Agenda

Minutes of the Meetings held on 20 January 2023 (Budget and ordinary),  (previously circulated)

Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency.

Members of the public may make representations/presentations on any substantive matter listed in the published agenda, as set out hereunder, relating to a specific matter or an examination of services or facilities provided or to be provided.

Report of the Director of Integrated Adult Social Care (ACH/23/172) attached

Report of the Review, attached

Report of the Chief Delivery Officer, NHS Devon, NHS Devon, attached

In accordance with Standing Order 23(2) Councillor M Wrigley has requested that the Committee consider this matter.

Report of the Director of Integrated Adult Social Care (ACH/23/170), attached

Briefing by Healthwatch, attached

The document contains the following recommendations to the Health and Adult Care Scrutiny Committee:

(a) that Devon Health and Adult Care Scrutiny Committee seeks reassurance that all families who would be affected by the proposals to reduce day and respite care provision are fully consulted with, before any decision is made to reduce these services, to ensure that all clients with assessed care needs will continue to have their care needs fully met if changes were to be made; and  

(b) to note that Healthwatch Devon - who's statutory function is to promote and support the involvement of people in the monitoring, commissioning and provision of local health and social care services - can independently support and help to facilitate the consultation process.

Joint report from Devon County Council and NHS Devon (ACH/23/171)

attached 

In accordance with previous practice, Scrutiny Committees are requested to review the list of forthcoming business and determine which items are to be included in the Work Programme.

The Committee may also wish to review the content of the Cabinet Forward Plan and the Children’s Services Risk Register to see if there are any specific items therein it might wish to explore further.

Below is a list of information previously circulated for Members, since the last meeting, relating to topical developments which have been or are currently being considered by this Scrutiny Committee.

(a) Dentistry Masterclass Recording & Presentation.

(b) Risk Registers for the respective Scrutiny Committees Risk Registers - Democracy in Devon

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