Friday, May 26, 2006

FIRST SCRUTINY REPORT - WIGHTCARE

The first enquiry of the Scrutiny Committee since May 2005 - into Wightcare - has concluded and is now in the public domain. I have commented,

"This enquiry is about a matter of significant public interest and the three of us who lead this enquiry have come to the conclusion that any transfer of Wightcare homecare should be deferred for the next year to allow a full business Review and service-user consultation to take place. We have consequently recommended that the Council leadership re-prioritise their expenditure in Adult Services to achieve this deferral, which we consider achievable if there is the political will to accept our report.
The Report has been submitted to Cllr Cousins, Cabinet Member for Care, Health & Housing, and I hope she and the rest of the Cabinet will welcome it and take on board the recommendations as soon as possible."

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