2023

Noted (AI summary) JD Wetherspoon expresses condolences but states they will not change their policy of relying on emergency services for medical care, rather than providing CPR training to staff, citing advice from their Primary Authority.

Noted (AI summary) Leeds City Council, via its Licensing Committee, detailed enhancements made by Festival Republic for the 2023 Leeds Festival, including improved security and stewarding, SIA-accreditation checks on security staff, enhanced staff manuals, daily briefings, and new AIR Hubs. Arrest data analysis suggests Festival Republic's drug security strategy was effective, with increased arrests and drug-related arrests in 2023. Festival Republic implemented improvements for Leeds Festival 2023, including enhanced security at gates, search operations, presence of dogs, visible messaging, and covert operations. They addressed medical facilities concerns by improving the Forward Operating Base, triage processes, ambulance resourcing, and welfare support. They also plan to consider further improvements for the 2024 festival. Festival Republic provides updated arrest statistics from West Yorkshire Police regarding drug offenses at an event. West Yorkshire Police increased measures to combat drug supply at the 2023 Leeds Festival, including a dedicated intelligence researcher, liaison with other festivals, robust searches at ingress points, increased use of drug dogs, covert operations, and a WYP officer stationed in the Festival Republic Control Room, resulting in more arrests. They will also ensure a dedicated detective inspector attends the hospital with the ill person in future. The Home Office highlights government efforts to tackle illegal drugs through police action, reducing demand, and improving treatment. It notes that organisations wishing to deliver back-of-house drug checking facilities at festivals can apply for a license.

Noted (AI summary) North West Ambulance Service has revised its 111 policy to remove exclusions for self-conveyance to hospital, save for Category 1 incidents, and to directly confirm patient refusal of an ambulance where possible. The updated SOP went live on 5th September 2023 and staff were informed. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will pilot measures to improve enforcement of damp and mould with £10m funding and intends to introduce the Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector. They will also introduce new regulations following a review of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS). The Department of Health and Social Care states that NHS England has confirmed with ambulance trusts that no blanket policies are in place advising patients with chest pain not to travel to A&E. NHS111 calls are dealt with on a case-by-case basis, and patients are provided with interim advice.

Noted (AI summary) The ICB will work with primary care practices to ensure patients declined registration receive details on how to find and register with a GP and ensure practices are aware of the mental health single point of access. They will also work with CNWL to ensure mental health crisis information is available in surgery waiting areas and continue to work with 111 providers on the dedicated process for mental health due in Spring 2024. Red House Surgery states it was unable to register the patient due to their address being outside the practice catchment area, and this is practice policy. They assert they provided the mother with the number for the crisis centre, which is practice policy for anyone raising a mental health concern who cannot access a GP. CNWL will discuss the case in a Care Quality Improvement Forum meeting, cascade a learning leaflet to local GPs via the Primary Care Network (PCN) alliance, and supply posters to GP surgeries with information on how to access mental health services via the ED at MKUH. Nationally, NHS England are working with NHS 111 to create a dedicated process to access MH services due in April 2024.

Noted (AI summary) Lincolnshire Council will assess vegetation at the junction regularly to ensure maximum visibility. However, they are not proposing to change the existing GIVE WAY signage as the visibility at the junction exceeds requirements.