Issue - meetings

The Panel considered the report of the Acting Service Director - Adults, Housing and Communities detailing performance information for Adult Social Care.

Councillor Payne (Cabinet Member for Housing and Adult Social Care), Paul Juan (Acting Service Director) and Carol Binns (Associate Director, Integrated Commissioning Unit) presented this item to the Panel.  In addition Penny Turpin (local resident) was present and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed a number of issues including:

·  Personal Health Budgets;

·  The decrease in Direct Payments;

·  The sustainability of Adult Social Care services in the City;

·  The transformation of the service and the development of an Adult Social Care Plan that will build on the development of the Sustainability and Transformation Plan and the Better Care Plan; and 

·  Delayed transfers of care from Hospitals.

RESOLVED that

(i)  that the latest figures relating to delayed transfer of care be circulated to the Panel by email;

(ii)  the Panel would look to review the current issues and performance relating to delayed discharge at a future meeting; and

(iii)  the metrics used within the future strategies need to be fully reflective of the Services ambitions and meaningful.