Section 14 of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014 requires that local authorities and Local Health Boards must jointly carry out an assessment of the needs for care and support, and the support needs of carers in the local authority’s area.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommmend Forward to Council
Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/01/2017
Decision due: 16 Mar 2017 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Health, Housing & Wellbeing
Lead director: Director of Social Services
Consultation process
There has been an extensive engagement process undertaken to inform the development of the Population Needs Assessment under the banner of ‘Let’s Talk’. This has involved a number of different mechanisms including focus groups, online surveys, hard copy surveys available in community and health care settings and professional workshops.
Scrutiny Consideration: GREEN