Social Work And Health Committee - 26/11/2007

At a MEETING of the SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 26th November, 2007.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

George REGAN

Helen WRIGHT

Derek J SCOTT

 

Roderick A J WALLACE

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Kevin KEENAN

Fraser MACPHERSON

Will DAWSON

Mohammed ASIF

Helen DICK

Bob DUNCAN

Laurie BIDWELL

Ken GUILD

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Tom FERGUSON

Jim BARRIE

Stewart HUNTER

Brian GORDON

Jimmy BLACK

Ken LYNN

Richard McCREADY

David BOWES

Alan ROSS

Joe MORROW

Andrew DAWSON

Donald HAY

 

Bailie Helen WRIGHT, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 22nd October, 2007 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I CUSTOMER CARE OFFICER ANNUAL REPORT 2007

 

Reference was made to Article V of minute of meeting of the Social Work Committee held on 23rd August, 2004, wherein the Customer Care Standards for the Social Work Department were agreed.

 

There was submitted Report No 595-2007 by the Director of Social Work on the second annual report to be prepared by the Customer Care Officer which provided information about the work of the Customer Care Officer and the workings of the Complaints Procedure.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to approve the content of the report;

 

(ii) to instruct the Director of Social Work to undertake a departmental self-assessment against the Charter Mark Standard; and

 

(iii) to note that organisations who performed well against this standard may apply for a national award which recognised high standards of customer care and consultation.

 

II MINOR CAPITAL WORKS 2007/2008

 

There was submitted Report No 594-2007 by the Director of Social Work seeking approval for the City Architectural Services Officer to obtain offers, tenders, or negotiate partnerships and for the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) in conjunction with the Director of Social Work to accept these offers, tenders or partnership agreements for Minor Capital Works up to a total cost of 236,000.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) that the City Architectural Services Officer be authorised to obtain offers, tenders or partnership agreements for the Minor Capital Works detailed in Appendix I of the report; and

(ii) that the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services), in conjunction with the Director of Social Work, be authorised to accept the offers, tenders or partnership agreements as recommended by the City Architectural Services Officer for these works to be undertaken by Dundee Contract Services and other contractors.

 

III DIRECT PAYMENTS - REVISION OF RATES

 

Reference was made to Article VIII of the minute of meeting of the Social Work Committee held on 23rd August, 2004, wherein the rates to be used to calculate the value of a Direct Payment and that Social Care Support rates to be used to calculate the value of personal care provision where the service user had made their own arrangements to procure this provision, were agreed.

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN281-2007 reporting that following completion of the re-tendering of the block domiciliary care contract, it was now appropriate to revise these rates accordingly.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) that a rate of 8.28 per hour (previous rate 7.46 per hour) be applied for Practical Support;

 

(ii) that where service procured through a provider holding a block contract with Dundee City Council a rate equivalent to the contract rate paid to that provider by Dundee City Council be applied for Social Care Support;

 

(iii) that where service provided through any other provider or by employment of a Personal Assistant a rate 11 per hour (previous rate 10 per hour) be applied for Social Care Support; and

 

(iv) that the revised rates take effect from 1st January, 2008.

 

 

 

 

Helen WRIGHT, Convener.