Issue - meetings

The Panel considered the report of the Director of Operations for Adult Social Care which provided the Panel with an overview of the performance of Adult Social Care in Southampton and an update on the service transformation programme.

Councillor Fielker, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Housing; and Paula Johnston, Head of Quality, Governance and Professional Development in Adult Social Care were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

Key issues raised included:

• The Council spends more money on Adult Social Care Services than comparable authorities.
• The current performance of Adult Social Care Services did not reflect the financial outlay.
• Significant opportunities existed to transform services, reduce costs and improve outcomes. 
• Work had commenced identifying and delivering cost savings. This needed to be done rapidly to deliver the savings required.
• The service was preparing for a future CQC inspection.

RESOLVED 

1)  That the Panel would be provided with an overview of the costs savings that have been identified by Adult Social Care for 2023/24.

2)  That the self-assessment, developed in preparation for a Care Quality Commission inspection, would be circulated to the Panel with a view to it being considered at the 7 December meeting of the HOSP as part of the next scheduled Adult Social Care performance and transformation item.