Agenda

Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 7th September, 2026 6.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room 1, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford MK42 9AP. View directions

Contact: Lynn McKenna, Senior Democratic Services Officer 

Items
Note No. Item

Chair

1.

Questions from Members of the Council and members of the public

Chair

2.

To receive any apologies for absence

Chair

3.

Minutes and Actions pdf icon PDF 167 KB

i)  To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 6 July 2026 (copy enclosed).

 

ii)  To review any outstanding actions on this Committee’s Actions Tracker (copy enclosed).

Additional documents:

Chair

4.

Disclosure of Local and or Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

Members are reminded that where they have a local and/or disclosable pecuniary interest in any business of the Council to be considered at this meeting they must disclose the existence and nature of that interest at the commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent, in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct

 

OVERVIEW

Representatives from

5.

Musculo-skeletal Services pdf icon PDF 580 KB

To meet the new service provider and receive a report on services in the Borough going forward (copy enclosed).

Representatives from ELFT

6.

Bedfordshire Palliative Care System pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To receive a briefing note from East London NHS Foundation Trust on palliative care services in the community (copy enclosed).

Representatives from ELFT

7.

National efficiency savings programme within East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) pdf icon PDF 110 KB

To receive an update regarding ELFT NHS Foundation Trust’s national efficiency savings programme (copy enclosed).

SCRUTINY

Chair

8.

To consider any "call-ins"

Chair

9.

Record of Decisions of the Executive

To note that no decisions were taken by the Executive at its meeting held on 15 July 2026 which fall within the remit of the Committee.

Chair

10.

Summary of relevant individual Executive Decisions

To note that no decisions falling within the remit of the Committee have been made since the Committee’s last meeting. 

Chair

11.

Notice of Forthcoming Decisions to the taken by the Executive pdf icon PDF 116 KB

To note the item included in the Notice of Forthcoming Decisions to be taken by the Executive for the four-month period from September to December 2026 which falls within the remit of the Committee (copy enclosed).

Chair

12.

Committee Work Programme for 2026-2027 pdf icon PDF 151 KB

To consider the Committee’s Work Programme for 2026/2027 (copy enclosed).