Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Head of Adult Services.

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Adult Services.

The Head of Adult Services presented the report which provided an overview for Members on the current allocation of funding for projects monitored by Adult Services and funded via the Welsh Government Integrated Care Fund (ICF) as at September 2019.

A Member enquired regarding the impact for citizens if funding was withdrawn.  The Head of Adult Services said that if funding was removed the integrated care bed facility, which allowed patients to leave hospital quickly, would be withdrawn and would lead to delays in people leaving hospital while their homes were being adapted.  A Compassionate Communities Members briefing session was being arranged to look at how to better support people and GP’s so that people were not socially isolated.  If funding was withdrawn this would impact on the progress made and preventative services would cease.

The Committee AGREED to recommend that the report be accepted and endorse Option 1, namely that the evidence provided to support the way in which available ICF grant funding is being accessed to support the strategic priorities of the Council, and the service to continue to provide progress updates to the Scrutiny Committee in 2020/21 as outlined in the report be endorsed.