Cabinet member for Health and Social Care

Councillor Karen Kilgour is responsible for health and adult social care within the city, supporting some of the most vulnerable residents to live as independently as they can. She also leads on health and social care integration, refugee support and strategic migration. She is the council's Armed Forces Champion.

Responsibilities

Adult social care

• 18+ adults with long term social care needs
• In house and commissioned care services
• Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health
• Prevention
• Specialist Services
• Business continuity and risk
• Social Care Finance
• Safeguarding
• Dementia Friendly City

Health and Social Care integration

• Adult Social Care financial viability
• Joint funding with Health (Better Care Fund)
• Intermediate Care

Housing with specialised support (in collaboration with other Cabinet members)

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

• City of Sanctuary
• Strategic Migration

Promoting mental health and tackling stigma

Armed Forces Champion

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