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.