Agenda

To approve the record of the meeting held on 16 January 2025.

The Chairperson will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he/she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report. 

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

This report seeks to provide an update to Members on the progress made on the health commissioned care pathway for adult Autism and ADHD services in Medway, the revised commissioning processes that have been undertaken, the governance arrangements for this, engagement with people with lived experience and future actions planned to address challenges within this clinical area.  This report follows a previous report to Members in October 2024, where the Committee decided that the proposals were a substantial variation.

This report and the attached Appendix provides an update from the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECamb).

The Care Quality Commission published a report on Wednesday 5 March 2025, following an unannounced inspection of the Emergency Department at Medway Maritime Hospital (Medway NHS Foundation Trust – MFT) on 21 February 2024. The attached report provides detail on the findings of that inspection and the actions taken and progress made by MFT.

This report provides background to the Med-Eze medicine distribution system. A presentation will be given to the Committee.

This report sets out a response to a Member’s item raised by Councillor Anang (and supported by Councillors Perfect and Spring), in relation to pharmacy provision in Rainham.

This report sets out a response to a Member’s item raised by Councillor Field (and supported by Councillor Van Dyke), in relation to primary care services in Strood.

In July 2024 the Committee received a paper on the Kent and Medway Strategic Estates plan.  As part of that discussion, the Committee requested a future update on the healthy living centres, and in particular actions to improve utilisation. This paper provides the current update on this matter.

This report presents the results of the third round of the Council’s capital budget monitoring process for 2024/25. The Council’s summary position is presented in section 4, with section 5 providing the detail for the service areas within the remit of this Committee.

This report presents the results of the third round of the Council’s revenue budget monitoring process for 2024/25. The Council’s summary position is presented in section 4, with sections 5 and 6 providing the detail for the service areas within the remit of this committee.

The One Medway Council Plan (OMCP) 2024/28 sets out the Council’s priorities and the performance indicators used to monitor performance. This report and appendices summarise how we performed in Quarter 3 (Q3) 2024/25 on the delivery of these priorities. This report also presents the Q3 2024/25 review of strategic risks which fall under the remit of this committee.