Issue - meetings

The Health and Care Act 2022 creates a new duty for the Care Quality Commission to review local authorities’ performance in discharging their adult social care functions under the Care Act 2014.

This report sets out the work that has been undertaken to date and further work that is planned to ensure the Council is best placed to achieve a positive outcome from any review of the Council’s services.

The Director of Adult Social Care presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'C' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The Health and Care Act 2022 created a new duty for the Care Quality Commission to review local authorities’ performance in discharging their adult social care functions under the Care Act 2014.

The report set out the work that had been undertaken to date and further work that was planned to ensure the Council was best placed to achieve a positive outcome from any review of the Council’s services.

The Board discussed the report:

• In response to a query, the Board was advised about any learning which could be taken from how stronger partnership working could have assisted before the Children’s Service inspection and the impact a negative CQC rating could have on a service
• The Director of Adult Social Care thanked all the partners who assisted with the LGA peer review and highlighted that work needed to be progressed on the collection of good quality data, improved information sharing and how a user’s narrative could be captured and shared.
• In response to a query about the feedback from the peer review, the Board was advised of the initial feedback which included that staff were very resilient, committed, and proud of their work and that leadership was good.  The Shared Lives scheme was highlighted as having a very positive impact for users. Potential concerns highlighted included issues regarding back log, the new administration and what challenges that could bring, budgetary challenges, the ability to demonstrate more tangible outcomes demonstrated through data and the need to get collective support from other services and partners.

RECOMMENDED that the Health and Wellbeing Board note the content of the report.