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To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of the last meeting held as a correct record. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillor James Evans. |
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Minutes To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: The Leader was authorised to sign the minutes of the last meeting held on 29th September 2020 as a correct record. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members relating to items to be considered on the agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest reported. |
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North Powys Wellbeing Programme - Programme Business Case To consider a report by County Councillor Myfanwy Alexander, Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care. Additional documents:
Minutes: Cabinet considered the programme business case for the North Powys Wellbeing project to develop a new integrated model of care on a multi-agency wellbeing campus on the Park site in Newtown for submission to Welsh Government. There had been significant engagement with local communities, staff and key stakeholders to co-design the new integrated model, based on a robust population needs assessment and case for change.
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Taking a Break - Respite in Powys PDF 836 KB To consider a report by County Councillor Myfanwy Alexander, Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care. Additional documents:
Minutes: Cabinet considered a new respite policy for carers in Powys. The policy had been developed jointly with carers and was designed to give service users and their families increased flexibility in the way that respite care was provided. The Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and the Director of Social Services expressed their appreciation for the work of carers.
DECISION
1. For Cabinet to agree the contents and implementation of the policy, as set out in Appendix I to the report. 2. For the Communications Team to develop the policy into a web-document which can be printed as a leaflet for sharing.
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Powys County Council support for shielding individuals during the COVID 19 pandemic PDF 671 KB To consider a report by County Councillor Graham Breeze, Portfolio Holder for Corporate Governance and Engagement. Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet received details of the council’s welfare call schemes to people who had been asked to shield by the government. Almost 24,000 calls had been made by council staff and councillors from 3rd April and 25th August and the service had been very warmly received by residents. With the country going into a two-week lockdown on 23rd October, the Regional Partnership Board had agreed that the Community Sector Response Groups would lead the community response and that the council’s role would be to direct residents to the support that is available through the Council, the CSERT and local voluntary groups. The Leader and the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Governance and Engagement thanked all the staff and councillors who had been involved in making welfare calls.
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