Agenda item

8.1

The Committee received a report of the Director of Adult Services which set out the responses to the recommendations made by the Committee’s Home Care Task Group.  The report was presented by Ian Ramshaw (Interim Head of Commissioning) who went through each of the recommendations in turn, together with the responses to each of them.  In some cases this described work that had already taken place, was underway or planned.  He concluded by indicating that good progress was being made and that there were robust plans to go forward.

8.2

Members made various comments and asked a number of questions, to which responses were provided as follows:-

·                There was a move away from short call times and the home care workers undertook other tasks whilst the patient was occupied with such matters as eating or going to the toilet.

·                It was recognised that the Social Workers and Care Managers in the localities had a better knowledge of what was locally needed.

·                People were entitled to have gender specific carers and if this was not the case then it should be reported to the appropriate people.

8.3

RESOLVED: That the Committee:-

(a)       thanks Ian Ramshaw for his contribution to the meeting;

(b)       notes the contents of the report and the responses to questions;

(c)        welcomes the progress being made with regard to the recommendations of the Committee’s Home Care Task Group; and

(d)       requests that:-

(i)        any issues arising with regard to the implementation of the recommendations within the next six months be the subject of a short report to be submitted to the Committee; and

(ii)      details of the geographical locations of Home Care service providers be sent to the Policy and Improvement Officer for circulation to Committee Members.