No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received. 

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 February 2017 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

(Claire Tomenson – 01274 432457)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 February 2017 be signed as a correct record.

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents. 

Any referrals that have been made to this Committee up to and including the date of publication of this agenda will be reported at the meeting.

There were no referrals made to the Committee.

Under Article 6 of Part 2 of the Constitution the Committee may make a recommendation to Council for the co-option of non-voting members to the Committee.

The Committee is asked to recommend the appointment of the following non-voting co-opted members:

Susan Crowe – Strategic Disability Partnership

Trevor Ramsay – Strategic Disability Partnership

G Sam Samociuk – former Mental Health Nursing Lecturer

Jenny Scott – Older People’s Partnership

                                                                        (Caroline Coombes -01274 432313)

Under Article 6 of Part 2 of the Constitution the Committee may make a recommendation to Council for the co-option of non-voting members to the Committee.

Resolved –

That it be recommended to Council that the following non-voting co-opted members be appointed to the Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny for the 2017/2018 Municipal Year:

Susan Crowe – Strategic Disability Partnership

Trevor Ramsay – Strategic Disability Partnership

G Sam Samociuk – former Mental Health Nursing Lecturer

Jenny Scott – Older People’s Partnership

ACTION: City Solicitor

Bradford People First is a user led self-advocacy organisation run by and for people with learning disabilities.

Last year they carried out a survey with people with learning disabilities about the support they get.  The survey was based upon the REACH standards which are:

I choose who I live with

I choose where I live

I have my own home

I choose how I am supported

I choose who supports me

I get good support

I choose my friends and relationships

I choose how to be healthy and safe

I choose how I am part of the community

I have the same rights and responsibilities as other citizens

I get help to make changes in my life

Representatives of Bradford People First will give a presentation on the results of the survey and what the findings suggest should happen now.

                                                            (Darryl Smith – 01274 435001/435031)

Bradford People First is a user led self-advocacy organisation run by and for people with learning disabilities.

Last year they carried out a survey with people with learning disabilities about the support they get.  The survey was based upon the REACH standards which are:

I choose who I live with

I choose where I live

I have my own home

I choose how I am supported

I choose who supports me

I get good support

I choose my friends and relationships

I choose how to be healthy and safe

I choose how I am part of the community

I have the same rights and responsibilities as other citizens

I get help to make changes in my life

Representatives from Bradford People First gave a brief presentation on the results of the survey and what the findings suggest should happen now.  During the presentation the following information was alluded to:

·         During the survey 71 people with learning disabilities were spoken to across Bradford, Keighley and Ilkley.

·         Individuals and organisations were not named in the feedback.

·         Some common themes included that most of the people were happy with the support they received.

·         That when people were contacted at home by phone, most of the time it was the support worker who answered the phone.

·         That information was not always being passed onto people.

·         Out of the 37 providers and organisations that were contacted, only 9 responded.

Understanding the meaning of choice:

·         Our staff give us a few ideas such as I go on my own with staff to the bank and for lunch

·         In essence sometimes decisions are made by others and people do not know what choice is.

·         The language people use is not always helpful i.e. “Staff tell me to go to bed”; “they would let me stay at home” or “we would be allowed to stay at home”

In relation to staffing the comments made in the survey included:

“When I am poorly I can’t stay at home because there is no staff”;  they might change the rota without telling me and send someone else or sometimes forget to send someone.

“They don’t come into the doctors with me, but have to wait in the car while I have an appointment”.

Summary and Recommendations:

·         The question posed - Is it support or care?

·         That there needs to be a culture change

·         Recommend there be more independent quality checking of support services

·         That although the support people received was about promoting independent living this was not always the case.

·         That the survey finding presents a real challenge for service providers to promote independent living.

·         Given the low level of response to the survey, the survey only reflected a small number of people who received support and therefore we did not know the true picture.

During the discussion, a co-opted member stated that many of the people who received support were overall happy with the service they received, however a number of issues had been raised.  In response it was stated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Previous reference: Minute 85 (2015/16)

This Committee received an update report on the delivery of the Great Places to Grow Old Programme at the meeting held on 3 March 2016. 

The report of the Strategic Director of Health and Wellbeing (Document “A”) provides an update on the progress made over the past year on the implementation of the integrated plan that aims to help older people, including people living with dementia to be independent and have a better quality of life by meeting their care and support needs within their own home, keeping them near their friends and family for as long as possible.

Recommended –

Members are invited to comment on the update on the progress of the implementation.

                                                                        (Lyn Sowray – 01274 432900)

Previous reference: Minute 85 (2015/16)

This Committee received an update report on the delivery of the Great Places to Grow Old Programme at the meeting held on 3 March 2016. 

The report of the Strategic Director of Health and Wellbeing (Document “A”) provided an update on the progress made over the past year on the implementation of the integrated plan that aims to help older people, including people living with dementia to be independent and have a better quality of life by meeting their care and support needs within their own home, keeping them near their friends and family for as long as possible.

The Strategic Director explained that in the light of the vision for home care, Great Places to Grow Old needed a rewrite in the context of how we support and deliver services.  To this end work was already underway to fill the gap in intermediate care with a proposal for short stay accommodation and a greater emphasis on supporting people in their own homes.

During the discussion a Member asked what support mechanisms were in place to those that were not identified within the care system, however they still required a level of support.  In response the Strategic Director stated that the Adult  Services as well as the voluntary sector were active in supporting communities to embrace people that lived isolated lives and that this group was a particular cause for concern as they were more likely to end up in care.

In addition the expansion of the shared lives scheme, to support independent living as well as a big drive to improve home care were alluded to.

Resolved –

That this Committee be consulted as part of the Great Places to Grow Old Programme review, and that a future report  includes information on affordable housing provision for older people.

ACTION: Strategic Director Health and Wellbeing

A work planning discussion will take place on the Committee’s work programme for the new 2017/18 municipal year.

(Caroline Coombes – 01274 432313)

A work planning discussion took place on the Committee’s work programme for the new 2017/18 municipal year.

Resolved –

That the Work Programme be presented to the next meeting of the Committee for adoption.

ACTION: Overview and Scrutiny Lead

Previous reference: Minute 36 (2015/16)

At its meeting of 29 October 2015 the Committee considered a report of the Chair and resolved ‘That the West Yorkshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny be supported’. It also nominated two members from within its membership to sit on the Joint Committee. As the Committee has since been reconstituted, there is now a need to appoint two new members to sit on the Joint Committee.

Recommended –

That the Committee nominates two members from within its membership to sit on the West Yorkshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

(Caroline Coombes – 01274 432313)

Previous reference: Minute 36 (2015/16)

At its meeting of 29 October 2015 the Committee considered a report of the Chair and resolved ‘That the West Yorkshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny be supported’. It also nominated two members from within its membership to sit on the Joint Committee. As the Committee has since been reconstituted, there was now a need to appoint two new members to sit on the Joint Committee.

Resolved –

That Councillors Greenwood and Gibbons be nominated to sit on the West Yorkshire Health Overview and Scrutiny.

ACTION: Overview and Scrutiny Lead

Members are asked to note the following dates for the remainder of the 2017/18 Municipal Year for meetings of this Committee scheduled to take place at 4.30 pm in City Hall, Bradford:

Thursday 7 September - Committee Room 1

Thursday 5 October - Committee Room 1

Thursday 26 October - Committee Room 1

Thursday 16 November - Committee Room 1

Thursday 7 December - Ernest Saville Room

Thursday 25 January 2018 - Ernest Saville Room

Thursday 8 February - Committee Room 1

Thursday 1 March - Committee Room 1

Thursday 22 March - Ernest Saville Room

Thursday 12 April - Committee Room 1

                                                                        (Claire Tomenson – 01274 432457)

Resolved  -

That the dates for the remainder of the 2017/18 Municipal Year for meetings of this Committee scheduled to take place at 4.30 pm in City Hall, Bradford be noted:

Thursday 7 September - Committee Room 1

Thursday 5 October - Committee Room 1

Thursday 26 October - Committee Room 1

Thursday 16 November - Committee Room 1

Thursday 7 December - Ernest Saville Room

Thursday 25 January 2018 - Ernest Saville Room

Thursday 8 February - Committee Room 1

Thursday 1 March - Committee Room 1

Thursday 22 March - Ernest Saville Room

Thursday 12 April - Committee Room 1

ACTION:       City Solicitor