Agenda item

The meeting received a report giving a summary of the work, achievements and challenges of the new Adult Joint Commissioning Team during 2015/16 and to report on the agreed priorities and plans for 2016/17.  The meeting noted the dual accountability of the service into both the Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group, and the hope to develop the approach into other areas.

The meeting discussed the benefits of integration for joint commissioning and the extent to which this led to integrated health and social care pathways.  Members commented on the importance of social care in mitigating some of the cost pressures on the health service and the importance of increasing the perceived importance of this sector, including the esteem in which it was held and as an attractive career prospect.  The meeting noted that this was a national problem and that, to an extent, care services in Barnsley were better regarded and supported than elsewhere.

RESOLVED that the report be received.