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2018/19 Quarter 3 Wirral Plan and Health and Care Performance

Meeting: 19/03/2019 - Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 62)

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Minutes:

The Director of Adult Care and Health introduced his report that provided the 2018/19 Quarter 3 (October – December 2018) performance for the Wirral Plan pledges under the remint of the Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The report provided an overview on progress in Quarter 3 and available data in relation to a range of outcome indicators and supporting measures. The report also included further performance information that had been requested by Members to enable effective scrutiny.

 

The report summary provided information on the following key areas:

 

  • Neighbourhood leadership teams – established across 9 areas of Wirral, led by GP coordinator to work proactively with partner organisations to support people with their health and care needs;
  • Age UK event to help reduce isolation, and encourage new circles of support to assist people to maintain independence;
  • Ensuring people with disabilities have stable and appropriate accommodation;
  • Provision of 4 extra care homes schemes to provide 75 units of extra care by the end of 2019/20;
  • Merseyside Jobcentre Plus had increased the number of employers signed up to being Disability Confident;
  • Wirral Zero Tolerance towards Domestic Abuse Conference and launch of website www.Itsneverokwirral.org ;and
  • MARAC cases continued to rise, and the Family Safety Unit was now fully staffed to deal with demand of new cases.

 

The Director extended apologies from Mark Cambourne, Lead Commissioner Community Services & Resilience (Safer Wirral Service) who was unable to attend the meeting to answer questions on Domestic Violence, but informed Members that an in-depth session on the subject was proposed for a future date.

 

A Members welcomed the opportunity to discuss this matter in detail at a workshop or future meeting of the Committee but expressed concerns that this topic had been an area of great concern for a considerable length of time. The Director concurred and informed that the service continued to work hard on this matter and regular reporting to the Healthcare Performance Panel had confirmed consistent improvement and continued investment. He added that the involvement of Elected Members and other partners, had led to more open and transparent debate on the subject. The Director further informed Members that issues surrounding domestic abuse (including highlighting attacks on grandparents) were also being tackled using safeguarding legislation.

 

Members debated the issue of inadequate care homes, and what actions the Council was taking to address this matter, and the positive benefits of Member visits and training. Members also highlighted the difficulty of putting CQC ratings into perspective without such visits taking place. 

 

The Chair informed the Committee that the Healthcare Performance Panel had placed requests to have sight of published CQC reports relating to Wirral Care Homes. She added that she also would pick up the matter of Member Training (delivered by Healthwatch).

 

Resolved – That the report be noted.