Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Director Commissioning, Performance and Transformation

The Assistant Director, Commissioning, Performance and Transformation submitted a report (previously circulated) to provide Members with an update on progress made with the Developing Darlington Care Collective (DDCC), linking MECC (Making Every Contact Count) brief intervention work.

The submitted report gave the background to the Collective and the key achievements throughout 2021 with the focus on collaborative working and the key aims and plans of the Developing Darlington Care Collective for 2022 which included

the key priority the workforce.

Martin Webster, the Workforce Development Manager gave a presentation on the Developing Darlington Care Collective and also outlined the plans to support all aspects of recruitment, retention, training, progression and destination by the launch of the ‘Darlington Xtra’ microsite and associated platforms that support the implementation of the DDCC and also gave Members a brief demonstration of the site and its content.