Issue - meetings

The Panel considered the report of the Executive Director of Wellbeing (Health and Adults) which requested that the Panel considered and scrutinised information on adult social care performance and the transformation road map.

·  Councillor Fielker, Cabinet Member for Health, Adults and Leisure and Vernon Nosal, Director of Operations for Adult Social Care were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed a number of points including:

·  The inclusion of improved governance and accountability arrangements in the transformation road map.

·  The Cabinet Members priorities included a focus on how the Disabled Facilities Grant was used to reduce the need for specialist or long-term care and the how the support on offer for unpaid carers can be improved.

·  The importance of direct payments to give people choice and ensuring that they provide the services people need and are effective at improving outcomes.

·  The impact of the pandemic on residents’ quality of life, including loneliness.

·  The workforce challenges of recruiting staff into frontline care posts and the turnover of senior managers in Adults Social Care.

RESOLVED that

1)  With recognition of the importance of personal choice, intelligent use would be made of resources and technology to ensure that social care would be provided efficiently, that unnecessary travel would be limited, and that continuity of care would be improved.

2)  That Adult Social Care performance would be considered by the Panel on a regular basis and that the performance data would be supported by appropriate context to enable effective comparisons to be made.

3)  That recommendation would be made that the Chief Officer Employment Panel appoints a permanent Executive Director for Wellbeing (DASS) that is willing to commit to the city as soon as possible.