Issue - meetings

The Director of Adult Social Care and Community Commissioning, Bury Council presented the report which sought permission to disseminate a combined total of £552,981 of Workforce Recruitment and Retention Fund monies from the Department of Health and Social Care. This grant would address workforce capacity pressures this winter through recruitment and retention activity.

In response to Members’ questions, it was noted that the level of workers available for recruitment was unknown, but that recruitment had been successful previously with a similar approach on a smaller scale. It was noted that a White Paper on Adult Social Care had been issued last week which addressed workforce and that a report on this would be brought to a future meeting of either the SCB or Locality Board.

The Strategic Commissioning Board:

1.   Approved the request to disseminate the grant monies in line with Department of Health and Social Care Grant requirements.

2.   Approved for the Executive Director of Strategic Commissioning to be delegated authority to agree the dissemination of any future Workforce Support Grants, in line with grant conditions, provided to support care providers during the remainder of the pandemic to ensure strict timescales are met.

3.   Noted that a report on the recently released White Paper on Adult Social Care would be brought to a future meeting of either the SCB or Locality Board.