Report of theHead of Strategy, Performance and Communications

The Managing Director submitted a report (previously circulated) to provide Members with performance data against key performance indicators for Quarter 3 2018/19.

It was reported that the performance indicators were aligned with key priorities and the majority were used to monitor the Corporate Plan 2017/21.

Details were provided of the 30 indicators that are reported to this Scrutiny Committee, five Culture indicators and 25 Public Health indicators. The majority of the indicators are reported annually, and all the Public Health indicators are reported in line with the Public Health Framework National reporting schedule which means that that data is at least one year in arrears or relates to aggregate periods.

At Quarter 3 data was available for two Culture indicators and nine Public Health indicators.

Particular reference was made to CUL 063 – Number of school pupils participating in the sports development programme which had shown improved performance compared to Quarter 3 last year; and CUL 064 – Number of individuals participating in the community sports development programme which had shown worse performance than at Quarter 3 last year.

In relation to Public Health is was reported that PBH 013c – Percentage of all infants due a six to eight weeks check that are totally or partially breastfed in 2017/18 in Darlington was 32 per cent which had remained similar to 2016/17 at 34 per cent; PBH 014 – the percentage of women who smoke at time of delivery in 2017/18 in Darlington was 16 per cent, which showed a decrease from 22 per cent in 2010/11; PBH 018 Child development – proportion of children aged 2-2.5 years offered ASQ3 as part of the Healthy Child Programme or integrated review which had significantly improved from 32 per cent in 2015/16 to 98 per cent in Darlington in 2017/18; PBH 035i – Successful completion of drug treatment – opiate users in Darlington in 2017 was 3/7 per cent of those taking opiates had increased from 2.8 per cent in 2016; PBH 035ii – Successful completion of drug treatment – non opiate users had reduced from 30 per cent in 2016 to 20 per cent in 2017; PBH 035iii – Successful completion of alcohol treatment – In Darlington in 2017 was 25 per cent to those who received structured treatment for their alcohol consumption were abstinent at the end of their treatment and did not re-present to treatment within six months; PBH 050 – people presenting with HIV at a late stage of infection in the period 2015-2017 was 17 per cent which was statistically significantly better than the national and regional averages; PBH 056 – Age standardised rate of mortality considered preventable from all cardiovascular diseases (including heart disease and stroke) in those aged less than 75 years per 100,000 population the rate of reduction in Darlington had slowed and was now similar to regional and national averages based on 2015/17 data; and PBH 060 – Age standardised rate of mortality from respiratory disease in persons less than 75 years per 100,000 population Darlington is now statistically similar to England and national averages based on 2015/17 data.

Members commented in particular on the increase in the successful completion of drug treatment – opiate users and requested that the Health Needs Assessment be available to Members a future date; the positive results in smoking in pregnancy; the reduction in the percentage of all infants due a six to eight week check that are totally or partially breastfed; and the performance for the adult population taking part in physical activity which had reduced.

RESOLVED – That the performance data reported for Quarter 3 2018/19 be noted.