Report attached.

Contact:  Tanya Miles, Interim Director of Adult Social Care and Housing

The Committee received the report of the Interim Director of Adult Social Care and Housing – copy attached to the signed Minutes – which highlighted the way in which Adult Social Care would deliver the 2020/21 Adult Social Care Winter Plan.

A presentation was given – copy of slides attached to the signed Minutes - that covered the following areas:

·         Winter Plan

·         Overarching work within the health and care system

·         Preventing and controlling the spread of infection in care settings

·         Collaboration across health and care settings

·         Supporting people who receive social care, the workforce and carers

·         Supporting the system

The Interim Director of Adult Social Care and Housing explained that Shropshire Council’s Winter Plan set out what would be done over the winter period to address the priorities set out in the Government’s Adult Social Care Winter Plan and had been split into a number of different themes.  The Service Manager for Short Term Support and the Service Manager for Community Partnerships and Day Opportunities took the Board through the detail underneath these themes.  The Interim Director of Adult Social Care and Housing concluded by stating that Shropshire was in a strong position this winter and she expressed her thanks to everyone for all of the work being done to support people in Shropshire.

The STP Programme Manager / Covid Community Response Lead informed the Board that one part of the Winter Plan, the wellbeing contract, had received a funding uplift and it was hoped that closer working in this area could possibly be undertaken with the primary care network and other partners going forward in order to make the best use of the service.

The Chief Officer, Shropshire Partners in Care welcomed the Council’s support but expressed caution around capacity in the market and the financial challenges posed as many care homes had been hit by a fall in occupancy levels.

The Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care thanked the whole Adult Social Care sector for all of the work being undertaken during the most challenging and difficult times ever known and he encouraged everyone to read the full report.

RESOLVED:  To accept and endorse Shropshire Councils Adult Social Care Winter Plan.