Scrutiny Committee for Adult Social Care – 13 June 2006

County Hall at 10am

Agenda

Minutes

Item 5 - Adult Social Care Three Year Plan

To bring to the Committee's attention the Adult Social Care Three Year Plan and policy, resource and performance commitments to 2008/09

Item 5 - Appendix

Appendix to item 5 – Adult Social Care Three Year Plan for the years 2007/8, 2008/9 and 2009/10

Item 6 - Business Transformation Programme Update

To update the Committee on the progress of the Business Transformation Programme

Item 7 - Adult Social Care Departmental Sickness Absence Levels

To update the Committee on the review being undertaken by the Department to establish a greater understanding of the sickness absence trends and action being taken to address sickness absence levels

Appendix 1 to item 7

Appendix 1 – Quarterly breakdown of absence figures

Appendix 2 to item 7

Appendix 2 – Comparator figures

Appendix 3 to item 7

Appendix 3 – Stress Management Policy

Appendix 3 - Manager's Toolkit

Appendix 3 – The Management of Stress; Manager's Toolkit

Appendix 4 to item 7

Appendix 4 – Physiotherapy for musculoskeletal disorders

Appendix 5 to item 7

Appendix 5 – Attendance Management Procedure

Item 8 - Direct Payments - Final Report

To provide an up-to-date assessment of the progress made in implementing the recommendations set out in the Direct Payments Scrutiny Review dated November 2004

Appendix to item 8

Appendix – Updated Action Plan

Item 9 - Visits by the Adult Social Care Committee

To update Members on future visits to Adult Social Care establishments during 2006

Item 10 - Future Scrutiny Review on an aspect of the White Paper "Our health, our care, our say"

To suggest that the Committee carries out a review on the provision of preventative services in the community

Item 11 - Future Scrutiny Committee Work Programme

To set out the Committee's work programme for 2006