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Minutes: Members
noted that they had previously requested that a definition of the word ‘frail’
be circulated to the Committee and this had not been received. Officers
committed to circulating this to Members. The
Committee noted the minutes. |
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Scrutiny Forward Work Programme 2017/18 and Actions Register PDF 201 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The
Committee noted that several actions were outstanding on the Actions and
Referrals register. Officers confirmed that all outstanding actions would be
addressed and in future meetings a deadline date will be added to requests from
the Committee. Members
requested that the Strategic Plan on 3rd Sector Brokerage be added
to the Forward Work Programme. The
Committee noted the Forward Work Programme. |
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URGENT ITEM Minutes: Because
of the need to deal now with the matter contained within Minute No 3 below, the
Chairman agreed that this could be raised at today’s meeting as an urgent item
pursuant to Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972. Reason: Due
to the time element. 3. Urgent Joint Report of
the Head of Children and Young People Services and Adult Social Services and
the Head of Commissioning and Support Services on Social Services Health and
Housing Proposed 2017/18 Performance Reporting Arrangements. The
Committee requested that this report be scheduled at a future meeting due to
having insufficient time to consider it at today’s meeting. |
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PRE-SCRUTINY Minutes: The
Committee scrutinised the following matters: Cabinet
Board Proposals 4.1 Directorate Strategic Priorities 2017-19
The Committee received a presentation on the
Directorate Strategic Priorities 2017-19 as contained within the circulated
PowerPoint Presentation. Officers commended the contents as an outline to a
strategic plan which would be further populated if agreed to form the basis of
the priorities going forward. Members were pleased to note the ongoing
discussions with other Heads of Service outside the Directorate and with
partner organisations in relation to breaking down silos. It was queried if one Principal Officer with
responsibility for Safeguarding and Quality Assurance was sufficient. It was
agreed that the remit is large but that the post is a strategic one subject to
careful ongoing scrutiny and monitoring. The Committee felt it was important that no target
is attached to reducing the numbers of Looked After
Children (LAC) as the wellbeing of the children within the care of the Authority
is paramount. They were pleased to note that Officers confirmed that no target
will be placed on reducing the numbers of LAC. The challenges of working across Directorates in
the Council were discussed and the importance of sharing lessons learnt and
best practice. Whilst praise was issued to the teams, concern was
raised at the departure of the Director and the appointment of a new Director
and the different ‘visions’ that could become apparent although the Committee
were keen to see the ‘Asset Based’ Approach being taken forward. Following scrutiny the Committee were supportive of
the proposals included in the presentation. 4.2 Commissioning of a 24 Hour Call Monitoring Service for
Assistive Technology Service The Committee received information in relation to entering
into a 3 year agreement with Camarthenshire County
Council for the provision of a Call Monitoring Service as contained within the
circulated report. Members asked for further information in relation to the
funding formula and were informed that it is the agreed Western Bay formula
that is utilised. Following scrutiny the Committee were supportive of the
proposals to be considered at Cabinet Board. 4.3 Homecare Service Inspection Report November 2017. The Committee received information in relation to the
out-come of the CSSiW Inspection of the in house
Homecare Service as contained within the circulated report. The Committee congratulated the staff for the positive
outcome of the inspection. Members asked for further information in relation to the Medication Errors that had occurred. They were informed that a Regulation 26 report to CSSIW is made for any incident that happens in a service user’s home whilst staff are in attendance an example of which is medication error. The team are confident that high levels of vigilance and monitoring are in place. Internal audit had highlighted errors in medicine management such as pharmacy labelling and administrative mistakes such as not signing forms. The Committee were pleased to note that if an error occurs it is discussed and addressed with lessons learnt being shared and were also pleased to note that the margin of error in ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |