Issue - meetings

Councillor Coleman stated that this paper aimed at improving the service that residents received when discharged from hospital. Five boroughs were collaborating to provide a more consistent service and maximise the efficiency of existing resources by working more closely together.

Councillor Brown asked whether officers could put a figure on how much the improvement in discharge had led to savings for the NHS. Lisa Redfern, Interim Director of Adult Social Services, replied that the discharge arrangements had improved significantly since this new arrangement. She would send Councillor Brown the information that demonstrated the efficiencies and savings for the NHS.

RESOLVED:

To approve the WLA (West London Alliance) Hospital Discharge Joint Working Agreement, WLA Hospital Discharge Data Processing Agreement and the Section 113 that underpins the joint hospital discharge service the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the City of Westminster, Brent and Ealing.