Cllr V Cummins

The Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Committee approved the work programmes for 2025/26. The committee reviewed the work programmes and recommendation responses for both the Committee and the Steering Group.

The Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Committee approved recommendations on 22/04/2026. The committee considered an update on Lancashire Constabulary's Right Care, Right Person programme. This programme provides a framework for police staff to decide the most suitable agency for Concern for Safety reports.

The Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Committee approved the report of the Health Scrutiny Steering Group on 22/04/2026. The committee received an overview of meetings held on 24 February and 7 April 2026, which included discussions on Healthwatch Lancashire updates, NHS Quality Impact Assessment Review updates, University Hospitals Morecambe Bay Trust updates, and the Better Care Fund. The committee agreed to consider how assurance could be provided that people with learning disabilities were not falling between funding and commissioning arrangements, and that further consideration would be given to the interface between Better Care Fund-funded services and other jointly commissioned provision.

...to receive the report of the Health Scrutiny Steering Group, approving the recommendations contained within it regarding the review of the group's terms of reference and membership, and further work on health and care updates, including inviting individual Trusts to future meetings and requesting a report on the NHS 10-year plan.

...the Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Committee of Lancashire approved the recommendations regarding the CQC Local Authority Assessment report and considered how their work programme could support identified improvements.