Agenda item

The Cabinet considered a report of the Interim Corporate Director of Adult and Health Services which provided an update on developments in Adult Social Care; including the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment of Adult Social Care in County Durham, a new service delivery model for Adult Mental Health Services, Unpaid Carers Service in relation to hospital discharge, and the Breakthrough Service.

The report also provided an update on developments in relation to health and social care integration, particularly the advances made through the County Durham Care Partnership (CDCP) on the Transfer of Care Hub (ToCH), the Therapies Project and extended work on the Children and Young People’s Integrated Services.

On 14 September 2022 Cabinet noted the potential changes to health and care integration set out in the Health and Care act 2022 and the Integration White Paper (February 2022). Cabinet agreed that the preferred option for future health and social care integration would be a Joint Committee co-produced with the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB). Cabinet also noted that detailed discussions were needed with partners and Government guidance may be published which would have an impact on the preferred option. The report provided an update on the discussions with partners, the impact of Government guidance and the likelihood of the preferred option to deliver significantly better outcomes (for copy of report, see file of minutes).

Resolved:

That the recommendations in the report be approved.