Phil Gilchrist - Councillor for Wirral (Eastham)

Councillor Phil Gilchrist

Liberal Democrats Eastham Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group and Vice-Chair of Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

75 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 6.00 p.m.

May 20, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 13 May 2026 - 6.00 p.m.

May 13, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 6.00 p.m.

March 19, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 16 March 2026 - 6.00 p.m.

March 16, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 16 March 2026 - 5.30 p.m.

March 16, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

24 decisions · Page 2 of 5

Application and Review of Charges

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 20 January 2026 - 6.00 p.m. - January 20, 2026

...approved increases to the weekly charges for technology enabled care, the per-journey charge for adult transport, and the per-session and full-day charges for day services, all effective from 1 April 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Review of AbleMe

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 20 January 2026 - 6.00 p.m. - January 20, 2026

...the AbleMe service would be ceased by 31 March 2026, with the Director of Adults, Health and Strategic Commissioning authorised to manage the consultation with affected staff and mitigate the impact of this cessation.

Recommendations Approved

Re-commissioning the Community Substance Misuse Service

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 25th November 2025 6.00 p.m. - November 25, 2025

... to authorise the Director of Public Health to re-commission a Community Substance Misuse Service for a five-year contract, assess the incumbent provider against specific criteria, and determine whether to award the contract to the incumbent or proceed with an alternative commissioning process.

Recommendations Approved

RECOMMISSIONING OF THE HEALTHY CHILD PROGRAMME (0-19 YEARS)

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 25th November 2025 6.00 p.m. - November 25, 2025

...to re-commission the Healthy Child Programme (0-19 years, up to 25 years for young people with SEND) for a five-year contract commencing on 1st February 2027, and to undertake a formal assessment to determine whether to award the contract to the incumbent provider or proceed with a competitive commissioning process.

Recommendations Approved

Review of AbleMe

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 14th October 2025 6.00 p.m. - October 14, 2025

...to address the Council's financial circumstances, the committee agreed to plan for the cessation of the AbleMe Service by March 31, 2026, and authorized the Director of Adults, Health and Strategic Commissioning to begin consulting with potentially redundant staff, with a final decision to be made in January 2026.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 24