Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director - Social Care and Well-Being.

Further to Minute No. 61 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member – Health and Social Care held on 16^th February 2011, the Committee considered the report of the Strategic Director - Social Care and Well-Being advising of the outcome of the Assessment for Commissioning for Adult Social Care 2009/10. The Assessment was required to be presented to a meeting of the Council by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The report indicated that the CQC performance assessment was aligned to the seven outcomes identified in the Department of Health White Paper “Our Health, Our Care, Our Say”, together with two additional domains of leadership and commissioning and use of resources. Details on how the outcomes were graded were set out in the report and the overall performance grade awarded to Sefton Adult Social Care in 2009/10 for the delivery of outcomes was considered to be "well". The report concluded that any areas for improvement highlighted in the CQC assessment report would form part of the Department's service planning process.

A copy of the letter from the CQC to the Strategic Director, together with the CQC’s Assessment of Performance report for Sefton’s Adult Social Services for 2009/10, were attached to the report.

The Chair asked how the Assessment for 2009/10 compared to previous years and the Principal Manager, Social Care and Wellbeing Directorate, indicated that she would provide that information to Committee Members.

RESOLVED:

That the report be received.

Report of the Strategic Director - Social Care and Well-Being

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Strategic Director - Social Care and Well-Being that advised of the outcome of the Assessment for Commissioning for Adult Social Care 2009-2010; and indicating that a decision on this matter was required as it was a requirement of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

The report indicated that the CQC performance assessment was aligned to the seven outcomes identified in the Department of Health White Paper 'Our Health, Our Care, Our Say', together with two additional domains of leadership and commissioning and use of resources; detailed how the outcomes were graded; and that the overall grade awarded to Sefton for the delivery of outcomes was "well".

The report concluded that any areas for improvement highlighted in the CQC assessment report would form part of the department's service planning process.

Attached as an annex to the report was a copy of the letter from the CQC to the Strategic Director.

RESOLVED:   That

(1)      the contents of the letter and report in relation to the Assessment of Commissioning for Adult Social Care, particularly the improvement in outcome 2, in relation to improved quality of life, from performing well in 2008-2009 to performing excellently in 2009-2010 be noted; and

(2)      it be noted that this is the last time a report in this format is required to be submitted.