Cases Sub-committee - 11/09/2008
At a MEETING of the CASES SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 11th September, 2008.
Present:-
Bailie Helen WRIGHT
Councillor Jim BARRIE
Councillor Donald HAY
Bailie Helen WRIGHT, 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 paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.
I PURCHASE OF HOME CARE EXCEEDING AGREED LIMITS
(a) There was submitted Report No 459-2008 by the Director of Social Work requesting authorisation to purchase home care services for one service user which exceeded agreed authorised limits.
The Sub-Committee authorised payment in respect of this care arrangement until alternative care arrangements could be made.
(b) There was submitted Report No 456-2008 by the Director of Social Work requesting authorisation to purchase home care services for one service user which exceeded agreed authorised limits.
The Sub-Committee agreed:-
(i) to authorise payment in respect of this care arrangement;
(ii) to note that the cost of the proposed care package exceeded agreed authorised limits but would meet current needs appropriately and would be subject to regular review and adjusted as appropriate should circumstances change; and
(iii) to note that an application would be submitted to the Direct Payments Scheme to cover the cost of part of the care package to which the report referred.
II ORGANISATION M
There was submitted Agenda Note AN182-2008 by the Director of Social Work on the care provided by organisation M.
The Sub-Committee agreed that permission be given to the Director of Social Work to make suitable placements to organisation M without the need to seek Sub-Committee approval each time.
Helen WRIGHT, Convener.