Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that: Councillor King Lawal be elected as Chairman of the Health Scrutiny Committee.

Apologies were received from Councillors Jon-Paul Carr and Dorothy Maxwell.

Councillor Graham Lawman clarified that he was a public governor for Kettering General Hospital, as a personal interest.

No requests were received.

RESOLVED that: The minutes be agreed as an accurate record of the meeting.

The Committee considered a presentation by representatives from Kettering General Hospital, which outlined its planned rebuild for a new hospital.

RESOLVED that: The report be noted.

The Committee considered a report by the Director of North Place Development, which provided an overview of the development of North Northamptonshire place through an oversight of the following developments:

• A New Sense of Place - Local Area Partnerships (LAPs).
• North Place Deliver Board Developmental thinking - ‘Looking Back-Looking Forward’.
• Support North Northamptonshire (SNN) - Voluntary Community or Social Enterprise (VCSE) Collaborative approach.

RESOLVED that: The report be noted.

The Committee considered a report by the Housing Policy and Performance Manager, which sought the Committee’s approval to use NNC’s Public Health Reserves to fund activities up to £600,000 for specialist drug and alcohol treatment services for people rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping until 31st March 2026.

RESOLVED that: The Committee approves the use of the Council’s Public Health Reserves in the absence of a Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant (RSDATG), to fund activities and new roles up to £600,000 to underpin Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment services.

The Committee considered a presentation by representatives from the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), which outlined EMAS’s annual report.

RESOLVED that: The report be noted.

The Committee considered a report by the Executive Director of Adults, Health Partnerships and Housing, which outlined the work and public consultation completed to date to develop a new model for short breaks and respite for children with disabilities.

RESOLVED that: The report be noted.

There being no further business, the Chair thanked the Committee for their attendance and closed the meeting at 9:07pm.