Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance.

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance submitting the most recent Update Reports from the Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care, and the Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing, whose portfolios fell within the remit of this Committee.

The Cabinet Member Update Report - Adult Social Care, outlined information on the following:-

·         Market oversight exercise;

·         Domiciliary care – Future tender/contracts;

·         Pre-paid cards – Direct payments scheme;

·         Supported living review;

·         Day care modernisation;

·         The assessed and supported year for newly qualified social workers;

·         Home First (Supported discharge from hospital);

·         Integrated community re-ablement and assessment service; and

·         Refresh update – Adult Social Care Teams.

Councillor Cummins, Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care, had submitted his apologies for the meeting.

Regarding the “Home First” item within the Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care Update Report, the Chief Officer of the Sefton Clinical Commissioning Groups reported that she would be held to account on the performance of the services supporting delivery of the broader urgent care agenda. In respect of the Integrated Community Re-ablement and Assessment Service, this would ensure service users were sign posted to the correct services and was anticipated to go “live” on 1 October 2017.

The Cabinet Member Update Report – Health and Wellbeing outlined developments on the following aspects of Public Health:-

·         Problem gambling – awareness raising;

·         Well Sefton;

·         Mental resilience in school age children;

·         Suicide prevention;

·         Street drinking;

·         Public Health performance;

·         Service Plan 2017;

·         The Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for the North West Coast (CLAHRC); and

·         Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service – Safe and Well Visits.

The Health and Wellbeing Update Report also outlined developments on the following aspects of Parks and Greenspaces:-

·         Community Resilience:

o   Community self-management/Market testing of empty buildings;

o   Anti-Social Behaviour initiatives;

o   Creating and building partnerships;

o   Community Hubs;

·         Capital Schemes:

o   Hesketh Park Observatory;

o   King’s Gardens;

·         Benchmark Awards:

o   Green Flag Award;

o   Green Flag Community Award;

o   In Bloom and It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards; and

o   The Open Golf Championship 2017.

Councillor Moncur, Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing, had submitted his apologies for the meeting.

The Chair requested any queries on the update reports to be submitted to the Cabinet Members concerned via the Senior Democratic Services Officer.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the update reports from the Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care and also the Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing be received; and

(2)       Members of the Committee be invited to submit any questions on the update reports to the Cabinet Members concerned via the Senior Democratic Services Officer.