Issue - meetings

The report is to update Committee members on the progress on the BCP Carers Strategy, 1 year on from its approval.

The Strategic Commissioning Manager for Prevention and Wellbeing and Head of Service, Access and Carers presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The report was to update Committee members on the progress on the BCP Carers Strategy, one year on from its approval.

The Committee discussed the report and comments were made, including:

• In response to a query regarding the Annual Carers Survey, the Key Performance Indicators and any trends which could be demonstrated, the Committee was advised that broadly speaking, performance measure fell into two categories, those that measured process or outputs and those that considered outcomes for carers. The Committee was advised of how this information was collected, used, and reported.
• The Committee was advised that the service had a good understanding of its demographic data including age, gender, and disability type.
• The Committee was advised that the measure of process or outputs was achieved using the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) and was the principal set of nationally reported data.  It was noted the last ASCOF carer survey was in 2022 which provided comparable data in terms of BCP’s performance to nearest neighbours, a regional Southwest, and all-England level.  The Committee was advised that a link to the ASCOF survey results could be circulated to the Committee for their information.  ACTION.
• In response to a query about trends, the Committee was advised that the service would normally consider the latest survey results against the last one for any noticeable changes and the potential problems with considering historical data from the legacy Councils was highlighted.
• In response to a concern regarding carers which lived in Poole accessing a resource centre in Boscombe, the Committee was advised of plans to have carer sessions in the Poole Library Hub.
• In response to a query regarding the RAG rating and implementation plan and the two red actions relating to short breaks and respite and improving access in the community, the Committee was advised why they were currently red and what was being done to address the issues.

RECOMMENDED that the Committee note and scrutinise the contents of the report.