Decision details

a)    To accept the report, welcome the progress already made since the first audits and thank the care homes’ staff for their service.

b)    Declare concern for care homes’ staffing challenges and problems that emerge as a result of that such as difficulty completing training. 

c)     Ask the relevant department to consider how we can ensure that every home reaches high assurance levels in the future.

d)    Ask for the Care Scrutiny Committee's Chair and Vice-chair to be invited to attend the Governance and Audit Committee meetings in the future when there are discussions regarding care homes’ internal audit reports.

e)    Inform the Governance and Audit Committee members of the observations and decisions of the Care Scrutiny Committee members.