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PS/09/77Matters Arising From The MinutesPaper YNHS Leicester City Board Meeting24 September 2009PS/09/50To Receive a Report on Safeguarding and Health VisitingPaul Miller advised that a review of health visiting had been commissioned whichwas taking longer than anticipated and a progress report would be provided at theAugust 2009 Board meeting.PS/09/68To Receive a Report on the Workforce ProfileKam Kotecha provided a breakdown of the admin and clerical staff group to Boardmembers.Action:PS/09/71Kate Hamill to email copy of breakdown of admin and clericalstaff to Brian Wilson and Gill Brigden.Minutes of the Health and Safety, Fire and Security CommitteeMeeting held on 26 th March 2009Page 5 of 6/Item 11/Policies and ProceduresBrian Wilson sought clarity on progress with policy reviews relating to Asbestos;Water Management and Codes of Practice from Community Team.Paul Miller reported that the above draft policies had been circulated and it washoped that they would be ratified at the next meeting of the Health and Safety,Fire and Security Committee.PS/09/78Notification of Any Other BusinessNo other business was identified, therefore none would be taken.REPORTSPS/09/79To Receive The Chairman’s ReportMrs Patricia Mansfield advised that she had attended the launch of the nursingstrategy event on 29 th June 2009 at the Marriott Hotel. She had enjoyed thesession immensely and found the speaker to be inspirational. The strategy itselfwas reported to be very good and easy to understand. Mrs Mansfield requestedthat her congratulations be conveyed to everyone involved in the event.PS/09/80To Receive the Managing Director’s ReportMr Paul Miller up-dated Board members on recent activities:-Staff Briefing80 staff attended the regular quarterly staff briefing session on 17 th June 2009held at the Merlyn Vaz Health Centre. Brief updates on a variety of matters andpresentations on the LCCHS Volunteer Service, the Child Death Review processand the CRAFT service were provided. The next quarterly briefing session will beheld on Wednesday 16 th September 2009.2
Office MovesPaper YNHS Leicester City Board Meeting24 September 2009On 3 rd June 2009, a number of LCCHS staff moved from St John’s House toBridge Park Plaza. All LCCHS functions except finance and human resources arenow based at Bridge Park Plaza. Work is underway to relocate the finance teamto Bridge Park Plaza in the next few weeks. Unfortunately, there is insufficientspace available to relocate the human resources team until more space ready foroccupation becomes available.NHS Leicester City is negotiating additional space in the Bridge Park Plazacomplex for LCCHS which will allow for its long awaited re-furbishment. The refurbishmentwill take between 9 – 12 months and will be carried out in two or threephases. The target date for completion is June 2010.Transforming Community Services Quality FrameworkOn 24 th June 2009, the Department of Health (DoH) published as planned, aquality framework for community services. The framework is aimed at bothcommissioners and providers and sets out steps to improve services in keepingwith the overall approach to quality described in High Quality Care for All (the finalreport in the Next Stage Review led by Lord Darzi).Considerable further work is required however, to describe accurately what highquality community services look like and to identify the indicators to monitorimprovement. The framework introduces 76 proposed indicators and the DoH isseeking comments about them so they can be refined in July and August thisyear. Many of the indicators measure inputs, volumes and patient experience withvery few measuring effectiveness or health outcomes. LCCHS will consider andcomment on the proposed indicators.Health Visiting ReviewAs previously reported, health visiting services are being reviewed currently andthe brief has been expanded after discussion with NHS Leicester City. The reviewteam has interviewed a number of health visitors and commissioning colleaguesand the team are visiting a sample of GP practices. In the meantime, the teamleaders are contacting every practice and meeting with practice staff to agreearrangements for liaison including a routine presence of a health visitor in thepractice e.g. a weekly or fortnightly session. The outcome of all these discussionswill be reported to the Board and commissioners.GP Practice VisitsMr Paul Miller has visited 30 GP practices in the City to date. The visits arebeneficial in making relationships, dealing with areas for improvement andreceiving positive comments about LCCHS services.Swine FluLCCHS staff have been centrally involved in responding to the spread of swine flu,which is beginning to generate considerable additional demands on the urgentcare centre. LCCHS community nurses have been swabbing patients for3
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