Adam Griffiths

Health and Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 15th September 2025 10:00am

The Health Care and Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a new choice policy for adult care, and to receive an update on the Freedom to Speak Up guardian scheme. Councillors recommended that the consultation period for the choice policy be extended by four weeks.

Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 9th September 2025 10:00am

The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Customer Feedback and Complaints Annual Report, and to review and approve the overview and scrutiny work programme for the first quarter of the 2025-2026 municipal year. The committee approved the Customer Feedback and Complaints Annual Report, and approved the overview and scrutiny work programme.

Health and Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 31st July 2025 10:00am

The Health and Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Staffordshire Council met to discuss the Integrated Care Board's (ICB) plan to make £306 million in efficiency savings, and a proposal to consolidate cardiac catheter services at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. Councillors expressed concerns about the lack of detail in the ICB's report, the potential impact of cuts on frontline services, and the effect on residents in rural areas. The committee noted a report on district and borough health scrutiny activity and discussed the committee's work programme.

Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 29th July 2025 10:00am

The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the final financial outturn report for 2024-25 and the integrated performance report for quarter one. Councillors also agreed to appoint members to the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) Working Group. Finally, the committee discussed its work programme, raising concerns about NHS funding, food waste strategies and the level of the Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) allowance.

Economy, Infrastructure and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 22nd July 2025 10:00am

The Economy, Infrastructure and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on Tuesday 22 July 2025 to discuss the establishment of a Network Management Working Group, updates to the Work Programme, and to exclude the public from the meeting for items involving exempt information. Councillor Conor Wileman was appointed as the Chair of the Network Management Working Group. The committee also received updates on a site visit to Litchfield Highway Depot, the scheduling of an additional meeting to consider the local transport plan, a site visit to the Staffordshire Highways Laboratory, and a briefing on flood risk management.