Issue - meetings

The Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel is asked to consider the full draft Independent Living Strategy, together with appendices (weblinks for Appendices 3 & 4 are embedded within the report) and provide feedback to inform the final version.  The Independent Living Strategy sets out the Council’s headline priorities for supporting independent living for young people in transition to adulthood, adults (18-64 years) and older people (65+) with adult social care needs in Enfield over the next five years (2023-2027). 

The Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel considered the overarching report and the full draft Independent Living Strategy, together with appendices and following a short verbal introduction from Officers were invited to provide feedback and comment to inform the final version.

Members noted that the Independent Living Strategy was intended to complement existing strategies and contribute to a wholistic portfolio of documents, which set out, in partnership with those people who needed support, together with their carers, what was needed locally to better support independent living and how the Council would work with the stakeholders to deliver. That the Strategy of the Joint Health and Wellbeing Board, referred to in paragraph 9 of the Officer’s report, be circulated to Members of the Panel.

    ACTION: Lia Markwick, Service Development Manager

Regular updates on the implementation of the Independent Living Strategy, which set out the Council’s headline priorities for supporting independent living for young people in transition to adulthood, adults (18-64 years) and older people (65+) with adult social care needs in Enfield over the next five years (2023-2027) be brought to the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel on an annual basis.

     ACTION: Lia Markwick, Service Development Manager/Governance

Members requested that a key to any acronyms used within the Independent Living Strategy be provided.

                                    ACTION: Lia Markwick, Service Development Manager

Members referring to the data capture in the Enfield Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA), Section 4 – Equality Analysis, requested that it would be helpful if the pattern of people who needed help was provided from the data gathered. This was in addition to the simple summary provided. There was room for narrative within the document, which would be good practice and provide open questions for residents to respond.

                                    ACTION: Lia Markwick, Service Development Manager

Members recognised that the purpose of the Focus Groups were to provide an opportunity for Officers to meet and understand the bigger picture and the needs of those who needed care and their carers. However, opportunities for online engagement should also be provided.

                                    ACTION: Lia Markwick, Service Development Manager

Following consideration of the full draft Independent Living Strategy it was AGREED that:

1.    The comments and feedback arising from the discussion inform the final version of the Independent Living Strategy (2023-2027); and

2.    An annual update of the implementation of the Independent Living Strategy be brought to the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel for the duration of the plan 2023-2027.

               ACTION: Lia Markwick, Service Development Manager/Governance