Decision details

Barnet Healthwatch Enter and View Report

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Committee welcomed Julie Pal, Chief Executive of CommUNITY Barnet, who was in attendance for the item.  Ms Pal presented an Enter and View report on Woodfield House in West Hendon which had been visited by Healthwatch Barnet at the request of the CQC.  It was reported that the CQC had previously issued two improvement notices to Woodfield House following an inspection.  A further CQC inspection had been undertaken in May 2013 when Woodfield House had met all of the required standards. 

 

Enter and View volunteers had visited Woodfield House on two occasions in July 2013.  Detailed findings and the response of Woodfield House were set out in the Enter and View report set out in the agenda.  The visit had resulted in a total of 17 recommendations being made.  It was acknowledged that whilst most of these were minor, they did have an impact on the quality of life for residents.  Ms Pal reported that due to the number of recommendations made, Healthwatch Barnet would be making a further unannounced visit, the findings of which would be reported to the Committee in due course. 

 

A Member raised a query regarding staffing levels during the night shift.  Ms Pal undertook to request this information and circulate it to the Committee. 

 

The Committee noted that the objective of the home was to reintegrate patients back into society. It was highlighted that all of the residents had been living there for over three years.  Ms Pal undertook to refer this back to the Enter and View team.  It was suggested that Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust should be questioned on their reintegration plans for the patients. 

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1.         The Committee note the Healthwatch Barnet Enter and View report into Woodfield House as set out above.

 

2.         Healthwatch Barnet be requested to provide written responses to the queries relating to staffing levels and the tenure of residents as outlined in the preamble above.

 

Report author: Andrew Charlwood, Selina Rodrigues

Publication date: 11/04/2014

Date of decision: 12/03/2014

Decided at meeting: 12/03/2014 - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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