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Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel
Record of Meeting
Date: 10th November 2016
Present | Deputy R. Renouf , Chairman Deputy G. Southern , Vice-Chairman Deputy T. McDonald Senator S. Ferguson (item 2 only) |
Apologies | Deputy J. Hilton |
Absent |
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In attendance | Senator A. Green, Minister for Health and Social Services Deputy P. McClinton, Assistant Minister for Health and Social Services Ms J. Garbutt, Chief Executive, Health and Social Services Mr C. Dunne, Director Adult Services Ms R. Williams, Director of System Redesign and Delivery Mr J. Turner, Director of Finance and Information Mr M. Richardson, Assistant Director, Policy, Communications and Ministerial Support Mr A. Harris , Scrutiny Officer Mrs J. Hales , Scrutiny Officer |
Ref Back | Agenda matter | Action |
| 1. Records of Meetings The Panel noted and approved the records of the meetings held on 10th and 20th October. The Chairman thereby signed them accordingly. The Panel also noted and approved amended records of the meetings held on 4th and 6th October. The Chairman thereby signed them accordingly. |
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20/10/16 Item 6 517/35 | 2. Public Hearing with the Minister for Health and Social Services The Panel welcomed the Senator A.K.F Green, Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy P.D McClinton, Assistant Minister for Health and Social Services, Ms J. Garbutt, Chief Executive, Health and Social Services, Mr C. Dunne, Director Adult Services, Ms R. Williams, Director of System Redesign and Delivery, Mr J. Turner, Director of Finance and Information and Mr M. Richardson, Assistant Director, Policy, Communications and Ministerial Support to a Public Hearing relating to the Panel's review into Service Users of Homecare. The proceedings were recorded in order that a transcript could be made. |
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20/10/16 Item 3 517/23 | 3. Future Hospital Sub-Panel The Panel received an update from the Chairman on the progress of the Future Hospital Sub-Panel. It was noted that the Panel's expert advisors, Concerto, were in the Island this week in order to complete a Gateway Review on the Future Hospital project. The Chairman stated that the Panel was planning to release its Report prior to the States debate on the Preferred Site which was due to take place on Wednesday 30th November. |
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20/10/16 | 4. Living on Low Income Review |
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Item 5 517/34 | The Panel received a Press Release regarding the number of Islanders accessing food banks. The Panel agreed to question the Minister for Social Security on this subject at the next Quarterly Hearing. The Chairman explained he had received a request from the Jersey Consumer Council regarding access to information from the Living on Low Income Review. The Jersey Consumer Council had asked for permission to speak with members of the public who accessed the drop-in workshops held at the Town Hall by the Panel. The Council were planning to conduct their own review and would benefit from the input of those individuals. The Panel tasked the Officer to contact the Members of the Public who attended and invite them to make contact with the Jersey Consumer Council directly should they wish to provide them with information. | AH |
20/10/16 Item 4 517/33 | 5. Zero Hour Contracts The Panel noted that an Amendment had been lodged by the Minister for Social Security to Deputy Mézec 's Proposition regarding the abolition of Exclusivity Clauses in Zero Hours Contracts. The Chairman informed the Panel he would circulate information from the Statistics Department to all States Members prior to the debate on Tuesday 15th November. Deputy Southern was still in possession of a JT contract that contained an exclusivity clause and agreed to circulate this to members. | RR |
20/10/16 Item 6 517/35 | 6. Service Users of Homecare The Panel agreed to organise a Public Hearing with Family Nursing and Homecare (FNHC) and tasked the Officer to make the necessary arrangements. The Panel discussed the next steps of the review and requested that a copy of the transcript be made available as soon as possible to FNHC prior to the upcoming Public Hearing. It was noted that this would have to be sent to the Minister and his team for factual accuracy checking beforehand. The Panel discussed inviting the Union representative Nick Corbel to a Public Hearing, but were advised by the Officer that this did not fall within the terms of reference of the review. It was noted that should any information come out of the Public Hearing with FNHC, then the Panel would re-consider inviting the Union in for a separate hearing. | AH AH |
02/06/16 Item 2 | 7. Quarterly Hearing with the Minister for Social Security The Panel noted that the Quarterly Hearing with the Minister for Social Security was scheduled for Thursday 24th November at 2:00pm. The Panel discussed and agreed Question areas for the hearing and tasked the Officer to produce a question plan for the hearing. | AH |
| 8. Future Meetings The Panel noted that its next scheduled meeting would take place on 24th November 2016 at 11:00am in the Le Capelain room, States |
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