Issue - meetings

The Board received a report from the Strategic Director – People, which provided an overview of the Transforming Domiciliary Care Programme and Adult Social Care response to the Healthwatch Survey undertaken in October 2019.

The Transforming Domiciliary Care Programme commenced in 2016 with the aim of improving the provision and quality of care commissioned by Halton Borough Council.  A Programme Board was established in 2018 and in 2019 the original programme of work was reviewed and updated following consultation with key stakeholders.

It was noted that the overall purpose of the Programme remained the same, to provide a modern and sustainable domiciliary care service across Halton.  There were five Programme aims that had been identified; these were listed in paragraph 3.3 of the report. 

Members were advised that following development of a Work Programme a series of workstreams were established (paragraph 3.4) and each workstream reported into the Transforming Domiciliary Care Programme Board.  Officers advised Members that these workstreams had to be paused due to the Pandemic, but would be resumed as soon as possible.  The Board’s Co-opted Member from Healthwatch offered their assistance with the Outcomes workstream.

Further to the publication of Healthwatch Halton’s survey of people in receipt of domiciliary care in October 2019,  the Board was referred to the 9 key areas for consideration that emerged from this.  These were outlined in the report together with the Council’s responses.

RESOLVED:  That the report is noted.