Cases Sub-committee - 22/12/2011

At a MEETING of the CASES SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 22nd December, 2011.

Present:-

Councillor Jim BARRIE

Bailie Helen WRIGHT

Councillor Donald HAY

Councillor Jim BARRIE, Convener, in the Chair.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

The Sub-Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

I PURCHASE OF CARE PACKAGE WHICH EXCEEDS THE APPROVED NATIONAL CARE HOME RATE

There was submitted Report No 560-2011 by the Director of Social Work requesting authorisation for increased care provision within supported accommodation, for one service user, that exceeded agreed authorised limits.

The Cases Sub-Committee agreed that Mr R remained in his current placement and that additional funding for his care needs to ensure his residency was secure as attained in the report.

II PURCHASE OF PLACEMENT WHICH EXCEEDS THE APPROVED NATIONAL CARE HOME RATE

There was submitted Report No 561-2011 by the Director of Social Work requesting approval of funding for additional services required to support S F at her present care home setting in Dundee.

The Sub-Committee agreed that an additional 20 hours per week be funded on a permanent basis, to maintain S Fs current placement, on her return from an acute hospital setting located within Dundee as outlined in the report.

III PURCHASE OF PLACEMENT WHICH EXCEEDS THE APPROVED NATIONAL CARE HOME RATE

There was submitted Report No 562-2011 by the Director of Social Work requesting approval of funding for N M to move to residential accommodation located in Perthshire.

The Sub-Committee agreed that a placement be funded, on a permanent basis, to facilitate N M moving to residential accommodation, from an acute hospital setting as attained in the report.

The placement will require 2,200 per week to be committed by the Social Work Department. The total cost of the placement will be 114,400 per annum. The care and support for N M will be subject to a minimum of one annual review.

Jim BARRIE, Convener.