Issue - meetings

The Panel considered the report of the Executive Director - Health and Adults, providing the Panel with an update on developments with regards to the provision of adult social care in Southampton.

Councillor Fielker – Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Care, Grainne Siggins – SCC Executive Director, Health and Adults, Stephanie Ramsey - Director of Quality & Integration, Integrated Commissioning Unit and Karen Biddle – Principal Social Worker, 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 differences between the care schemes set by Central Government and how funding was affecting care packages;

·  The level of complex care packages required;

·  Medically optimised for discharge;

·  Measures of support for staff and staff involvement including methods used to address absence;

·  The initial outcomes of the Social Care Health Check; and

·  The potential level of future demand on services and whether the forthcoming budget was realistically set for the level of demand.

RESOLVED that the Panel requested:

1.  That the Social Care Health Check is shared with the HOSP when it is completed.

2.  That absence data, broken down by Adult Social Care teams, is circulated to the Panel.

3.  That the Panel consider post Covid-19 demand, and the additional funding proposed for adult social care at the 4 March 2021 meeting of the HOSP.