Agenda

10:05

John Jackson, Director for Social and Community Services, will update the committee on local and national developments in Adult Social Care.

10:45

Lucy Butler, Deputy Director for Adult Services, will present the Annual Safeguarding report from the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board. The report summarises cross-sector work undertaken to ensure that vulnerable adults are protected from harm both in care settings and at home.

11:20

John Jackson will update the committee on the development of a single Section 75 agreement between Oxfordshire County Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group.

The committee are invited to:

• Note the progress in developing the single Section 75 Agreement that will come into effect on 1 April 2013.
• Agree to consider the Joint Older People’s Commissioning Strategy before it is considered by Cabinet in June 2013.

11:50

Adrian Chant and Sue Butterworth will update the committee on recent developments for the Local Involvement Network including the agreed priorities from the 2012 Hearsay event.

Lisa Gregory will update the committee on the transition to the new HealthWatch provider.

12:10

John Jackson, Director of Social and Community Services, will introduce the proposals on the directorate position on Care Home Fees. It has been proposed that the directorate should:

• Confirm the interim payment 3% already paid to care homes in 2012/13 and
• Increase the payments for residential homes and for the lower band for nursing homes from 1st April 2013.

12:50