Agenda and minutes
PDF 117 KBVenue: Conference Room 1, Herefordshire Council Offices, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0LE
Contact: Ben Baugh, Democratic Services Officer
Link: Watch this meeting on the Herefordshire Council YouTube channel
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes: No apologies for absence had been received.
Councillor Dave Davies was unable to attend the meeting in person but participated via remote attendance. |
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Named substitutes To receive details of any councillors nominated to attend the meeting in place of a member of the committee. Minutes: There were no substitutes. |
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Declarations of interest To receive declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda. Minutes: No declarations of interest were made. |
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To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 23 January 2023. Minutes: The committee received and agreed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Resolved:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 23 January 2023 be confirmed as a correct record and be signed by the Chairperson. |
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Questions from members of the public To receive any written questions from members of the public. Minutes: No questions had been received from members of the public. |
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Questions from members of the council To receive any written questions from members of the council. Minutes: No questions had been received from councillors. |
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An introduction to the services within the portfolio of the Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee To provide an overview of the services within the portfolio of the committee, including good practice and challenges, in order to provide context for the committee and to identify any items that they may wish to explore further as part of their ongoing work programme. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairperson advised the meeting that the purpose of this item was to introduce the services within the scrutiny remit of the committee, including good practice and challenges, in order to provide context and to inform work programming. The slide pack was published to the webpage for the committee following the meeting (link to the presentation).
The slides presented by officers from the Community Wellbeing Directorate are outlined below, with a summary of the principal lines of questioning by committee members.
A The Corporate Director Community Wellbeing presented: Purpose of the Presentation; What is Community Wellbeing?; Who Are We?; and Transformation Strategy.
B The Service Director - Social Care Delivery presented: Social Care Delivery – Overview of Services; Social Care Delivery – Challenges and Opportunities; and Social Care in Practice - Achievements 22/23.
b.1. With reference made to ‘CQC inspection readiness’, it was clarified that CQC was the acronym of the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
b.2. In response to a question from the Chairperson about meeting the challenges of increasing demand, the Service Director – Social Care Delivery outlined the work that was underway in terms of: the Talk Community programme to understand and harness universal services; linking with other council departments and external partners to enhance connection into communities; and utilising technology. The Corporate Director Community Wellbeing added that there was a need for better insight in terms of the people paying for their own care (self-funding) given the implications for the council when their savings went below the upper capital limit.
b.3. In response to questions from the Vice-Chairperson, the Corporate Director commented on: the importance of appropriate information sharing between health and care providers; the additional challenges posed by inflationary pressures; and the need for people to maximise the benefits that they were entitled to. The Chairperson said that the ‘discharge to assess’ process (where people were discharged from hospital to their own home or another community setting) could help to capture relevant intelligence.
b.4. In response to questions from a committee member, the Corporate Director commented on: the need to factor in changing demographics and lifestyles, such as the increasing number of renting households; how Herefordshire's Joint Strategic Needs Assessment would inform the modelling going forward; the focus on supporting people in their own homes, involving a range of housing options; the challenges associated with recruitment and delivering services in Herefordshire, particularly given the issues around rural sparsity and geography; and the use of forecasting to inform future housing development. The Chairperson noted that the authority was mindful of the concept of intergenerational living.
C The Service Director - All Age Commissioning presented: All Age Commissioning - Service Overview; All Age Commissioning - Cycle; All Age Commissioning – Need; and All Age Commissioning – Opportunities and Challenges.
c.1. The Chairperson requested that future reports and presentations avoid the use of acronyms and abbreviations, or should include glossaries.
c.2. The Chairperson welcomed the involvement of ... view the full minutes text for item 7. |
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Work programme 2023/24 To consider the draft work programme for the Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee for the municipal year 2023/24. Additional documents: Minutes: Due to time constraints, the committee deferred consideration of the work programme until the next meeting; the Statutory Scrutiny Officer indicated that an informal discussion would be arranged with committee members in the intervening period. |
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Dates of future meetings To note the following committee meeting dates: Monday 20 November 2023 2.00 pm Minutes: Meeting dates for the remainder of 2023/24 were noted, as follows:
Monday 20 November 2023 2.00 pm Monday 29 January 2024 2.00 pm
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