Agenda and minutes

Venue: Online Meeting via Microsoft Teams

Contact: Richard Woodford - Committee Administrator  Email: richard.woodford@reading.gov.uk

Media

Items
No. Item

15.

Declarations of Interest

Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in relation to the items for consideration.

Minutes:

Councillor White declared a personal interest in Item 22, on the basis that his wife worked in the Council’s Adult Social Care Service.

16.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 162 KB

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 22 October 2020 were confirmed as a correct record and would be signed by the Chair in due course.

17.

Questions from Members of the Public and Councillors pdf icon PDF 13 KB

Questions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 36 in relation to matters falling within the Committee’s Powers & Duties which have been submitted in writing and received by the Head of Legal & Democratic Services no later than four clear working days before the meeting.

Minutes:

A question on the following matter was submitted:

Questioner

Subject

Reply

Councillor White

Weekly Food Hampers for School Children

Councillor Pearce

(The full text of the question and reply was made available on the Reading Borough Council website).

 

18.

An Update on the Redevelopment of the Royal Berkshire Hospital

A presentation by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust providing the Committee with an update on the Redevelopment of the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

Minutes:

Nicky Lloyd, Acting Chief Executive of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, introduced John Underwood, Communications and Engagement Lead, Freshwater Communications, who gave a presentation on the redevelopment of the Royal Berkshire Hospital, and Andrew Statham, Director of Strategy Transformation and Partnership, who answered questions raised by the Committee  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

19.

Future Commissioning of NHS Hydrotherapy Services in Berkshire West pdf icon PDF 176 KB

A report on the approval by NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group on revised future arrangements for the commissioning of NHS Hydrotherapy Services in Berkshire West.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director of Social Care and Health submitted a report informing the Committee that NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) had approved revised arrangements for the commissioning of NHS hydrotherapy services in Berkshire West.  This would mean that hydrotherapy would only be funded when exceptionality could be demonstrated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

20.

School Admission Arrangement 2022 - 2023 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

A report asking the Committee to determine the School Admission Arrangement for 2022 to 2023.

Minutes:

The Director of Children’s Services, Brighter Futures for Children, submitted a report that invited the Committee to agree the determination of school admission arrangements for September 2022 as follows:

21.

Adult Social Care - Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

A presentation providing the Committee with the response by Adult Social Care to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Minutes:

Melissa Wise, Assistant Director of Commissioning, Transformation and Performance, gave a presentation on the response by Adult Social Care to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The presentation explained that the weekly rate of confirmed cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 of the population had increased significantly in Reading during December 2020 and January  ...  view the full minutes text for item 21.

22.

Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) Annual Report 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 286 KB

A report presenting the Committee with the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2019/20.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director of Social Care and Health submitted a report with attached a copy of the Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) Annual Report 2019/20.  The following appendices were attached to the Annual Report:

Appendix A

Board Member Organisation

Appendix B

Achievements by Partner Agencies

Appendix C

Completed 2019-20 Business Plan  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.