Agenda item - Minutes

To consider the minutes of the previous Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 10 April 2024 (copy attached).

2.1       The Chair informed members that, following the April HOSC meeting she had contacted the Chief Executive of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSx) seeking a clarification of some remarks he had made at the meeting.  Dr Findlay responded, apologising for  inadvertently misleading the committee when he had stated that the Royal College of Surgeons was always invited to participate in the recruitment of surgical consultants. Dr Findlay believed this to be the case, but had subsequently learnt that the Royal College had been invited to participate in some, but not all recruitments. Whilst NHS Foundation Trusts are not required to involve the Royal Colleges in recruitment, they will be invited to participate in all future recruitment. There is a note in the minutes explaining this correction.

2.2       RESOLVED - the minutes of the 10^th April 2024 committee meeting be approved as an accurate record.