The Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Cornwall Council was scheduled to discuss a range of important health and social care matters. Key topics included an update from Cabinet Members, public questions on care provision, and specific reports on sexual and reproductive health commissioning, adult safeguarding, research initiatives, and soft tissue sarcoma services.

Cabinet Member Updates

The committee was scheduled to receive updates from Cabinet Members on major issues they are working on and their contributions to the Cabinet Work Programme. This included an update from the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Public Health, and a forthcoming update from the Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health Partnerships.

Public Questions

A session was allocated for members of the public to ask questions to the committee. A period of ten minutes was set aside for this purpose, with questions needing to be submitted by a specific deadline. One question received from Mr N Morson of Ponsanooth, Truro, concerned public engagement in health matters, specifically asking about current waiting times in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for care home places and domestic care support packages, in light of hospital capacity issues.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Commissioning

The committee was scheduled to consider matters relating to the commissioning of sexual and reproductive health services. This discussion was supported by several documents, including an updated appendix¹ and the main report on the commissioning of these services.

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Safeguarding Adults Board – Annual Report 2024-2025

A significant item on the agenda was the review of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Safeguarding Adults Board – Annual Report for 2024-2025. This report, along with an appendix², would have provided an overview of the board's activities and findings over the past year.

Research in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly and the Commercial Research Delivery Centre

The committee was also set to examine research activities within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, with a specific focus on the Commercial Research Delivery Centre. Supporting documentation for this item included the main report and an appendix³.

Peninsula Soft Tissue Sarcoma Services

Discussions were scheduled to cover Peninsula Soft Tissue Sarcoma Services. This agenda item was accompanied by a report and an appendix⁴ detailing the services.