Issue - meetings

This report provides information on a range of initiatives which are in progress to help to deliver the objectives of the Long Term Commissioning Strategy for Older People, and seeks agreement in principle to a proposed approach to develop joint commissioning arrangements with the PCT.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for Adult Social Services be advised to:

·        Approve Option one as set out in the report.

Decision of the Executive Member for Adult Social Services

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To support the development of partnership working and enable progress to be made in the delivery of strategic objectives for older people’s services, without additional delay.

Members considered a report that provided them with a range of initiatives which were in progress and which would help deliver the objectives of the Long Term Commissioning Strategy for Older People by developing support and accommodation within the community, and by linking service developments more closely with the Primary Care Trust (PCT).

Work was in progress to agree joint priorities for action, based on shared objectives, which could be mapped from the Long Term Commissioning Strategy to the PCT’s recovery plans and draft commissioning intentions.

These priorities are likely to link to the outcomes identified within the Long Term Commissioning Strategy to:

·        Reshape dementia and older peoples’ mental health service to ensure more support within the community.

·        Reduce hospital admissions and admissions to residential and nursing care by making best use of intermediate, transitional, fast response re-abling and rehabilitation services.

·        Use technology to support independence and improve risk management for customers and patients.

·        Develop an integrated health and social care approach to helping patients and customers manage their long term conditions.

·        Develop community based preventative services and carer support which will improve health and well being.

Joint project groups would be set up, with staff from both the PCT and the Council, and where appropriate the GP commissioning group, to develop and deliver specific changes and measurable outcomes.

Members were presented with the following options:

Option 1        To agree in principle to the joint priorities and proposed joint arrangements to deliver these.

Option 2        To delay agreement until full details for the projects and oversight of the projects have been scoped and terms of reference are available.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for Adult Social Services be advised to:

·        Approve Option one as set out in the report.

Decision of the Executive Member for Adult Social Services

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To support the development of partnership working and enable progress to be made in the delivery of strategic objectives for older people’s services, without additional delay.