Adults & Health
(a) The functions and areas of policy and decision making responsibility are:
- Strategic lead Health and Social care integration
- Adult Social Care (as defined in the Care Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act)
- Social Work Professional Standards (Adults) and Adult Safeguarding
- Integrated Health and Social Care Commissioning
- Promote sufficient, high quality and sustainable care market
- Champion Vulnerable adults across the Health and Wellbeing Board partnerships and the NHS
- Promote the improvement in health and wellbeing outcomes across North Lincolnshire
- Public Health Statutory Commissioned Services (e.g. sexual health, substance misuse)
- Vulnerable Adult Engagement, Advocacy and Complaints
- Housing sufficiency to meet needs of vulnerable adults
(b) Additional specific delegated decision making powers to:
- Approve Statements of Purpose for North Lincolnshire Council Care Quality Commission regulated provision
- Receive Annual reports in respect of Statutory Complaints