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11.1

The Interim Executive Director of Adult Care
and Wellbeing was in attendance to provide Committee with updates
in relation to the CQC Assessment of Adult Care and Wellbeing;
including the latest CQC activity in Adult Social Care (including
recent on-site visit), next steps in the process including
timeframe, key risks and issues and improvement plans.

 

 

11.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:

Notes the performance
and delivery of the onsite CQC visit including staff participation
and experience
Notes the
preparations for the CQC assessment, which will conclude before the
end of 2025
Notes the next stage
of the CQC assessment process and potential impact of the
final outcome

 

 

11.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

11.3.1

Asking for regular updates on the Strategy
Delivery, our Performance and CQC will enable the Committee, wider
stakeholders, and the public to hold the Council to account for
progress, whilst also providing an additional mechanism to input to
future development.

 

 

11.3.2

Asking for regular updates and refreshes of
the CQC self-assessment, including wider assessment preparations
and communications will enable Committee to have oversight and
assurance that Adult Care know themselves and are able to drive
forward service improvements, alongside the assurance that we are
well prepared for the CQC assessment process.?

 

 

11.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

11.4.1

Do not participate
in the CQC Assessment Process
The Health and Care Act 2022 gave the CQC new
powers to provide a meaningful and independent assessment of care
at a local authority and integrated care system level. This means
that ACW in Sheffield did not have the option to not participate in
this process.

 

 

11.4.2

Do not Prepare for
the CQC Assessment
The CQC assessment of Adult Social Care
Services is not optional. The outcomes of the assessment are
published on the CQC website and have ramifications wider than
Adult Care and Wellbeing. A negative Outcome would mean that we are
not delivering our duties under the Care Act. In addition, a
negative outcome would impact on the reputation of the Council, the
confidence of our customers and partners, recruitment and
retention, staff morale, and potential funding opportunities.

 

 

11.4.3

Do not share the ACW
CQC Self-Assessment with partners and in the public domain
To not share the self-assessment and ask for
comment would go against the approach and principles we are
embedding as business as usual in Adult Care. To have both
credibility and relevance, it is vital that this is a report which
provides an honest and transparent narrative for adult social care
informed by the voices and experiences of staff, partners,
commissioned providers, VCSE, and the people who access our
services, their families, carers, and those with lived
experience.