The SSIA has launched a new ‘Learning library’ which pulls together the wide selection of SSIA learning resources developed over the past 5 years. The library allows you to search through a wide selection of resources, ranging from reports, interactive toolkits, factsheets and e-learning resources, and through a range of topics across adult and children’s services. […]
Social Services Improvement Agency Learning Library
Filed Under: Child & Family Services, Health, Social Care & Wellbeing
Councillors talk to the Carers’ Centre & the Alzheimer’s Society
Earlier this week the Health Social Care & Well Being Overview & Scrutiny Board began its review of how the Council and its partners support carers in Swansea. On Tuesday councillors met Shirley Bowen, Director at Swansea Carers’ Centre and Val Walker, Locality Director at the Alzheimer’s Society. The councillors wanted to understand how these two important organisations […]
Filed Under: Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Tagged With: Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Alzheimer's Society, Carers, Carers' Centre, councillors, reviews, scrutiny
Carers and the Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy on the Agenda
The Health Social Care & Well Being Overview & Scrutiny Board met yesterday. The councillors dealt with two main topics – progress against the implementation of the Health Social Care & Well Being Strategy and how the Council supports carers. The Cabinet Member for Social Services, Councillor Nick Tregoning and Sharon Miller, Dr Nina Williams […]
Health Social Care & Well Being Overview & Scrutiny Board
The Board meets next Tuesday, 1st November, at 10am in Committee Room 1 at the Civic Centre. This meeting has a busy agenda and will see the Board meet the new Corporate Director (Social Services), engage with Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board on the progress of the Health Social Care & Well Being Strategy, monitor […]
Future delivery of adult social care
The Health Social Care & Well Being Overview & Scrutiny Board met last week to discuss the Cabinet report on the business case for a local authority trading company to deliver adult social care. The Board has engaged with a range of stakeholders over the last 3 months to gather evidence to help them form […]
Filed Under: Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Tagged With: cabinet report, Local Authority Trading Company
Supporting Older People Review Accepted by Cabinet
Last week the Cabinet Member for Social Services accepted the Health Social Care & Well Being Overview & Scrutiny Board’s review and recommendations on supporting older people in the community. The Board made 8 recommendations in total, some key recommendations to the Cabinet member were to: Work with the Corporate Management Team to identify under usage […]
Filed Under: Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Tagged With: cabinet members, older people