Health Scrutiny Joint Committee - Hartlepool Borough Council

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Health Scrutiny J oint Committ ee – 11 J uly 2013 6(a) HEALTH SCRUTINY JOINT COMMITTEE 11 July 2013 Report of: Subject: Scrutiny Manager RECONFIGURAT ION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND CRITICAL CARE SERVICES – COVERING REPORT 1. PURPOSE OF REPORT 1.1 To introduce representatives from Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group, Durham, Dales, Easington and Sedgefield (DDES) Clinical Commissioning Group and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust who will be present at today’s meeting to present the proposed changes to Emergency Medical and Critical Care Services at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. 2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2.1 A Joint Health Scrutiny Committee has been formally established under The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Board and Health Scrutiny) Regulations with representation from Hartlepool Borough Council, Stockton-upon-Tees Borough Council and Durham County Council to consider the proposed changes to Emergency Medical and Critical Care Services at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. 2.2 Only the joint scrutiny committee may: - Require the organisation proposing the change to provide information to them, or attend to answer questions; - Make a report and recommendations back to the organisation proposing the change. In accordance with the regulations, the Joint Committee will be the vehicle through which the respective Local Authorities will respond to the consultation. 2.3 The power to refer to Secretary of State can only be exercised once the NHS body or relevant health service provider proposing the service change has responded to the comments of the joint scrutiny committee and all forms of local resolution have been exhausted. However, it can be exercised by any of local authorities originally consulted or by the joint arrangement where the power to refer has been delegated to it. 1 HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL

<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Scrutiny</strong> J oint Committ ee – 11 J uly 2013<br />

6(a)<br />

HEALTH SCRUTINY JOINT COMMITTEE<br />

11 July 2013<br />

Report of:<br />

Subject:<br />

<strong>Scrutiny</strong> Manager<br />

RECONFIGURAT ION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL<br />

AND CRITICAL CARE SERVICES – COVERING<br />

REPORT<br />

1. PURPOSE OF REPORT<br />

1.1 To introduce representatives from <strong>Hartlepool</strong> and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical<br />

Commissioning Group, Durham, Dales, Easington and Sedgefield (DDES)<br />

Clinical Commissioning Group and North Tees and <strong>Hartlepool</strong> NHS Foundation<br />

Trust who will be present at today’s meeting to present the proposed changes<br />

to Emergency Medical and Critical Care Services at North Tees and <strong>Hartlepool</strong><br />

NHS Foundation Trust.<br />

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION<br />

2.1 A <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Scrutiny</strong> <strong>Committee</strong> has been formally established under The<br />

Local Authority (Public <strong>Health</strong>, <strong>Health</strong> and Wellbeing Board and <strong>Health</strong><br />

<strong>Scrutiny</strong>) Regulations with representation from <strong>Hartlepool</strong> <strong>Borough</strong> <strong>Council</strong>,<br />

Stockton-upon-Tees <strong>Borough</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and Durham County <strong>Council</strong> to consider<br />

the proposed changes to Emergency Medical and Critical Care Services at<br />

North Tees and <strong>Hartlepool</strong> NHS Foundation Trust.<br />

2.2 Only the joint scrutiny committee may:<br />

- Require the organisation proposing the change to provide information to<br />

them, or attend to answer questions;<br />

- Make a report and recommendations back to the organisation proposing the<br />

change. In accordance with the regulations, the <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Committee</strong> will be the<br />

vehicle through which the respective Local Authorities will respond to the<br />

consultation.<br />

2.3 The power to refer to Secretary of State can only be exercised once the NHS<br />

body or relevant health service provider proposing the service change has<br />

responded to the comments of the joint scrutiny committee and all forms of<br />

local resolution have been exhausted. However, it can be exercised by any of<br />

local authorities originally consulted or by the joint arrangement where the<br />

power to refer has been delegated to it.<br />

1 HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL

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