Decision details

The OSC were invited to comment on the Quality Accounts for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, and Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

Overview and Scrutiny Committees, along with Healthwatch, are invited on a voluntary basis, to review the Quality Accounts of relevant providers and supply a statement commenting on the Account – based on the knowledge they have of the provider.

The Committee considered the Draft Quality Accounts for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and Northumberland Tyne and Wear HNS Foundation Trust.

Taking into account of the OSC’s work during the previous year the OSC may wish to comment on the following for each respective account:-

·         the Quality Account

·         whether they believe that the Account is representative

·         whether it gives comprehensive coverage of provider services

·         whether they believe that there are significant omissions of issues of concern that had previously been discussed with providers in relation to Quality Accounts

RESOLVED – that the information be noted