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ITEM
EX12
EXECUTIVE
– 20 APRIL 2004
SCRUTINY
REVIEW: GEOGRAPHICAL EQUITY FOR OLDER PEOPLE’S DAY CARE SERVICES IN OXFORDSHIRE
Report by
Director for Social & Health Care
Introduction
- The report sets
out the progress that has been made on implementing the Scrutiny Review
of Geographical Equity for Older People’s Day Care Services in Oxfordshire
and recommends future action. An action plan is appended at Annex
1 (download as .doc file).
Background
- In July 2002 the
Social & Health Care Scrutiny Committee set up a review of the ‘Geographical
Equity for Older People’s Day Care Services in Oxfordshire’. It undertook
this work on the premise that day services were important to maintaining
older people at home and that access to such services might depend on
which part of the county the older person lived.
- The Review report
was considered by the Scrutiny Committee and the Executive in July 2003.
The Executive resolved to note the recommendations of the Social &
Health Care Scrutiny Committee and instructed the Director for Social
& Health Care, in consultation with relevant Executive Members and
other Directors, to report back to the Executive on the Scrutiny Committee’s
recommendations, together with an action plan where appropriate, subject
to reference to the Best Value Committee of those matters which related
to the work of that Committee.
Progress
on the Scrutiny Committee’s Recommendations
- Day services are
an important part of an integrated and comprehensive range of services
to meet the needs of an increasingly old and frail population. However,
the priorities and pressures on Older People’s Services are considerable.
To illustrate this in 2003/04, managers and staff have been tackling:-
- Delays in transfers
of care in hospitals
- Acute shortage
of Home Support Workers
- Integrating
intermediate care services with PCTs and setting up Single Access
and Rehabilitation to Care Teams (SPARCs) in four localities
- Developing and
evaluating Intermediate Care Units in the independent sector
- Stimulating
supply of independent residential care and nursing home placements
- Continuing to
develop ex-council care homes in partnership with Order of St John
and Bedfordshire Pilgrims
- Supporting local
providers in the independent sector
- Working on the
new single assessment process with IT systems to meet a range of target
dates, the first being April 2004.
- As a consequence
of this pressing agenda, progress has not been even across the actions
proposed by the Scrutiny Committee. In addition, it is not recommended
that priority is given to some of the proposed actions in 2004/05 in
the light of other, more pressing requirements.
- The details of
the progress on the recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee are set
out in Annex 1 (download as
.doc file).
RECOMMENDATION
- The Executive
is RECOMMENDED to note the work to date and agree the Action Plan as
set out in Annex 1 (download as
.doc file).
CHARLES
WADDICOR
Director for
Social & Health Care
Background Papers: Nil
Contact
Officer: Charles Waddicor, Director for Social & Health Care,
Tel (01865) 816041
April
2004
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