Issue - meetings

That the work undertaken to support people and their families at home, avoiding

hospital admissions, be endorsed.

The Senior Manager, Integrated Services Lead Adults, introduced a report to provide an update on work being undertaken to avoid hospital admittance. She provided background information and invited the Locality Team Manager to present the report.

            The Locality Team Manager, explained that all new requests for support from Social Services come via Single Point of Access and are taken from members of the public and any health professional involved with a person or family.  She advised that there were a number of teams within Social Services whose aim was to support people to remain living in their own homes and cited social work teams, occupational therapy teams, reablement teams and reviewing teams, as examples.  These teams are able to identify people who are experiencing a   short term period of illness.  Where possible, if safe to do so, and with consent, support services will be put in to enable the person to remain at home.  The Locality Team Manager highlighted the work of the Community Resource Team,  Reablement  Team, and Social Work and Occupational Therapy teams. 

            The Chair asked if GPs were aware of and promoted the Community Resource Service.  The Locality Team Manager confirmed that the service was being well used.

            Members spoke in support of the reablement service and thanked the Senior Manager, Integrated Services Lead Adults, and her team for their work to support people at home and avoid the need for hospital admission. .  Councillor Dave Mackie suggested that there was a need for greater publicity of the excellent range of support services available.  

The recommendations in the report were moved by Councillor Carol Ellis and seconded by Councillor Dave Mackie.

RESOLUTION:

That the work undertaken to support people and their families at home, avoiding

hospital admissions, be endorsed.