Issue - meetings

The Panel considered the report of the Scrutiny Manager which outlined proposals for changes to services provided by Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT).

Jo Teape, Chief Operating Officer, University Hospital Southampton; Alex Whitfield, Chief Executive, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT); Shirlene Oh, Chief Strategy Officer & Population Health Officer, HHFT; Isobel Wroe, Transformation Director, Hampshire & Isle of Wight (HIOW) Integrated Care Board (ICB); Lara Alloway, Chief Medical Officer, HIOW ICB; Amanda Kelly, Healthwatch Southampton; and Councillor Finn, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Housing were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed a number of points including:

·  The Emergency Department at University Hospital Southampton served a large population, wider than just those who were resident in Southampton.  Decisions on where to take patients for emergency care were based on a number of factors, patients are not always admitted to the nearest hospital.  The number of critical cases that were currently transported to the Emergency Department at Winchester Hospital was relatively low.

·  The proposals included providing an urgent treatment centre at Winchester, managing waiting lists for common procedures by offering patients treatment at different hospitals, refurbishment of Winchester Hospital and opening a new hospital in 2032.

·  As part of the New Hospitals Programme the national team manage the funding, the risks, the contractors and suppliers.  The new hospital will have a target to deliver a net zero carbon footprint.

RESOLVED  that, whilst recognising the process to be followed prior to agreement of the chosen approach, the Panel would be provided with the outline timetable and key milestones for the development of the preferred option identified in the consultation.