To consider a report on the above.

The Council considered the submitted report setting out the Annual Agreement between Torbay Council who commissions services for Adult Care from the NHS.

It was proposed by Councillor Scouler and seconded by Councillor Barnby:

            That the Strategic Agreement between Torbay and Southern Health and Care NHS Trust and Torbay Council set out at Appendix 1 to the submitted report be approved.

On being put to the vote, the motion was declared carried.

To consider the draft Annual Strategic Agreement between the Council and the Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust.

The Board considered the draft Annual Strategic Agreement between the Council and Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust which set out how the two organisations would work together to deliver improvements to the commissioning and provision of adult social care including the implementation of Cost Improvement Plans.

Members of the Board asked questions in relation to the Risk Share Arrangements between the Council and the Trust, the Quality Assurance Framework for the Trust and the developments which were planned during 2013/2014.

The Board expressed concern that the Quality Assurance Framework had not yet been rolled out fully and further details about its implementation were requested.

Resolved:  (i)  that it be recommended to the Mayor:

(a)       that, to enable effective monitoring, the Service Development Activity, shown in section 1.6 of the draft Annual Strategic Agreement, be prioritised together with expected implementation and completion dates; and

(b)       that, taking account of the budget reductions proposed within Adult Social Care, a stronger risk analysis be included within the Annual Strategic Agreement; and

(ii)        that periodic updates of progress against the Annual Strategic Agreement be considered over the course of the coming year by the Overview and Scrutiny Board or Health Scrutiny Board as appropriate.