Minutes for Cabinet Member - Health and Social Care meeting, May 6 2009, 4.00PM official page

No apologies for absence were received.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

No declarations of interest were received.

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 April 2009 be confirmed as a correct.

Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Social services (Health and Social Care)

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Director of Adult Social Services (Health and Social Care) updating on the developments in Safeguarding Adults in Sefton.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the continuation of work to implement the DoH guidelines and agreed practice in line with the Transforming Social Care Agenda be approved; and

(2)       further reports on performance in relation to Safeguarding Adults in Sefton be submitted to future meetings on a quarterly basis.

Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Social services (Health and Social Care)

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Strategic Director – Health and Social Care advising of the Health and Social Care Directorate Service Plan 2009/10; setting out the intended actions of his department for this period; and indicating that a decision on this mater was required to comply within the Corporate Performance Management Framework.

The report indicated that the Department of Health White Paper ‘Our Health, Our Care, Our Say’ 2006 had set out a vision to provide people with good quality health and social care services in the communities where they lived and to change the way services were provided, placing greater choice and control into the hands of the people who used them; and that the White paper clearly set out the direction of travel for Health and Social Care services over the next five years based on the concept of well being and strongly recommended the notion of ‘seven outcomes’ for Health and Social Care services as:

1.

Improved health and emotional well-being;

2.

Improved quality of life;

3.

Making a positive contribution;

4.

Choice and control;

5.

Freedom from discrimination;

6.

Economic well-being;

7.

Personal dignity;

Attached as an annex to the report was the Health and Social Care Directorate Service Plan 2009/10-2011/12.

RESOLVED:

That the intended actions of the Health and Social Care Directorate for 2009/10, as detailed in the Service Plan be approved.

The Spokespersons and Officers extended their best wishes to Councillor Platt and thanked him for his excellent contribution to the Health and Social Care portfolio.

RESOLVED:

That the best thanks be extended to Councillor Platt for his excellent contribution to the Health and Social Care portfolio and he be wished every success in his future roles on the Council.