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10.1

The Strategic Director of Adult Care and
Wellbeing presented a report which provided the Committee with an
update on the CQC assessment progress of Adult Care and Wellbeing
in Sheffield and the Outcomes, including:
 
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Outcome and preliminary findings
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Scores for each domain
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Key successes
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Key areas identified for improvement
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Factual accuracy points
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Benchmarking
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Improvement plans and next steps

 

 

10.2

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

Notes the CQC assessment report and
outcome
Notes the areas identified for
improvement and key strengths
Notes the headline improvement
priorities and sets expectations for future accountability and
progress reporting at Committee

 

 

10.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

10.3.1

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 and impact and will provide an additional mechanism to
input to future development. 

 

 

10.3.2

Asking for regular updates and refreshes of
the CQC self-assessment and improvement plans to address the key
findings of the CQC Assessment report, will enable Committee to
have oversight and assurance that Adult Care know themselves and
are able to drive forward service improvements. This will also
provide assurance that we are addressing the CQC findings to
improve our services, alongside our preparation for the next CQC
assessment process.

 

 

10.3.3

Noting the performance update, enables
Committee to undertake scrutiny of Adult Care performance including
strengths and areas for prioritisation, including the development
of our Performance Management framework / cycle of Assurance,
alongside our improvement plans in this area.?

 

 

10.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

10.4.1

Alternative Option 5: 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.

 

 

10.4.2

Alternative Option 6. 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.

 

 

10.4.3

Do not share the CQC rating. The CQC ratings
and full reports for all Local Authorities and registered providers
are published on the CQC website and therefore in the public
domain. As part of our commitment to openness and accountability we
are sharing our improvement plans and priorities going forward, to
ensure they resonate with the experiences and views of people who
access and use services, their families, those with lived
experience, our workforce, partners and stakeholders.