Health and Social Care
Assistant Chief Executive of People
Kate Lackie
Assistant Chief Executive of People
Committees
Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee
Service roles and main functions
Children’s services
Commissioned child health services with the following key functions:
- school nurse service
- health Visiting service
- allied Health Professional services
Children’s social work services with the following key functions:
- child Protection
- services for children with a disability
- adoption, fostering and kinship care services
- services for young carers
- corporate Parenting
- services for children who are looked after
Adult services
- Mental Health Officer Services
- Justice Services
It should be noted that the delivery of adult social care services is delegated to NHS Highland pursuant to the lead agency model, although the Council’s Chief Social Work Officer, who is the Executive Chief Officer, remains responsible for their delivery.