For further information on any of the Part I items listed below, please contact Susan Millington, Committee Administrator on Ipswich (01473) 264372

Endeavour House

8 Russell Road

Ipswich

Suffolk    IP1 2BX

HEALTH SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

(Quorum 2 County Councillors)

[The role of the Health Scrutiny Committee is to review and scrutinise any matter relating to the planning, provision and operation of all health services in the county. Councillors from the County, District and Borough Councils sit on the Committee; however the decisions and views taken by Scrutiny are separate to and independent of those taken by the Cabinet or County Council as a whole.]                                                                                                                                   

Conservative

Labour

Liberal Democrat & Independent Group

Cllr Peter Beer

Cllr Malcolm Cherry

Cllr Kathy Pollard

Cllr Jeremy Clover

Cllr David Lockwood (Chairman)

Cllr Tim Marks

Cllr Ken Sale

Cllr David Yorke-Edwards (Vice-Chairman)

Borough/District Councillors

Authority

Cllr Len Young

Babergh District

Cllr Susan Vincent

Forest Heath District

Cllr Michelle Bevan-Margetts

Ipswich Borough

Cllr Elizabeth Gibson-Harries

Mid Suffolk District

Cllr Trevor Beckwith

St Edmundsbury Borough

Cllr Colin Walker

Suffolk Coastal District

Cllr Peter Collecott

Waveney District

DATE:

9 September 2008

PLACE:

Elisabeth Room, Endeavour House, Ipswich

TIME:

10.30 a.m.

PART I AGENDA:

1. 

Apologies for absence and substitutions

To note and record any apologies for absences or substitutions received from Members.

2. 

Declaration of interests and dispensation

Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests, the nature of that interest, and any dispensation in respect of any matter to be considered at this meeting.

Pages 5-10

3. 

Minutes of the previous meeting

Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 9 July 2008.

Pages 11-22

4. 

Access to NHS Dentistry

The Committee will consider the extent to which its 2005 report has been adopted in the commissioning and delivery of dental services in Suffolk.

Pages 23-26

5. 

The 2008/2009 Health Check

This paper seeks the Committee’s agreement on how the 2008/2009 Health Check should be carried out.

Pages 27-76

6. 

Suffolk Primary Care Trust (PCT – Consultation on Proposed Changes to Services for Suffolk Residents with Head and Neck Cancers

The objective of the scrutiny is for the Committee to consider:

a)     further evidence received in relation to its previous scrutiny; and

b)     if the Committee has any further concerns that it would like the Suffolk PCT to respond to.

Pages 77-88

Pages 89-97

7. 

Forward work programme

The Committee is asked to consider whether there are any matters which it would wish to have included in its forward work programme having regard to the Cabinet Forward Plan and generally.

Information Bulletin - for information only.

8. 

Urgent Business

To consider any other item(s) of business which, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered by reason of special circumstances (to be specified in the minutes) as a matter of urgency

Suffolk County Council is committed to open government. The proceedings of this meeting are open to the public, apart from any confidential or exempt items which may have to be considered in the absence of the press and public. 

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For more information about this meeting, including access arrangements and facilities for people with disabilities, or to request a report in another format, please contact the Committee Administrator, Susan Millington, on Ipswich (01473) 264372, or by e-mail at susan.millington@legal.suffolkcc.gov.uk or by writing to:

Committee Services, Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX