Agenda and minutes

The Executive Member will notify any items of business which it has decided to take as urgent.

There were no such items.

A member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at the commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent.

A member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member's judgement of the public interest.

No declarations were made.

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Member Social Services and Health held on 15 February 2005

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 15 February 2005 be approved and signed.

To consider any requests received in accordance with Standing Orders.

There were no deputations.

(Report of the Director of Social Services)  To agree the Haringey Carer’s Strategy.

We noted the Haringey Carers Strategy which represented the culmination of championing the carers agenda across the Local Strategic Partnership, to include Carers, Services Users, the Voluntary Sector and Statutory Organisations.  The strategy set out a vision for how services needed to be developed to support carers.

The strategy developed and extended previous approaches to supporting carers.  It was developed during 2004-2005 by the Carers Partnership Board and covers all care groups and carers of all ages.  The eight key areas of work identified in the implementation plan were information, assessment of carers’ needs, carers’ health and short breaks, carers’ employment and financial security, children and young people as carers, the voice of carers in service planning, commissioning plans, and staff and carers’ training.  We believed that actions across all sectors and settings would secure the vision of the strategy to empower carers to care and live better lives.

            RESOLVED:

That Members adopt the Haringey Carers Strategy 2005-2008 as Council policy.