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Minutes of the Social Care, Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee held on 10th June 2019 PDF 66 KB Minutes: That
the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 10th June 2019, be
approved. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: The
following Member made a declaration of interest at the commencement of the
meeting:
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Additional documents: Minutes: Members
received an overview of the Children and Young People and Adult Services –
Revised 2019-20 Performance Reporting Arrangements as detailed in the
circulated report. The
Committee was pleased with the new format which would be implemented immediately. In
response to Members queries it was confirmed that the data in relation to the
Number of Adults with a care and support plan who received adult social care
during the year e.g. Homecare, Day Care, Respite Reablement,
Adaptations, Direct Payments, Adult Care Homes, Telecare etc
would all be included in one indicator.
It noted that a report concerning Direct Payments would be brought to a
future meeting for Members consideration. Members
noted the report. |
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Pre-Decision Scrutiny Minutes: The
Committee chose to scrutinise the following Cabinet ard items: Care
Inspectorate Wales and Health Inspectorate Wales Inspection of Older Adults Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council A.Rowlings, Care Inspectorate for Wales, addressed committee giving and overview
of the outcome of the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and Health Inspectorate
Wales (HIW) Inspection of Older Adults Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
(NPTCBC) as detailed in the circulated report. The
Inspection identified that a considerable amount of work that had been
undertaken by the Directorate and that the Directorate was going in the right
direction. Neath Port Talbot was one of
the first local authorities to be part of the new format for Inspections. The new Inspections compare the progress
against the requirements of the Social Services and Well-being Act 2014
(SSWBA). Members
received confirmation that the inspection was led by CIW and delivered in
collaboration with Healthcare Inspectorate (HIW), who have seen the
report. In addition, in October a report
would be presented containing details of all inspections which would be
considered by Welsh Government. Discussion
took place on the numerous work streams that are undertaken between health and
social services, health and housing. One
of which was the remodelling of adults services, which would base health and
social services in community teams. A
report on the proposals would be presented to Members at the next meeting. Members
queried what the reason was for the delay in undertaken assessments prior to
hospital. In addition, why were some patients discharge without an assessment being
completed. Officers explained that
social services and health work closely to ensure that all assessments are
undertaken. In some cases due to the
changing long term needs of the patient the assessment has to be undertaken at
home. CIW confirmed that during the
Inspection no unsafe discharges from hospital had been identified. Concern
was expressed at the inconsistencies in contacting individuals/families and
involving them in the safeguarding process.
It was explained that the Safeguarding Service has developed an action
plan to address these areas. An update
report would be brought to a future meeting for Members consideration. Discussion
took place on the process for receiving referrals from the public, partner
agencies and members of the council. All
referrals were logged and forwarded to the appropriate team. The system also
has the ability to track all referrals. An all Member Seminar was being
arranged to brief Members. Members asked what action was being taken to address the issues made by Social Workers of their lack of confidence in deciding whether they undertake a carers assessment or whether to refer to the Carers Service for them to undertake the assessment with the carer. This would give the opportunity to the carer to have the assessment undertaken by someone who was not involved with the service user. Officers acknowledged this was an area that needed further improvement but a lot of work had been undertaken to consult with carers. Coffee mornings had taken place with carers and a strategy ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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Access to Meetings Minutes: That
pursuant to Section 100A (4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 the
public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the
likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 13 of Part 4 of
Schedule 12A to the above Act. |
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Pre-Decision Scrutiny Minutes: The
Committee asked that the Education, Skills and Leisure Cabinet Board, due to
the number of items on the Cabinet Board agenda, consider deferring the
following private items to the next meeting in September: ·
The Manager’s Report on Hillside Secure Children’s Home (Exempt
Paragraph 13) ·
The Regulated Service (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals)
(Wales) Regulations 2017. |
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Forward Work Programme 2019/20 PDF 69 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the Forward
Work Programme for 2019/20.
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