Issue - meetings

Quarter 3 Improvement Plan Monitoring Report

Meeting: 05/03/2015 - Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 64)

64 Quarter 3 Improvement Plan Monitoring Report pdf icon PDF 59 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

            (a)       That the report be noted; and

 

(b)       That feedback be provided to the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee who are responsible for the overview and monitoring of performance. 

 

Minutes:

The Chief Officer (Social Services) introduced a report for the Committee to note and consider elements of the 2014/15 Improvement Plan Monitoring report relevant to the Committee for the period October to December 2014.

 

                        He provided a detailed explanation of the following areas:-

 

·         Extra Care Housing

·         Independent Living

·         Integrated Community Social and Health Services

 

Councillor Andy Dunbobbin asked about the target figures set for measuring the level of repeat referrals and sought clarification that pressure was not being put on staff.  The Chief Officer explained that the performance indicator was testing whether the service was responding to cases appropriately to prevent re-referrals, and was therefore advising that the service was operating well.  The Senior Manager Children’s Lead explained that work was to be undertaken to analyse re-referral numbers and that this would assist in ensuring that a restructure of the service was prioritised appropriately. 

 

            In response to a question from Councillor Hilary McGuill on the Extra Care Facility in Flint, the Senior Manager Integrated Services explained that the planning application was to be submitted and that it was hoped that work would commence in the Autumn of 2015 if the application was approved with the facility being fully commissioned in Spring 2017. 

 

Councillor McGuill also commented on the minor adaptations being undertaken by the Care and Repair Service.

 

            On the issue of Direct Payments, the Cabinet Member for Social Services advised Members of an open day which was due to take place on 11 March 2015 and she encouraged them to attend.          

 

            RESOLVED:

 

            (a)       That the report be noted; and

 

(b)       That feedback be provided to the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee who are responsible for the overview and monitoring of performance.