP covers
Buckingham.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He
mentioned that in 2010, the Practice plc would have a base in
Milton Keynes and this would provide GP cover for Buckingham.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked for clarification over what constitutes
a substantial variation rather than a significant
change.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; For example, 16
beds rather than 8 beds.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George responded by saying that the number
of GP hours is not about the number of beds in the Community
Hospital.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that
the contract was not awarded on the basis of the number of
beds.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member said that the general consensus appears to be
that if the public has been consulted at an earlier stage, then the
public would not feel so railroaded by the PCT.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Richard Mills, from the PCT, explained that
any permanent substantial changes to Community Hospital beds would
require a public consultation.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; As yet, no changes have been made
permanent but he said if the situation changes then a public
consultation would take place.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Dr Harrington explained that the quality of
patient service has been cut in half and he asked the Committee to
agree with this.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member directed the Committee to page 31 of the
agenda pack which summarises the differences in service before and
after 1 September 2009 and said that it would have been helpful to
have a quantitative and qualitative set of outcomes which could
have been used to ascertain whether the costs associated with the
differences in service are justifiable and the costs in terms of
patient outcomes are acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr George explained that there has been a
financial saving as a result of the differences in service but this
was not the main objective.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The main aim emanated from
concerns about the consistency of care across Buckinghamshire and
the PCT felt that they were not in control.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;At this point, Mr George introduced his
colleague, Rachael &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt; representing
Community Health Bucks, the provider arm of Bucks PCT.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked who is responsible for monitoring the
quality and level of patient care.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ms &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt;
explained that there are national quality standards in place which
the PCT are measured against.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The Practice plc has a copy of the
performance measures set out as part of the contract and these are
reviewed every two weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member said that they were hoping to see the
performance measures included in the report and asked whether there
has been an improvement in patient care.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ms &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt;
responded by saying that there has been no decrease in the quality
of care.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked what happens when a GP goes on holiday
or is unable to provide the patient care required.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ms &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt; said
that there are GPs available to support time-off by the main
GP.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Nick Carter, from Oxfordshire County Council,
explained that the PCT is not in control of County-wide medical
cover and there is substantial feeling that local GPs know the
needs of local people.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
He went on to say that he feels we have a bureaucratic system now
where one size fits all and local judgement has been
removed.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Mr George said
that the quality of care is now consistent across the
Buckinghamshire &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;PCT&amp;rsquo;s&lt;/span&gt;
geographical area.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr Carter went on to say that bureaucratic
control has led to a standardised tendering process.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Local GPs felt that 5 hours was
not adequate medical cover and therefore they did not enter the
bidding process due to their professional judgement that 5 hours
was not enough.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr Carter said that the hours of medical cover
has changed since the contract was awarded and other shifts have
occurred.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He felt that
the contract was awarded on the basis of no clinical
judgement.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Mr George
said that all the practices who wished to tender did tender and the
review report states that The Practice plc would have been awarded
the contract irrespective of the change to the number of hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member commented that the independent review
process requested by the OSC has helped to get a very poor
procurement process back on track.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The Member felt that there was a
need to make good the gaps in the process and asked for more
information about the nurse-led model.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ms &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt;
explained that the GPs work closely with the nurses and the
transition to a fully nurse-led service will require additional
training in the short term.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked whether the training contract which was,
in the past, funded by the Deanery of Oxford could be reinstated as
it is very beneficial.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ms &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt; said she
would look into this as The Practice plc is a training practice so
it could be brought back.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Action: Ms Rachael &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked how long the training takes and asked
who would supervise the nurses throughout their training.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ms &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt;
explained that nurses are already working in a nurse-led
environment and the PCT are supporting nurses in identifying
additional training needs.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; She said that training is on-going
and the PCT will continue to develop their staff.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; She went on to say that all nurses
have supervision and access to support their practice.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; She went on to say that the PCT
needs to be able to be flexible in the number of hours of medical
cover which are required in the Community Hospitals as there are
variations in bed numbers and patient dependency throughout the
year.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; This view
was further endorsed by Mr George who said that any variations in
the contract are determined by patient need and not by
costs.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He agreed with
Ms &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt; that the level of patient
care will vary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked whether it is The Practice plc&amp;rsquo;s
responsibility to train the nurses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ms &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt;
explained that Community Health Bucks is responsible for training
nurses who work in the Community Hospitals.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; She went on to say that there is a
Personal Development Plan (PDP) for each nurse and agreed to
provide evidence of this to a future OSC meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Action: Ms Rachael &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Corser&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A Member asked for clarification about whether
the Committee has the power to ask the PCT to re-tender the
contract.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The Chairman
clarified that the Committee can only recommend that the PCT
re-tenders the contract.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Mr George explained that the
contract is a commercial contract and there are clauses in the
contract relating to breaking it.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; A Member stated that the Committee
does not know the full details of the contract and the review
report states that the contract would still have been awarded
whether the hours of medical cover were higher or lower than those
in operation now.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The
Member commented that the priority is to ensure the highest level
of patient care and there is no evidence to show whether this has
been achieved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr Carter then stated that he felt it was not
a level playing field and the contract which was awarded to The
Practice plc has changed considerably from the one which was
initially presented to GPs at the outset.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He felt that the contract should
be re-tendered in light of the changes made to the contract since
it was awarded.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Committee spent some time debating the
recommendations included in the review panel&amp;rsquo;s
report.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; In terms of the
first recommendation, which related to developing a joint toolkit
that could be used in cases of substantial variation, the Committee
said that this would require further discussion.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; The Committee expressed particular
concern about the temporary period of increased GP cover to
accommodate the training of the nursing staff.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Members asked for clarification
about how the interim period will be managed, risk assessed and the
impact this will have on patients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Committee agreed that all the
recommendations in the report require further information,
including an action plan with timescales and dedicated
responsibility for each action.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; It was agreed that the further
information and progress on the action plans would be provided by
the end of March 2010 and the PCT would present to the OSC at the
April meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman asked the Committee to vote on
whether the level of medical cover provided by The Practice plc
after 1 September 2009 is substantially different to the medical
cover provided before this date.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;5 Members voted that it was a substantial change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;6 Members voted that it is not a substantial
change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The officer informed Mr Carter that, as
supported by the constitution, he does not have voting rights as he
is a guest on the Committee whilst this issue is discussed, it was
noted that he believed it is a substantial change.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;For noting - this would not have influenced
the vote had he had voting rights as the Chairman would have used
his casting vote and the final decision would have been the
same.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman agreed to write to Mr George and
set out the concerns of the Committee regarding how the process has
been handled and to set out the plans for future reporting to the
OSC on the recommendations in the report.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Action: Chairman and Policy Officer&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The meeting was adjourned for 5 minutes (from
11.55 to 12.00).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Dr &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Keeley&lt;/span&gt; handed a
petition to the Chairman which contained 5,178 signatures from
local people regarding &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Thame&lt;/span&gt; Community
Hospital.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
					
		
		
		
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					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10581&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Scrutiny Development Session' pdf file&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Scrutiny Development Session&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 9 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;As part of their implementation support
programme for scrutiny committees, NICE will run a scrutiny
development session for Members.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The aims of the session are:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;To raise Members
awareness of NICE guidance and the role it plays in health and
healthcare&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;To encourage
discussion on evidence, different types of evidence and how it
might be used in scrutiny&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;To consider a
specific piece of guidance relating to diabetes and to come up with
a series of questions which lay people might usefully ask of
professionals&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;To consider
diabetes in pregnancy within the context of health
inequalities.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;This item will provide a useful background to
the Committee&amp;rsquo;s forthcoming review into health
inequalities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Chris Connell, Implementation NICE Consultant&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Steve Sparks, Associate Director, NICE Field Team&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Please note there will be a short break for
lunch during the working session.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Additional documents:&lt;/p&gt;
					
&lt;ul class=&quot;mgBulletList&quot;&gt;
						&lt;li&gt;
						&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10582&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'CG063PublicInfoDiabetes in Pregnancy (2)' pdf file&quot;&gt;CG063PublicInfoDiabetes in Pregnancy (2), item 6.&lt;/a&gt; 
						&lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 156 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman introduced Chris Connell,
Implementation NICE consultant and Steve Sparks, Associate
Director, NICE field team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mr Connell gave a presentation to Members on
the work of NICE and explained that NICE produces 600 pieces of
guidance.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He led
Members into a discussion on evidence and the different types of
evidence and how it might be used in scrutiny. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Members were also asked to consider
a specific piece of guidance relating to diabetes which has been
produced by NICE.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman thanked Mr Connell and Mr Sparks
for their presentation and said that the Committee is now much
better appraised of what NICE can offer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
					
		
		
		
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					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Lunch&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Margaret Aston, &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Avril&lt;/span&gt; Davies, David &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Polhill&lt;/span&gt;, David Watson, Tim Butcher, Nick Carter and
Maureen Royston left the meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
					
		
		
		
				&lt;p&gt;1.00pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Future review into health inequalities&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;At the November meeting of the Committee,
Members agreed that a future review into health inequalities should
look in detail at the management of a long-term condition.
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;After a debate, the
short list included the following conditions:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Heart disease&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Cancer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Stroke&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Diabetes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Members will decide which condition will be
the focus of the review.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;This item has been deferred until the February
meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
					
		
		
		
				&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Committee Update&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Committee will discuss written submissions
only during Committee update.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The Chairman told Members that he and Angela
have met Julie Burgess, the chief executive at &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Wexham&lt;/span&gt; Park Hospital, who has indicated that the
hospital is entering a two year programme to get itself back to
financial balance as they are currently dealing with some major
issues.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; He said that
Julie Burgess is keen to attend a future Committee meeting and will
be invited in the New Year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Action: Angela Macpherson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Angela Macpherson, policy officer, explained
that she is arranging for a programme of Members visits to the NHS
trusts in the New Year.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
She has been given possible dates from the Hospitals trust and
asked Members to let her know their availability on 18 January, 1
February, 4 February, 8 February and 11 February.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; She explained that there are
limited places available on the visit so it will be first come,
first served.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Action: Members&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
					
		
		
		
				&lt;p&gt;1.30pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI11074&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;10.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Date and Time of Next Meeting&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The next meeting will take place on Friday 12
February 2010 in Mezzanine Room 1, County Hall, &lt;span class=&quot;GramE&quot;&gt;Aylesbury&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Future meetings:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;12 March 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;9 April 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;14 May 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;11 June 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;9 July 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;10 September 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;8 October 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;12 November 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;10 December 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The next meeting will take place on Friday 12
February 2010 in Mezzanine Room 1, County Hall, Aylesbury.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Future meetings:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;12 March 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;9 April 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;14 May 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;11 June 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;9 July 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;10 September 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;8 October 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;12 November 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;10 December 2010 (Mezzanine Room 1)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt; 
					
		
		
	
	
	
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Venue: The Council Chamber, South Bucks District Council, Capswood, Oxford Road, Denham  UB9 4LH
Contact: Liz Wheaton&amp;nbsp; 
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10.00am&amp;nbsp;
1.
Apologies for Absence / Changes in Membership
Minutes:
Apologies were received from Mr Hedley
Cadd and Mr Paul Rogerson. &amp;nbsp;Mr Polhill substituted for Mr Cadd and Mr Egleton
substituted for Mr Rogerson.
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