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RESPONSIBLE BODY Policy Commission for Care, Health and Housing |
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ENQUIRY NAME Continuing Care – Older People |
REFERENCE NUMBER H1/06 |
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PROPOSED OUTPUTS Ø To ensure that the quality of continuing of continuing care delivered to Older People is high. Ø To
provide a seamless service between the Island’s NHS and Council provision of
continuing care. |
RISK High Medium ü Low |
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PROPOSED DATE OF INITIATION 28 June 2006 |
PROPOSED DATE OF COMPLETION January 2007 |
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REASON FOR ENQUIRY Ø
The Local Area
Agreement aims to, “Improve the quality of life of Older People” (Under
‘healthier communities’, Aim B, Goal B1) Ø
To ensure that the assessment and quality of continuing care meets
national standards Ø
Recent media
coverage on the criteria for assessing continuing care needs Ø
To provide a
seamless service between the local NHS and Local Authority, particularly in
light of plans for an integrated organisation. |
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PROPOSED OUTCOME OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION Ø
Improved quality of life of older people receiving continuing care |
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TERMS OF REFERENCE To receive evidence from
stakeholders on: · Defining the term ‘older people’ ·
National and regional criteria for Continuing Care level 1 (NHS
healthcare), 2 (health and social care) and 3 (social care only) ·
Current practice in terms of assessing and providing continuing care ·
Identifying unmet-need ·
Identifying links between continuing care and public health ·
The current ‘joint operational policy for the agreement of funding of
Continuing Care’, between the Isle of Wight Council and Primary Care Trust In order to: ·
Identify any improvements to the current process of assessment and
provision of continuing care for older people What will not be
included Continuing care delivered
to those who are not covered by the term ‘older people’ (as defined by this enquiry) |
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KEY STAKEHOLDERS IWC Cabinet Member for Health
and Community Well-Being IWC Interim Director of
Social Services IWC Adult and Community
Services Officers Member champion for
Older People Chief Executive Isle of
Wight Healthcare NHS Trust Local NHS Commissioning
Officers Director of Public
Health for the Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Patient
and Public Involvement Forum/s Service users / carers General practitioners Island care homes IW Town and Parish
Councils Carers UK Older Voices Age Concern Rural Community Council Older people‘s health
care specialists Other Local Authorities
and NHS organisations |
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RELEVANT CORPORATE AND/OR COMMUNITY STRATEGY/IES Corporate Priorities
fit: o
Economic development
and regeneration þ Healthier
communities and older people o
Safer communities o
Children and young
people þ High-Performing Cost-Effective Council Community Strategy (‘Unleash the Talent’): The goals relating to the health and well-being of
older people included in the (draft) Community Strategy under the section ‘A
Healthy Island’ are: Ø
Improving health for all members of our community Ø Actively promoting independent living for older people.” |
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RELATED PROJECTS Current work being undertaken by the commission on the integration of health and social care (H2/05 and H5/05) |
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LEAD MEMBER Councillor Erica Oulton |
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OFFICER INVOLVEMENT Lead
Link Officer: TBC Overview
and Scrutiny Team: |
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OTHER RESOURCES REQUIRED Expert witness Possible visits to other local authorities |
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