Agenda item - OPC Work Programme

145.1  The Chair introduced this item, commenting that the OPC needed to focus its resources on where they could make the most difference. The most pressing needs are to help inform the Fairness Commission work and also to focus on the impacts of the Adult Social Care direction of travel report.

145.2 Attendees were asked whether they had any views on what should be included   in the work plan. Suggestions included:

·         Looking at the Ethical Care charter for carers and patients

·         Ways of working with young adults; there are many shared areas of interest but there is a divide between the two groups.

·         Work with unions to assess the impact of changes to adult social care.

These were all noted.

145.3The Treasurer commented that, as a new member of the OPC, she saw them as having a number of roles. This included:

·         Contributing to large projects such as the Fairness Commission and adult social care; the OPC had committed to work on these.

·         Representing their own ward and constituents, coordinating work between different support groups and being a conduit for feedback from the older people that they represent