NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Care and Independence Overview and Scrutiny Committee
8 December 2022
Work Programme Report
1.0 Purpose of Report1.1 The committee has agreed the attached work programme (Appendix 1).
1.2 The report gives members the opportunity to be updated on work programme items and review the shape of the work ahead. |
2.1 The scope of this committee is defined as ‘The needs of vulnerable adults and older people and people whose independence needs to be supported by intervention from the public or voluntary sector”.
Committee meetings
· 2 March 2023 at 10am
Mid cycle briefing dates
· 2 February 2023 at 10am
4.1 Your Group Spokespersons met for a Mid Cycle Briefing on Thursday 27 October 2022. The work programme attached reflects the outcome of that discussion. The key points they want to bring to your attention are:
4.3 The committee agreed to discuss this at the March meeting. A draft scope has now been drawn up in collaboration with Cllr Andy Brown which addresses how the directorate is working to reduce emissions – for example as an organisation and commissioner of services, how the impact of the risks of climate change are assessed - especially in relation to the vulnerable groups we support, and the role of public health – for example in keeping people healthy, green spaces, air quality and pollutions.
4.5 This comes into force from April 2023 and means we could have an inspection of all council social care services from CQC at any point during 2023/24 onwards. Your Chair has arranged for Richard Webb and relevant HAS officers to brief Care and Independence O&S members on the new assurance, improvement and data measures for adult social care. Wednesday 25 January 2023 at 11.30am. This will be an informal session in Meeting Room 3 at County Hall, lasting about an hour.
5.1 At the last committee meeting two questions were raised in discussion.
5.3 How many care homes in North Yorkshire are owned by local SMEs, as opposed to those owned by large conglomerates?
5.4 Of 387 care providers who have applied to the HAS Approved provider List (which is the mechanism used to contract with providers), 172 are providers of residential/nursing care. 107 of those 172 are SMEs.
5.6 North Yorkshire has 15.3% higher admissions caused by deliberate or unintentional injuries in children than the England average. It was agreed that the reasons behind this would be explored further and fed back to the committee.
5.7 The full response received is attached as Appendix 2
6.1 The committee is recommended to consider the attached work programme and determine whether any further amendments should be made at this stage.
DANIEL HARRY
SCRUTINY TEAM LEADER
County Hall,
Northallerton
Author of Report: Ray Busby
Contact Details: Tel: 01609 532655 E-mail: ray.busby@northyorks.gov.uk
Care and Independence Overview and Scrutiny Committee APPENDIX 1Work Programme 2022/23 |
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Scheduled Committee Meetings |
2 March 2023 10am |
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Scheduled Mid Cycle Briefings (Attended only by Group Spokespersons) |
2 February 2023 at 10am |
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Agenda Briefings - will be held at 9.30am on the day of the committee meeting |
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Meeting |
Subject |
Aims/Terms of Reference |
Lead/Current position |
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Thursday 8 December 2022 at 10am |
Trailblazer progress possible Financial and Budget Pressures |
Account of local, regional and financial pressures on the Adult Social Care Budget (possibly not necessary in light Anton being at September meeting) |
Anton Hodge |
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All Age Autism Strategy |
Follow up to briefing earlier this year – possible involvement of CYPS |
Karen Siennecki and Natalie Smith |
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Care Market pressures |
Current position - update |
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Older Peoples Champion Report |
Including reference to Health Ageing Priorities and Planning |
Caroline Dickinson |
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DPH Annual Report |
A review of the DPH published report |
Louise Wallace |
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Thursday 2 March 2023 at 10am |
ASC Assurance Framework |
Where we are at in terms of preparedness |
Richard Webb |
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Unpaid Carers – support for Carers |
Overview item to help assess the support provided to adult carers of adults in North Yorkshire. Update on the Strategic plan for the transformation of carers offer across North Yorkshire and experience of the contract for the provision of the Adult Carer Service and Young Carers support and advice |
Cath Simms |
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Extra Care - next generation |
Revisit of Extra Care 12 months on as requested by the Committee. Update on progress and statement on ambition to see Extra Care in all key towns by 2023. |
To be determined |
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Direct Payments |
Revisit how NYCC is ensuring that Direct Payments enable more choice and control over the support people receive and how their social care needs are met |
Cath Simms and Toya Bastow |
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Living Well |
Update on service activity |
Cath Simms |
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Local Account |
A review of the published account |
Louise Wallace |
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Adult Social Care, Public Health and Climate Change |
A response to issues and themes raised by Cllr Andy Brown |
Richard Webb |
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Safeguarding |
Annual NY Safeguarding Adults Board Report |
Chair of Board and Sheila Hall |
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Intermediate Care/Discharge to Assess (possibly covering Reablement) |
Discharge
arrangements. |
To be determined |
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Digital Lives |
Technology enabled care, online care, financial assessment and brokerage. Tech Enabled Care –supporting and enhancing the experience of people and their independence in their own homes |
Mike Rudd and Cath Simms/Neil Bartram. |
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Long list of items yet to be programmed |
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Supported Housing |
Transforming Care and current supported housing service overview |
To be determined |
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Shared Lives Scheme |
Approval to re-procure or in-source the Shared Lives Scheme |
To be determined |
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Respite/Short breaks current position |
Progress on a transformational approach to short breaks |
To be determined |
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Development of the Integrated Care Systems and Partnerships that cover North Yorkshire |
What does this mean for social care, what are the risks etc |
Richard Webb |
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Dementia Care Facility |
Report on progress business case and development in light of Executive approval Ito be determined) Potentially Broad based report for newly constituted committee |
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Day Services |
Overview with some focus on how the pandemic has changed demand for these services and how that influences commissioning arrangements that we have in place to deliver Personalisation and choice and meet current service and business requirements. |
Principle and scope of item yet be discussed |
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Suicide Prevention and Audit |
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Social Prescribing |
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