Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Social Services which was presented to update Members on the work and decisions taken over the last 6 months by the Regional Partnership Board, developed under statutory guidance Part 9 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (SSWB Act).

The Director of Social Services spoke to the report and highlighted the main points contained therein.

A Member raised serious concerns that home assessments

to safely discharge people from hospital were being carried out after a patient was discharged.  The Director said that an individual would have been declared medically fit before being discharged from hospital and a planned model of discharge to return home would need to be prepared.  The Head of Adult Services commented that sometimes patients agreed to be discharged from hospital before the Home Service was made aware of the discharge and this could lead to delays in home assessments.

A Member enquired regarding mental well-being for children and young people.  The Director said he recognised the Member’s concerns as often young people visited their GP and then the next step would be they were referred to specialist intervention provided by CAMHS.  The Authority were looking to develop something in between to work in Blaenau Gwent and across Gwent. 

The Committee AGREED to recommend that the report be accepted and endorse Option 1, namely to scrutinise the report and to support the decisions of the Regional Partnership Board.