A new scrutiny performance panel has been set up to look at the work of Swansea’s Local Service Board. The Local Service Board is responsible for tackling some of the major problems that impact on the citizens of Swansea, including domestic abuse, adult qualifications, economic inactivity, debt, preventable early deaths, life expectancy, older people’s independence. […]
Talking to providers about social care at home
March 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Social Care at Home Scrutiny Panel members met with a number of providers of social care at home (aka domiciliary care) recently, to learn about the service they provide and to give the councillors a unique opportunity to hear about concerns and issues that may be affecting the current system. The Social Care at Home Panel members were […]
Call For Evidence: Social Care at Home Scrutiny Inquiry Panel
March 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A new scrutiny inquiry panel has started which is looking at ways in which Swansea Council and its partners can support elderly people to remain in their own homes, instead of being forced to move to residential care or nursing homes. Over the next few months the Panel will be looking into many aspects of social care at home, or domiciliary care (previously referred to […]
Three ways that your partnership can improve public engagement
December 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Generally, as citizens we are happy to get involved and share our views on issues that affect us. However, partnerships, like Local Service Boards, struggle with this and this is no different for Swansea’s LSB. Here are three suggestions your partnership might want to think about The Public Engagement Scrutiny Inquiry Panel questioned how Swansea’s […]
We must inspire our young people if we want to reduce economic inactivity
October 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Economic inactivity is a major concern, locally, regionally and nationally. This is an issue for which there are no easy answers. If the Council and its partners are to make a difference, new approaches and new ways of working together will need to be found. It is for these reasons that a group of councillors […]
Call for Evidence: Inquiry into Inward Investment in Swansea
September 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The inward investment market has been depressed in recent years with global economic conditions meaning that the level of significant enquiries and interest in Wales has reportedly slumped. As the economy improves however then Swansea needs to be geared up to meet the aspirations and expectations of those investors it would most like to attract. […]