Decision details

Health and Care Winter Update

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

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“The NHS has been under extraordinary pressure this winter due to people unwell with respiratory virus infections and staffing issues.

 

The Council has worked hard to ensure that the number of people in hospital waiting for social care remains low.

 

We will continue to work with the NHS to facilitate timely hospital discharges and to support those residents who need adult social care.”

 

Julia Jessel, Cabinet Member for Health and Care

 

Reasons for the Decision – To receive an update on pressures facing the NHS this winter and the additional and ongoing services commissioned by the Council to facilitate timely hospital discharges and support those residents who need adult social care.

 

Decision – (a) That the pressures facing the NHS this winter be noted.

 

(b) That the additional services commissioned by the Council to facilitate timely hospital discharges and support those residents who need social care be noted.

Publication date: 19/01/2023

Date of decision: 18/01/2023

Decided at meeting: 18/01/2023 - Cabinet

Effective from: 25/01/2023

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