Issue - meetings

That the Social and Health Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee receives this report and is satisfied that any management and performance issues raised in the report are being addressed. 

The Director of Community Services introduced a report to present the Annual Council Performance Evaluation by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) on the performance of Social Services for 2011-12.

                           The report was very positive and said that solid progress had been made over the past year and that there had been improvement against a range of national performance indicators.  In Adult Services, 17 out of 20 key targets had been met whilst Children’s Services had performed well in securing improvement against a significant range of key indicators.            

                           The Re-ablement service was praised for its increase in numbers of people able to access the service and the resulting proportion who no longer required ongoing support.  Children’s Services were praised for the way it involved and worked with Young People, and the Pride of Flintshire Awards was cited as an example.

                           Areas for development included Risk Management for Adult Protection, progress in the ability to provide more short-break overnight provision for children and young people with disabilities and progress in the reduction of time taken to deliver major and minor adaptations.

                           Councillor H.J. McGuill welcomed the report and asked if the Welsh Government would be offering further funding for older people’s health, occupational therapy or social services, given the statement announced earlier in the week.  The Head of Community Services said that the Welsh Government would not invest any extra funding in the next year and that Flintshire County Council would have to reconfigure its existing funding. 

                           The Chair congratulated all staff in Adult and Children’s Social Services for their efforts and for projects such as Extra Care, Arosfa and Identity Cards for Looked After Children and Young Carers.  The Chair thanked the previous Social and Health Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee for their work over the past 4 years.

                           The Cabinet Member for Social Services endorsed what had already been said by the Chair.  She said that the report was very good and she was proud of the workforce and officers within the directorate. The Resources Services Manager was also congratulated for his earlier report.

               RESOLVED:

               That the Social and Health Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee receives this report and is satisfied that any management and performance issues raised in the report are being addressed.