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Letter - HSS Scrutiny Panel to Minister for Health re Public Quarterly Hearing Follow up Items - 15 June 2023

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States Greffe

Deputy Karen Wilson

Minister for Health and Social Services

BY EMAIL 15th June 2023 Dear Minister,

Health And Social Services Scrutiny Panel Quarterly Hearing - Residual Questions

The Health and Social Services Scrutiny Panel would like to thank you for attending the Quarterly Hearing held on 8th June 2023. There were a number of items identified during the Hearing that required further information to be given to the Panel. The Panel would be grateful if you could please provide the following information:

  1. The number of people who have met with the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian to date.
  2. An explanatory note on how the Healthcare Funding poll works and confirmation that a briefing will be organised with the Panel on the results of the Healthcare Funding poll once they are available.
  3. The intended publication date of the Q1 2023 Quality and Performance Report.
  4. Further data on the occupancy rates at Westaway Court.
  5. Further data on the status of recruitment within HCS and any identified trends.
  6. An update on St Saviour Hospital programme of works/timeline.
  7. A briefing paper on the status of commissioning, contracting and projects in the policy pipeline.
  8. What the criteria are for determining whether a GP consultation should be in person, virtual or by telephone.
  9. Clarification on who the Corporate Services team are, what their involvement is with exit interviews and which department the team is located in.
  10. An explanation of the current responsibilities, purpose and functions of the Change Team.
  11. The length of the contract with IMS Maxims for the current Electronic Patient Record (EPS)?

Please could you provide your response within five working days of receipt of this letter. In line with usual procedure the response will be published on the States Assembly Website.

Yours sincerely,

Deputy Rob Ward

Chair, Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel