Agenda

The Bristol City Council People Scrutiny Commission and South Gloucestershire Health Scrutiny Committee have agreed to hold a meeting in common to consider the Independent Reports relating the Bristol Hospital for Children 2016 – Six month review.  Each committee remains independently constituted.

To note any declarations of interest from the Councillors.  They are asked to indicate the relevant agenda item, the nature of the interest and in particular whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest.

Please note that the Bristol City Council Register of Interests is available at https://www.bristol.gov.uk/councillors/members-interests-gifts-and-hospitality-register

Any declarations of interest made at the meeting which is not on the register of interests should be notified to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion.

To note/review the actions from the previous Meeting in Common of 23^rd November 2016

Received for information only for members to make reference to.

To note any announcements from the Chair

Up to 30 minutes is allowed for this item.

Any member of the public or Councillor may participate in Public Forum.  The detailed arrangements for so doing are set out in the Public Information Sheet at the back of this agenda.  Public Forum items should be emailed to democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk and please note that the following deadlines will apply in relation to this meeting:-

Questions - Written questions must be received 3 clear working days prior to the meeting.  For this meeting, this means that your question(s) must be received in this office at the latest by 5 pm on Tuesday 21^st February 2017.

Petitions and Statements - Petitions and statements must be received on the working day prior to the meeting.  For this meeting this means that your submission must be received in this office at the latest by 12.00 noon on Friday 24^th February 2017.

Web link to the agenda papers from the meeting in common on the 12^th August 2016– click here to view.

a)           Independent Review of Children’s Cardiac Surgical Services at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

To receive a six month update on the progress of the programme plan to deliver the recommendations for University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and South West Congenital Heart Network as set out in:

·         The Report of the Independent Review of Children’s Cardiac Services in Bristol, Eleanor Grey QC and Professor Sir Ian Kennedy, June 2016;

·         Clinical Case Note Review: A review of pre-operative, peri-operative and postoperative care in cardiac surgical services at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Care Quality Commission, 23 June 2016.

COMFORT BREAK – 12:30 (Ten Minutes)

b)          Independent Investigation into the management response to allegations about staff behaviours related to the death of a baby at Bristol Children’s Hospital

• To receive an update on progress delivering the recommendations of an independent investigation, commissioned by the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust from a specialist investigations consultancy called Verita, into events following the death of a baby at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children in April 2015.
• The Trust has previously provided reports on this issue to the two Commissions in August and November 2016.