Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Adult Care & Health.

The report details the system review of the Council's approach to Prevention and Early Help, by providing a cohesive all age offer. The offer for adults builds on the previous work undertaken with the voluntary sector and other partners in 2014. Fundamental to this work is to create the right conditions to allow us to work together with communities, partners and others to promote and enable independence, wellbeing and quality of life for our residents.

The Cabinet is recommended to:-

(1) Note the contents of this report and provide comment/ feedback;

(2) Agree the recommendation to proceed to the procurement stage for this commissioning exercise

(3) Agree the recommendation for approval to award the contracts upon completion of the procurement exercises is delegated to the Director of Adult Social Care (DASS) or for Public Health specific contracts to the Director of Public Health. 

Officer contact: Vincent Fraga, 0161 474 4401,  vincent.fraga@stockport.gov.uk , or Alison Leigh, alison.leigh@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Adult Care & Health (Councillor Jude Wells) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the system review of the Council's approach to Prevention and Early Help, by providing a cohesive all age offer.

RESOLVED - (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That approval be given to proceed to the procurement stage for this commissioning exercise.

(3) That authority be delegated to the Director of Adult Social Care (DASS), or for Public Health specific contracts to the Director of Public Health, for the award of contracts upon completion of the procurement exercises.

To consider a report of the Director of Adult Social Services.

The report details the system review of the Council's approach to Prevention and Early Help, by providing a cohesive all age offer. The offer for adults builds on the previous work undertaken with the voluntary sector and other partners in 2014. Fundamental to this work is to create the right conditions to allow us to work together with communities, partners and others to promote and enable independence, wellbeing and quality of life for our residents.

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to:

·         note the contents of this report and provide comment/feedback;

·         endorse the recommendation to Cabinet to proceed to the procurement stage for this commissioning exercise; and

·         endorse the recommendation to Cabinet to agree that approval to award the contracts upon completion of the procurement exercises is delegated to the Director of Adult Social Care (DASS) or for Public Health specific contracts to the Director of Public Health. 

Officer contact: Vincent Fraga, 0161 474 4401,  vincent.fraga@stockport.gov.uk, or Alison Leigh, alison.leigh@stockport.gov.uk

The Director of Adult Social Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the system review of the Council's approach to Prevention and Early Help, by providing a cohesive all age offer with the offer for adults building on the previous work undertaken with the voluntary sector and other partners in 2014. Fundamental to this work is to create the right conditions to allow us to work together with communities, partners and

others to promote and enable independence, wellbeing and quality of life for our residents

The Cabinet Member for Adult Care and Health (Councillor Jude Wells) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

The following comments were made/issues raised: -

·         The Committee welcomed the report and the joined up and collaborated approach.

·         It was commented that regarding paragraph 3.1 and the reference to ‘technology and digital inclusion’ that not everyone wants technology and some are not even bothered, but these people should not be missing out on accessing health services. Could something be done to engage with these people and making it easier for them to access services either face to face or over the phone.

·         It was noted that some generations don’t engage with technology and multiple routes were being looked at to access services. Screening services would be adopted to work with people at their own pace and it was understood that ‘one size does not fit all’ as it was not just an online presence but to be as inclusive as possible.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.