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HOSPITAL DISCHARGE REVIEW REPORT

Meeting: 25/06/2009 - Cabinet (Item 33)

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Further to minute 76 (Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 25/3/09) the Hospital Discharge Review Report has been referred to Cabinet for information. 

 

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Minutes:

Further to minute 76 (Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 25/3/09) Councillor Ann Bridson presented the final report of the Hospital Discharge Scrutiny Review Panel. The panel, consisting of Councillors Ann Bridson, Sheila Clarke and Denise Roberts plus Sandra Wall (Older People’s Parliament), had focused on an assessment of the ‘patient experience’ of people aged sixty and over. A variety of methods had been employed to gather evidence, at all times recognising the importance of patient confidentiality, and NHS Wirral had funded the professional research.

 

The report contained 15 recommendations which had been accepted by the Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Wirral NHS (PCT) and the department of Adult Social Services.  Further reports would be presented to future meetings of the overview and scrutiny committee to ensure that the proposed actions had been taken.

 

Councillor Bridson referred to the contributions to the report made by the review panel, Alan Veitch (Scrutiny Officer), partner agencies, and patients.  She also referred to the cost implications associated with this detailed research and asked Cabinet to consider the provision of additional funding for future scrutiny projects.

 

Councillor McLaughlin, portfolio holder, thanked the authors of the report for this detailed piece of work which highlighted areas for improvement to improve the experience of patients and their carers following admission to hospital and subsequent discharge.

 

The Leader endorsed these comments.

 

On a motion by Councillor McLaughlin duly seconded it was:

 

Resolved – That:

 

Cabinet welcomes the Hospital Discharge Review Report referred to Cabinet from the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 15 March 2009. This is a helpful and comprehensive piece of work which is of benefit to people in Wirral, will contribute to improving services to all and will help in achieving one of strategic objectives of Wirral’s corporate Plan, “to improve health and well being for all, ensuring that people who require support are full participants in mainstream society”.

 

Cabinet commends the approach taken by the overview and scrutiny committee and particularly welcomes their partnership approach with Wirral’s older People’s Parliament.

 

The findings of the report have been accepted by all involved, together with an agreed Action Plan, and Cabinet expects to see that support continue to deliver on those actions, as agreed.

 

Noting that the Action Plan was updated and received at the Health and Well being Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 22 June 2009, Cabinet asks that the Committee continues to monitor developments and hold senior managers and Cabinet accountable for the delivery of the agreed actions.