The meeting on 29 October 2024 was scheduled to include a review and adoption of the 'Meeting Newham’s Future Needs' scrutiny report, an update on the Newham Safeguarding Adults Board, and the consideration of a report on the provision and development of 0-19 health services.

Meeting Newham’s Future Needs

The Meeting Newham’s Future Needs Scrutiny Report 2024 was scheduled for discussion, having been developed in response to concerns about how Newham’s Health and Adult Social Care system would address the predicted arrival of 110,000 new residents between 2020 and 2040.

The report pack contains evidence gathered across five previous meetings that considered the impact of a growing population on the provision of urgent and emergency care, care for ageing residents, mental health, and workforce and infrastructure challenges. The report also examined the Personalised Care Roles in Newham report, which looked at how a range of non-clinical roles are supporting residents across the health and social care sector in Newham, and the findings of the Newham’s Population Growth Programme – Addressing Population Challenges Through An Integrated Care Model report, which was commissioned from PA Consulting by the Newham Health and Care Partnership (NHCP) and focused on the decade ahead. This report presented the case for delivering an ‘Integrated Neighbourhood Team’ model to mitigate demand pressures.

Adult Safeguarding

The report pack contains a presentation on Adult Safeguarding in Newham, which included scheduled updates on the Newham Safeguarding Adults Board and its multi-agency arrangements.

0-19 Health Services

The report pack contained a report looking at the provision and development of 0-19 Health Services in Newham. It noted that, since 2017, these services had been provided by Newham Council following the TUPE transfer of Health Visiting and School Nursing services from the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT). The report presented evidence on current service provision, noting several changes to the service since the transfer, such as the implementation of new roles, caseload realignment, a review of estates, the implementation of a new clinical system, and the development of new partnerships with other council services.

It also provided an overview of the School Health 5-19 service model and details of planned changes. A comparison of agency versus permanent staff productivity was included, noting differences in roles, responsibilities and recruitment for staff on LBN versus NHS terms and conditions, highlighting how these terms are impacting on recruitment.

Data on the population churn of 0-19 year-olds in the borough was also scheduled for discussion, alongside information on the duration children are typically engaged in the service and the key age windows during which they are most likely to be engaged.

Finally, the report presented evidence on deprivation levels in Newham and the number of looked after children (LAC) in the borough, noting the factors contributing to the increase in LAC despite an overall decrease in deprivation.