Agenda item

Report of the Acting Assistant Director – Adult Services

The Acting Assistant Director – Adult Services submitted a report (previously circulated) which provided Members with performance information against key performance indicators for 2020/21 at Quarter 2. 

The submitted report provided performance information in line with an indicator set and Scrutiny Committee distribution agreed by Monitoring and Coordination Group on 4 June 2018, and subsequently by Scrutiny Committee Chairs. The indicators scrutinised by this Scrutiny Committee are aligned with key priorities, the majority of which are used to monitor the Corporate Plan.

The submitted report highlighted that twelve indicators are reported to this Committee, ten on a six-monthly basis, and two annually. Of the ten indicators reported on a six-monthly basis, four indicators showed performance better or the same compared to this point last year (ASC002, ASC003, ASC049 and ASC050); three indicators showed a performance not as good as that recorded at this time last year (ASC019, ASC045 and ASC046), and will continue to be monitored and managed; and three indicators were not comparable and were reviewed at a point in time (ASC208, ASC209 and ASC211).

Whilst acknowledging that the figure was gradually increasing once again, Members were keen to determine the reasons for the decrease in the number of people who had no on-going care needs following completion of provision of a reablement package (ASC19).

Members were also interested in the immediate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the reablement packages available, and what impact ‘Long Covid’ may have on reablement packages going forward.

Discussion ensued on the family engagement and advocacy arrangements in place for those patients hospitalised with Covid-19, and their role in arranging ongoing support to meet patient needs. 

RESOLVED – That the performance information provided in the submitted report be noted.