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General Additional documents: |
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Apologies Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies for absence from the meeting had been received from Councillors Jo Barker, Jonathan Chilvers, John Cooke (replaced by Councillor Mark Cargill), Yousef Dahmash, Judy Macdonald (North Warwickshire Borough Council, replaced by Councillor Marian Humphreys), Tracy Sheppard (Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council) and Chris Williams. |
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Members’ Disclosures of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests Additional documents: Minutes: None. |
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Public Speaking Any member of the public who is resident or working in Warwickshire, or who is in receipt of services from the Council, may speak at the meeting for up to three minutes on any matter within the remit of the Committee.
This can be in the form of a statement or a question. If you wish to speak please notify Democratic Services in writing at least two working days before the meeting.
You should give your name and address and the subject upon which you wish to speak. Full details of the public speaking scheme are set out in the Council’s Standing Orders. Additional documents: Minutes: None. |
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RISE Service Update PDF 342 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Joint Committee received a presentation on the Rise service from Becky Hale, WCC Assistant Director, People Strategy and Commissioning and Chris Evans, General Manager, Mental Health Services for Children & Young People Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. The presentation covered the following areas:
The report focussed on the progress on the Local Transformation Plan (LTP) and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, containing a number of key updates:
The detail of the report focussed on the LTP and the priorities it included for 2019/20. Key updates from workstreams were reported under the areas of:
The report then focussed on the RISE service offer during Covid-19, key messages provided, challenges faced and the achievements during this period. The next steps for 2020/21 were listed.
Questions and comments were invited, with responses provided as indicated:
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The All Age Autism Strategy PDF 352 KB Additional documents: Minutes: A circulated report was supplemented by a presentation from Alison Cole, WCC Senior Joint Commissioner for Disabilities and Autism. The report provided an update on the development of the joint Warwickshire and Coventry All Age Autism Strategy and an outline of activities being progressed to support delivery of the strategy.
Background and context were provided about autism, the statutory responsibilities of local authorities and clinical commissioning groups and the collaborative approach to developing a joint all age strategy for autistic people.
Subsequent sections focussed on the prevalence of autism and strategy development. The strategy was informed by a range of co-production and mapping activity. The report highlighted findings from the co-production and based on this evidence, five priority areas had been identified:
The report included sections on delivery of the strategy objectives and priority actions for delivery in 2020/21. A copy of the draft autism strategy had been appended to the report.
The presentation covered the following areas:
Questions and comments were invited, with responses provided as indicated:
· A question concerning the aim to reduce the number of education and healthcare plans required. This would require autism training and it was asked how many schools had trained all staff to level one and/or level two of the Autism Education Trust programme. Ross Caws responded that 125 schools had undertaken level 1 training, with 24 doing the level 2 training. This comprised some 3572 people. There were a total of 247 schools in Warwickshire. Discussion about the endeavours being made with the remaining schools, whilst noting that this training was not mandatory, but there were continued efforts to offer it. · There was an under-representation of the prevalence of autism in females and diagnosis tools were more effective at diagnosing autism in males. Questions and points about how to ensure effective diagnosis for females, the relative responsiveness of Warwickshire compared to other areas, the plethora of evidence on national autism forums and the long waiting lists for diagnosis. There was a need for more resources and questions were submitted on planned measures to address current delays. A written response would be provided after the meeting about gender and diagnosis. · People were reluctant to disclose autism. It was not a learning disability, and people feared prejudice and ignorance. There needed to be more emphasis on educating and training wider society. Officers agreed that not all autistic people wanted to be considered as people with a learning disability. This needed ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |