Agenda and minutes

There were no disclosable pecuniary interests.

a)  To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 1^st July 2024

b)  Matters arising

The Minutes of the meeting held on 1 July, 2024 were agreed and signed as a true record.

There were no matters arising.

Report of the Director of Adults and Housing

The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Adult Services and Housing that provided an update to Adult Social Care performance for quarter one 2024/25, alongside actions in place to improve performance and proposed next steps.

Adult Social Care performance is measured in line with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) national Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) and this performance is reported nationally at year end. Adult Social Care (ASC) also measures a series of locally defined indicators, which are reported to the Adult Social Care Management Team on a quarterly basis.

The report updated the Cabinet Member for Adult Services on the quarter one performance, provided a summary of key changes and improvements, and outlined actions in place to improve performance and proposed next steps. It also provided an opportunity for the Cabinet Member to provide comment.

An appendix to the report outlined the ASCOF figures for each of the four domains and indicators set out in the report, demonstrating the quarter one improvement of key areas in comparison to 2021/22 and 2022/23 figures. Directional arrows were displayed to summarise performance compared to previous years against these indicators. It also provided a useful comparison between Coventry City Council’s figures and those at a regional and national level.

The Cabinet Member was provided with a detailed assessment of the variations in the ASCOF figures and the work undertaken to gradually improve every indicator figure. The Cabinet Member was also updated on the engagement work being undertaken, especially with regard to the Service’s engagement with Adult Social Care carers, which the Cabinet Member acknowledged, supported and welcomed.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet Member for Adult Services endorses the action taken in relation to the Adult Social Care quarter one 2024/25 performance including the next steps as outlined in the report.

Report of the Director of Adults and Housing

The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Adults and Housing which indicated that, Coventry City Council, together with its main commissioning partner, NHS Coventry, and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (CWICB), is striving to develop a diverse vibrant and high-quality health and social care market to meet the needs and aspirations of the people of Coventry who require support now or who may do so in the future.

Communicating effectively with the market is a key part of market development and sustainability so that providers are aware of both the challenges facing Adult Social Care and some of the principal areas where needs and demand analyses indicate the requirement for services to be developed. Market Position Statements (MPS) are a tool for providing this communication and the production of a Market Position Statement for Adult Social Care fulfils  requirements of the Care Act (2014) in relation to market shaping duties.

The MPS focuses on both current activity and future opportunities across the whole Adult Social Care market and seeks to provide a balance between description and analysis. The document aims to give clarity about the difference the Council are looking to make in people’s lives. The Council’s role is to support individuals to live as independently as possible, using strengths-based practice, and to ensure that anyone with care and support needs has access to good quality, tailored and reliable support. The Council is proud of the impact we have made in partnership with the care market to improve our overall adult social care offer, available provision, and ways of working.

Since publication of our previous MPS key achievements include:

    Development of an increased supported living offer for adults with     learning disabilities and/or autism or those with significant needs     associated with their mental ill health which facilitates more       independent living.

    Establishment of the Improving Lives programme, a multi-agency     initiative that aims to fundamentally improve the way the health   and care system respond to emergency needs.

    Increasing visibility of Adult Social Care including through Open   Days   held in various parts of the city.

    A successful bid for Accelerating Reform Grant monies which will  be used to fund several projects centred on delivering   alternative methods of support with a particular emphasis on     supporting informal carers.

    Award of funding to identify and scope the number of   international recruits employed in Coventry and Warwickshire,   assess the risk to both individual recruits and the wider care   market should sponsorship become unstable, and identify     a cohort of ethical employers who are willing to train, mentor or   reemploy displaced International Recruits, migrants and/or   refugees.

The MPS document has been informed by provider engagement and will be used to underpin ongoing dialogue with providers through a number of activities including the well-established provider forums. It was noted that generally, a strengthened care market with increased choice, diversity and equality of access will actively improve the quality of life experienced by individuals.

A Briefing Note appended to the report outlined consideration of the report by the Health and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

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There were no outstanding issues.

There were no other items of urgent public business.