Primary
Responsibilities:
Statutory Designated Lead Member for Adult
Social Care & Public Health
Liaison with the Lead Member for the Solihull
Health & Wellbeing Board
Liaison with the Member responsible for
Children, Education and Skills to achieve smooth transition of
young people to adulthood.
Services which support wellbeing and
independence, and tackle health inequalities so the demand for
statutory, intensive or long?term services
will be reduced.
Discharge of statutory functions under all
relevant social services legislation including adult safeguarding,
provision of information and advice, and the commissioning and
delivery of short-term reablement and long-term social care
for:
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Older People
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Disabled adults
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Adults with learning disabilities
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Adults with Mental Health Needs
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Unpaid carers
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All others eligible under the relevant legislation
Adult Social care reforms, including Care
Quality Commission assurance.
Performance, quality and sufficiency of adult
social care including market shaping duty.
Collaborative commissioning and delivery
between social care and NHS partners, including Better Care Fund
(BCF) Plan and pooled budget arrangements.
Independent Complaints Advocacy Service
(ICAS).
Performance and delivery of public
health.
Provision of statutory and other public health
services including:
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Sexual health services
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NHS Health?checks
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Lifestyle services including smoking and physical activity
Health inequalities strategy
Oversight of statutory responsibilities for
health protection.