Health Select Committee

Recent meetings

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02 Jun 2026

10:30 am

Health Select Committee - Tuesday, 2 June 2026 - 10.30 am

16 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

11 Mar 2026

10:30 am

Health Select Committee - Wednesday 11 March 2026 10.30 am

The Health Select Committee meeting on 11 March 2026 discussed the performance of Adult Social Care, the future of the BSW Long Covid service, and the restructuring of the Integrated Care Board (ICB). Key decisions included noting the Adult Social Care perf...

14 Jan 2026

Health Select Committee - Wednesday 14 January 2026 10.30 am

The Health Select Committee of Wiltshire Council met on 14 January 2026 to discuss the Wiltshire Health and Wellbeing Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) 2025, review the findings of a rapid scrutiny exercise on urgent care services, and receive updates...

12 Nov 2025

Health Select Committee - Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.30 am

The Health Select Committee of Wiltshire Council was scheduled to discuss a range of important health and social care matters. Key topics included an update on adult social care complaints, the Integrated Community Based Care contract, and the future commis...

09 Sep 2025

Health Select Committee - Tuesday 9 September 2025 10.30 am

The Wiltshire Council Health Select Committee met to discuss several key issues, including updates on the Integrated Community Based Care contract, the implementation of the dementia strategy, and the future commissioning of community-based services. The co...

09 Jul 2025

Health Select Committee - Wednesday 9 July 2025 10.30 am

The Health Select Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Wednesday 09 July 2025 to discuss the Integrated Community Based Care Contract update, the Home First and Reablement service, Adult Social Care performance indicators, and the Trowbridge Integrated Car...

05 Jun 2025

Health Select Committee - Thursday 5 June 2025 10.30 am

The Health Select Committee was scheduled to meet to elect a chairman and vice-chairman, and to discuss and develop their work programme. The committee was also expected to receive updates from cabinet members. The meeting was preceded by a briefing for com...

12 Mar 2025

Health Select Committee - Wednesday 12 March 2025 2.00 pm

16 attendees · 13 documents · 1 media file

22 Jan 2025

Health Select Committee - Wednesday 22 January 2025 10.30 am

16 attendees · 15 documents · 1 media file

20 Nov 2024

Health Select Committee - Wednesday 20 November 2024 10.30 am

16 attendees · 6 documents · 1 media file

About

The Health Select Committee will:

1. Review and scrutinise any matter relating to the planning, provision and operation of health, adult social care and public health services in Wiltshire, including any significant change to service provision and those jointly commissioned or delivered by the council

2. participate in cross-boundary overview and scrutiny of health services with other local authorities; this could include the establishment of joint committees; or the delegation of functions to another local authority.

3. Maintain an overview of the council’s responsibilities and role in relation to health and wellbeing. Statutory Powers: Local authority Health Overview Scrutiny Committees (HOSCs) hold powers under the Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boardsd and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013 The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013. Since 31 January 2024, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care can intervene in proposals for changes to local NHS services (otherwise referred to as ‘reconfigurations’). These reforms update a process, whereby powers previously held exclusively by HOSCs to refer proposed reconfigurations to the Secretary of State are replaced with a call-in request process open to anyone.