For more information on items to be addressed at Overview and
Scrutiny Committee meetings during 2011/12, please view the
Overview and
Scrutiny Committee Programme. This is updated on a monthly
basis where presentations/reports need to be amended/added.
To develop the 2011/12 Work Programme a Scrutiny Workshop was
held to discuss the topics put forward by Members, Officers and
Partners. A total of 22 topics were suggested, and an information
sheet incorporating background information and officer comments was
prepared for each for discussion within the Workshop.
Stage 1 of the process involved Officers from the Policy and
Scrutiny Unit initially screening the topics using a recognised
flow chart created by INLOGOV – Scrutiny Work Plan Prioritisation
Aid. Members carried out Stage 2 during the Workshop, when the
topics were discussed and re-screened using the flow chart.
The Workshop produced a priority list of nine topics, which
Committee Members were asked to rank in order of priority, 1-8,
prior to the July Committee meeting. As there was only one health
topic selected for the priority list, it was suggested that this be
forwarded as the health topic to be reviewed this year. Members
were also asked to consider whether one of the topics could be
reviewed as a one-day snap review.
In 2011/12 we will carry out the following reviews
- Review of the Future of Services at Bassetlaw Hospital
- Review of Bassetlaw District Council Local Lettings and Choice
Based Lettings Policies
- Review of Civic Pride in Worksop and the District
- Review of Attracting new business to rural areas/access to
rural services
- Review of Litter and the night time economy
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Current Reviews
Health Panel Review of the Future of Services at Bassetlaw
Hospital.
Scope
Our ambition: To secure the best possible range
of services at Bassetlaw Hospital that can be delivered safely and
achieve the optimum outcomes for patients.
Our aims are;
- To understand the detail of service changes at Bassetlaw
Hospital and their implications with a focus on: -
- Maternity
- Paediatrics
- Fractured Neck Of Femur
- Emergency Services
- In Patient and Out Patient Services: -
(Where we understand that services are to
remain unchanged we want to understand the rationale for these
decisions and how issues raised in previous reports regarding
required service improvements are to be addressed)
- To ensure that the four Department for Health tests for service
re-configuration are met/have been met in respect of the five areas
identified above.
- Support from GP Commissioners
- Strengthened public and patient engagement
- Clarity of evidence base
- Consistency with current and prospective patient choice
- To establish how the need to achieve identified QIPP savings is
influencing decisions on service provision at Bassetlaw
Hospital.
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Communication/Patient and Public Involvement
- To ensure that the public understand what services and service
standards they can expect to be delivered by Bassetlaw Hospital and
that this is communicated by NHS Bassetlaw and other key
players
Community Services
- To establish how hospital community outreach services are to be
improved to address identified deficiencies.
- To seek clarity on the future delivery of PCT community
services.
Sustainability of Bassetlaw Hospital
- To find out how Bassetlaw Hospital can remain viable through
creative workforce planning.
- To find out how the anticipated shortage of junior doctors is
going to be managed and what succession planning there is in place
for consultants reaching retirement age.
Access to services
- To ensure that Bassetlaw people can access hospital services at
locations other than Bassetlaw Hospital.
- To establish what investment there will be to improve the
current offer of shuttle bus services between Bassetlaw Hospital
and Doncaster Royal Infirmary and the current offer of community
transport.
All of the information gathering from Doncaster and Bassetlaw
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Bassetlaw and other partners
will take place at four Extra-Ordinary Overview and Scrutiny
Committee meetings held on:
Tuesday 27th September at 2pm in the Ballroom, Retford Town
Hall
Thursday 13th October at 2pm in the Assembly Room, Worksop Town
Hall
Thursday 3rd November at 2pm in the Ballroom, Retford Town
Hall
Wednesday 23rd November at 3pm in the Ceres Suite, Worksop Town
Hall
These meetings will be open to the public. If you have a
question you would like to pose please contact us on 01909
533733.
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Select Panel 1:
Review of Bassetlaw District Council Local Lettings and Choice
Based Lettings Policies
Scope
Our ambition: To ensure that the Choice Based
Lettings Policies are fair, equitable and transparent; reflect the
needs of our communities; and meet current/proposed legislative
requirements.
We will: -
- review the changes that Bassetlaw District Council is proposing
to the Choice Based Lettings and Local Lettings policies to
determine if the changes are reasonable and to recommend additional
changes if appropriate
- review the Choice Based Lettings and Local Policies of
authorities judged to be best practice to determine if further
amendments to our own Choice Based Lettings and Local Policies
policies should be recommended
- review the operation of the Choice Based Lettings system and
how its performance is measures (to ensure that it meets its stated
objectives
- review the flexibility of the policies and their ability to
respond to the changing demand for social housing in Bassetlaw
(e.g. the current economic climate)
- review the relevance of the Sub Regional Lettings policy on
Bassetlaw’s policies and on Bassetlaw residents ability to gain
suitable social housing
- review how the proposed benefits changes will impact on housing
allocations in Bassetlaw, the continuance of tenancies and the
overall demand
Membership of Select Panels
2011/2012
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Select Panel 2:
Pride in Bassetlaw
Our Ambition: To define ‘Pride’ in
Bassetlaw.
To achieve a better understanding of what is happening in the
District and the actions that the Council can take to support all
sections of the community to move forward in developing Pride in
Bassetlaw.
Our Scope in more detail
How well do we perform at the moment?
The proposed structure of the review is to have a themed
approach with a day event for each theme. The witnesses will give
evidence on how we are performing currently and also look at best
practice from other areas.
- Business Leisure and Tourism - including large scale projects,
gateways into the area and signage, Town Centres, the role of the
business community in Civic Pride, the physical environment in the
district and the role of tourism and promoting the heritage of
Bassetlaw.
- Community – including Rural Areas, Conservation Areas in
Bassetlaw, the role of Civic Societies, the role of the voluntary
sector, community engagement by Bassetlaw District Council and also
its initiatives to promote pride in the workforce.
| Who |
How |
| Residents of Bassetlaw |
BDC Satisfaction Survey Results - Winter
2011/12 |
| Residents of Bassetlaw |
Stories about living in Bassetlaw
|
| Residents of Bassetlaw |
Attendance of interested residents at the Events |
| Residents of Towns ( Worksop, Retford, Tuxford and
Harworth ) |
Survey of residents in 4 town centres |
| Parish Councils |
Letter to gather information |
| Young People |
Panel Chairman to discuss at March Youth Council |
| Role of BDC Civic Chairman |
Letter to gather information |
| Notts CC Scrutiny Review on Tourism and Economic
Regeneration |
Report and Recommendations expected April 2012 |
| BDC Scrutiny Review Attracting New Business to Rural
Area |
Report and Recommendations due April/May 2012
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Who will be invited to contribute at the two day public
meetings
Day One
Business, Leisure and Tourism
A Specialist in Civic Pride to introduce the review.
Economic Development and Regeneration Officers, BDC
Business Representatives
Leisure & Cultural Services Manager, BDC
Development and Marketing Officer, BDC
Civic Society Representative
Historical Representative
Bassetlaw Museum Representative
Day Two
Community (Draft)
A Speaker with extensive knowledge on the Bassetlaw Community to
introduce the day
Rural Officer, BDC
Human Resources, BDC
Conservation Officer, BDC
Voluntary Sector Representatives
Support Service Manager, BDC
Church Representatives
Nottinghamshire Police representatives
What are the key outcomes?
- A definition of Pride for Bassetlaw
- A framework for Bassetlaw District Council and its partners to
support Pride in Bassetlaw
- To identify barriers to Pride in Bassetlaw
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Select Panel 3
Attracting New Business To Rural Areas
Our Ambition: To promote Bassetlaw’s rural
areas as an attractive place for new businesses.
We will review:
Education and Training
To explore how young people are informed about enterprise
opportunities and the training available for young people thinking
of starting up their own business
Broadband Connection
To understand the broadband needs of rural areas and support the
funding of broadband implementation.
Marketing and Promotion of Bassetlaw’s Unique Selling
Points
To explore the opportunities of marketing and promoting the
District to other areas.
Enterprise
Look at some of the specific business sectors for development,
including social enterprises.
Support for Businesses
To explore the support available to businesses and where further
support could be targeted. Explore what the Council can influence
to raise Bassetlaw’s profile as an attractive place to start a
business
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Localism Act –
To understand how the Localism Act can benefit businesses in the
rural areas.
- Business rate discounts
- Community Right to Bid
- Neighbourhood Planning
We aim to:
- Develop a plan /policy for attracting business to the area
- Identify a single point of information regarding available
business accommodation
- Encourage promotion of the District as an attractive place to
start a business.
- Increase in number of rural business
If you would like to contact us regarding scrutiny, you
can in the following ways;
Telephone: 01909 533189
Email: policy@bassetlaw.gov.uk
Address: Policy and Scrutiny Unit
Bassetlaw District Council
Queen’s Buildings
Potter Street
Worksop S80 2AH
Last Updated - 27/04/2012