Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer submitting the most recent update reports from the Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care, and the Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing, whose portfolios fall within the remit of the Committee.

The Cabinet Member update report – Adult Social Care, attached to the report at Appendix A, outlined information on the following:

·       Care Homes – Vaccination Update;

·       Adult Social Care Budget:

o   External grants; and

o   Fee consultations;

·       Launch of Sefton’s Adult Safeguarding Board;

·       Operational Pressures;

·       Mental Health Services:

·       Sefton Mental Health Review

·       Performance;

·       Integration and National Policy Update;

·       Complaints Update:

o   General Overview;

o   Ombudsman Annual Review Letter;

o   Complaints Upheld;

o   Compliance with Recommendations; and

o   Satisfactory Remedy Provided by the Authority.

The Cabinet Member update report – Health and Wellbeing, attached to the report at Appendix B, outlined information on the following:

·       Covid-19 Update;

·       Adult Weight Management;

·       Allocation of National Drugs Funding for Additional Drug Treatment Crime & Harm Reduction Activity in 2021/22;

·       NHS Health Checks;

·       Seasonal Influenza;

·       Dunes SplashWorld;

·       Leisure Update;

·       Leisure Annual Report;

·       Litherland Sports Pitch; and

·       Communities Risk Register.

Councillor Cummins, Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care, attended the meeting, to present his report and to respond to any questions.

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

Members of the Committee asked questions/raised matters on the following issues:

·       The number of care homes within the Borough.

·       If any developments were taking place within the Council to support complaint and service improvement.

RESOLVED:

That the update reports from the Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care and the Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing be noted.