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.