Issue - meetings

-           Allocation Options for Funding for Local HealthWatch

            Verbal report by Shona McFarlane, Director of Health and Wellbeing

-           Proposed Changes to Registration for Care Quality Registration

            Verbal report for Shona McFarlane, Director of Health and Wellbeing

Shona McFarlane, Director of Health and Wellbeing reported on the following 2 consultations:-

(1)  Funding Allocation Options for Local Health Watch and PCT Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

-        Health and Social Care Bill

Local Health Watch – transfer to local authority October, 2010 onwards

PCT Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards from October, 2012

Independent Mental Health Allocates April, 2012

Consultation closes on 18^th October, 2011

-        National Picture

-        Consultation Area 1

Health Watch Allocation – 2 Options

§         Option 1 – Adult population adjusted for area costs (relates to the size of the population)

Local Health Watch option 1 without floor – adult population adjusted for area costs

Local Health Watch option 1 with floor – adult population adjusted for area costs with a minimum payment of £20,000

§         Option 2 – the social care relative needs formula (relates to the relative need of the population)

Local Health Watch option 2 without floor – adjusted to the relative need of the population

Local Health Watch option 2 with floor – adjusted to the relative needs of the population with a minimum payment of £20,000

-        Consultation Area 2

PCT Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – 3 Options

Identify grant to local authorities based on:-

§         Adult population, adjusted for area costs

§         Adult social care relevant needs formula

§         PCT DOLS caseload data or

§         With or without a minimum allocation of £2,000

Resolved:-  (1)(a)  That the consultation response with regard to consultation area 1 (Health Watch Allocation) be that this Select Commission favours option 2 based on relative need.

(b)  That the consultation response with regard to consultation area 2 (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) be that this Selection Commission favours option 2 i.e. that there should be a minimum allocation to reflect economics of scale and standard minimum costs.

(2)  Proposed Changes to Registration for Care Quality Registration

Resolved:-  (a)  That a sub-group be established consisting of Councillors Jack, Burton and Steel and Russell Wells to consider this consultation.