To consider a report of the Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Equalities.

The Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Equalities submitted a report which advised that self-assessment was required to be undertaken in order to achieve the Carer Confident Quality standard, via membership of the GM Employers for Carers Consortium, facilitated by Carers UK. The standard demonstrated a commitment as an employer to improve working conditions for employees who had unpaid / informal caring responsibilities. The report provides Members with further details regarding the quality accreditation and set out proposals which would enable Trafford Council to progress the quality accreditation attainment.

In discussion, the benefits of the proposal were emphasised, not least in view of the support provided by unpaid and informal carers to the formal health and social care services.

          RESOLVED -

(1)      That the proposals which would enable Trafford Council to progress the quality accreditation attainment be approved.

(2)      That approval be given to the proposals to embed quality principles within commissioning practices across the Council, once the quality accreditation is attained.