Issue - meetings
Action Plan Response to Health and Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee Review and Recommendations Report on ‘Workforce Shortages Across The Health and Care Sector’
Meeting: 25/10/2023 - Cabinet (Item 6)
Additional documents:
- Appendix. 1 for Action Plan Response to Health and Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee Review and Recommendations Report on ‘Workforce Shortages Across The Health and Care Sector’, item 6 PDF 306 KB
- Appendix. 2 for Action Plan Response to Health and Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee Review and Recommendations Report on ‘Workforce Shortages Across The Health and Care Sector’, item 6 PDF 573 KB
- Webcast for Action Plan Response to Health and Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee Review and Recommendations Report on ‘Workforce Shortages Across The Health and Care Sector’
Decision:
DECISION
1. To agree the council’s action plan response on the HASSC scrutiny review report recommendation on ‘Workforce Shortages Across the Health and Care Sector.
2. To note the action plan response on the HASSC scrutiny review report recommendation on ‘Workforce Shortages Across the Health and Care Sector provided by the executive and Northeast London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) to the report recommendations.
Action by: DIRECTOR STRATEGY, POLICY AND PERFORMANCE (ROBIN BEATTIE)
(Head of Service, Corporate Strategy And Communities (Afazul Hoque)
Minutes:
Councillor Gulam Kibria Choudhury, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care introduced the report that presented the service action plan response from the Northeast London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) and the Council on the Health and Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee (HASSC) review report regarding 'Workforce Shortages Across The Health and Care Sector' in Northeast London.
At the request of the Mayor, Francesca Okosi, Chief People and Culture Officer, NHS North East London addressed the meeting to explain how the action plan would be supported by her organisation.
Further to questions from Cabinet members, Ms Okosi provided further detail on.
· How the success of the action plan would be measured
· Efforts to promote access into employment for underrepresented communities.
· Quick wins and short-term measures that could be taken to deliver swift improvements.
· Plans to access to external funding; pooling resources, working with stakeholders and learning from good practice.
· Efforts to reach out to BAME patients; establishment of universal basic standards and training so patients from all backgrounds get appropriate care.
· How the service will listen to service users to build on their experiences.
· Communication activities and plans. Non-traditional methods are being explored among efforts to demystify the sector and raise its profile amongst underrepresented groups.
The Mayor welcomed the report and offered his thanks to Ms Okosi for her presentation and work to address workforce shortages across the sector.
RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet:
1. Agrees the council’s action plan response on the HASSC scrutiny review report recommendation on ‘Workforce Shortages Across the Health and Care Sector.
2. Notes the action plan response on the HASSC scrutiny review report recommendation on ‘Workforce Shortages Across the Health and Care Sector provided by the executive and Northeast London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) to the report recommendations.