Issue - meetings

Report of the Executive Director of People

The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Executive Director of People which set out the Adult Social Care Annual Report 2014/15 (Local Account).  This annual report described the performance of Adult Social Care and the progress made against the priorities for the year.

Although there is not a statutory requirement to produce an annual report, it is considered good practice as it provides a public record of the performance of Adult Social Care to local citizens. The report also provides an opportunity to be open and transparent about the successes and challenges of the year and to show how outcomes are improving for those supported through Adult Social Care.  The production of an annual report is part of the Local Government Associations (LGA) approach to Sector Led Improvement, launched in 2011.  This approach was launched following the removal of national targets and assessments with the aim of driving improvement through self-regulation, improvement and innovation.

In the completion of the 2014/15 report, engagement activity has been undertaken with Healthwatch Coventry, the independent champion for health and social care in Coventry alongside Partnership Boards across Adult Social Care in order to obtain feedback about our progress on last year’s priorities and to enable discussion on key areas of activity for the coming year.

Feedback on readability and content was also noted and as a result of this the 2014/15 Annual Report is shorter than previous years. 

RESOLVED that the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services

1.  Noted and accepted comments from the Health and Social Care Scrutiny Board (5) that future annual report use the same data measures year on year to enable comparisons of performance through trend data.

2.  Approved the publication of the Adult Social Care Annual Report 2014/15 (Local Account)