Agenda and minutes
Venue: Conference Room 1 - Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane Offices, Hereford, HR4 0LE. View directions
Contact: Henry Merricks-Murgatroyd, Democratic Services Officer
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Apologies for absence To receive apologies for absence.
Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr Mark Dykes.
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Named substitutes To receive details of any councillor nominated to attend the meeting in place of a member of the committee. Minutes: Cllr Ben Proctor was present as the named substitute for Cllr Mark Dykes.
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Declarations of interest To receive declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda. Minutes: Cllr Jenny Bartlett noted that she is a volunteer of ECHO.
No other declarations of interest were made.
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To receive the minutes of the meeting held on Monday 17 February 2025. Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were received.
Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 17 February 2025 be confirmed as a correct record.
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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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Health and Wellbeing Strategy To provide an opportunity for the Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee to review the progress and challenges of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
Additional documents:
Minutes: The committee considered a report on the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
The principal points of the discussion are summarised below:
i. Living in thriving communities ii. Living in environments that are healthy and sustainable iii. Opportunities for all to fulfil their potential iv. People will be empowered to take control of their health
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Community Activity - day provision To provide information to support the Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee’s scrutiny of Community Activity – day provision.
Additional documents: Minutes: The committee considered a report on Community Activity – Day Provision.
The slides presented by the Head of Service Living Well are outlined below (in italics), with the principal points noted below.
A The Head of Service Living Well introduced the presentation on Community Activity – Day Provision.
B The Head of Service Living Well presented:
Overview
b.1 It was clarified that some of the services provided allow unpaid carers to receive respite and rest from their main caring duties.
How Do We Commission?
b.2 It was noted that there is a team of direct payments officers that monitor payments and procurement cards on a regular basis directly with the individuals that are cared for.
Community Activities
b.3 Community activities are an important element of the council’s preventative services that help to promote the independence of participants and support individuals to gain a number of different skills.
b.4 For some, community activities can be an early introduction into mainstream services that are assessed. It supports the unpaid carer to get the rest that they need.
b.5 It was added that there is an upcoming review of the council’s community activities. In the previous year, there was a review of community activities working in partnership with Herefordshire Activities Together. The second phase of that piece of work will focus on a wider review of the service provision to look at some of the council’s building-based services and will consider the utilisation of technologies to help promote the independence of individuals.
Community Activity Review
b.6 The review is currently in its early stages of planning for that piece of work and is intended to be a co-production between the council and individuals who currently access the community activities provision.
C The Registered Manager Shared Lives presented:
Herefordshire Shared Lives
c.1 In addition to the provision of long-term arrangements, and short breaks, a model has just been launched around ‘Shared Days’ which offers an opportunity to find other ways to offer family carers a break during the day.
c.2 Once people have been assessed and approved, there is a nominated coordinator who monitors the work that they are doing and supports them to make sure that CQC requirements are met and that the individuals and carers are happy and the arrangements are working.
Living Well, Supporting Well
Shared Days Scenarios
D The Head of Service Living Well presented:
Respite
d.1 Respite encapsulates a range of different services including bed-based respite, as well as the ability for individuals to have shared lives or take a direct payment to receive respite.
d.2 Work is ongoing with the Carers’ Partnership Board to collect data as part of the carers’ action plan to help understand who else is out there who may need a service.
Respite Provisions
d.3 There are a number of respite services that are delivered in the county that are both bed-based and non-bed-based by different providers.
d.4 It was noted that a capital programme exists to support developments in some of the council’s ... view the full minutes text for item 49. |
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Update on recommendations made by the Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee To provide the committee with an update to recommendations made by the committee since November 2023.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Statutory Scrutiny Officer recommended that the item be deferred to a future meeting. The committee unanimously agreed to the proposal.
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Work programme 2024/5 To consider the work programme for Herefordshire Council’s Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee for the municipal year 2024/25. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Statutory Scrutiny Officer noted the draft work programme for the Health, Care, and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee for the municipal year 2024/25. The Statutory Scrutiny Officer also noted that the committee will also be carrying out a review of its work programme prior to its next committee meeting.
Resolved that:
The committee agree the work programme for Health, Care, and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee contained in the work programme report attached as appendix 1.
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Date of the next meeting Date of the next scheduled meeting: Monday 19 May 2025, 2.00 pm Minutes: The next scheduled meeting in public was confirmed as Monday 19 May 2025, 2.00 pm.
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