Social Work And Health Committee - 28/04/2008

At a MEETING of the SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 28th April, 2008.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

George REGAN

Willie SAWERS

Derek J SCOTT

Helen WRIGHT

Roderick A J WALLACE

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Kevin KEENAN

Joe MORROW

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Mohammed ASIF

Fraser MACPHERSON

Stewart HUNTER

Laurie BIDWELL

Helen DICK

Ken LYNN

Tom FERGUSON

Ken GUILD

Christina ROBERTS

Brian GORDON

Jimmy BLACK

Alan G ROSS

Richard McCREADY

David BOWES

Donald HAY

 

Bob DUNCAN

 

 

Bailie Helen WRIGHT, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th April, 2008 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I PROTOCOL BETWEEN DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL AND DUNDEE COLLEGE

 

There was submitted Report No 240-2008 by the Director of Social Work advising of the implementation of a jointly agreed Protocol between Dundee City Council and Dundee College. The Protocol would result in increased support for young people who had been, or were, looked after by Dundee City Council, and who were considering, or undertaking, a course of study with Dundee College.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to acknowledge the Protocol;

 

(ii) to recognise the valuable contribution the Protocol would make to further improving educational outcomes for young people who had been or were looked after; and

 

(iii) to remit the Director of Social Work to conclude the Protocol on the terms in the report.

 

II IMPLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL CARE HOME CONTRACT - FEE LEVELS FOR 2008/2009

 

There was submitted Report No 220-2008 by the Director of Social Work informing of the outcome of negotiations between COSLA, the Scottish Government and care home providers in relation to the ongoing development of a National Care Home Contract. The report also recommended payment rates for 2008/2009 for independent sector care homes as outlined in the National Care Home Contract negotiations.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the outcome of the National Care Home Contract negotiations, particularly the increased quality levels expected of care homes in order to receive higher weekly payments; and

 

(ii) that payments made to independent sector care homes were increased in line with the detailed recommendations outlined in the report.

 

 

 

 

Helen WRIGHT, Convener.