Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be updated accordingly; and

(b)       That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises.

In presenting the Forward Work Programme for consideration, the Facilitator advised that the provisional budget meeting on 19 January 2017 would be cancelled.

Councillor Hilary McGuill referred to the annual accounts of Double Click and was informed that these were outside the remit of the Committee.  As a social enterprise, the accounts were subject to monitoring by the Board which met regularly with officers.  An update on Double Click had been scheduled for the Committee’s meeting in April 2017.

Councillor Cindy Hinds commented that Dementia should be classed as an illness and therefore funded by the Health sector.  Explanation was given on joint funding arrangements and availability of early medication.

The Chair spoke about the lack of Elderly Mentally Infirm (EMI) placements for people with advanced Dementia requiring 24 hour care and asked that this be included on the Forward Work Programme, along with an update on residential care.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be updated accordingly; and

(b)       That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises.