Agenda item

ADASS Peer Review of Bromley - Use of Resources

Minutes:

Report CS18128

 

The Committee considered a report outlining a summary of the key findings of the London Association of Directors of Social Services (ADASS) Peer Review on the use of resources in Adult Social Care within the Local Authority.  The report set out the identified areas for consideration and the Officer response to findings, including where actions were already being taken and where new actions would be implemented.

 

The London Association of Directors of Social Services worked together to improve and develop services in the Adult Social Care sector in London.  This included a programme of Peer Reviews that were undertaken by teams of peers from across London led by a Director: Adult Social Care.  The Peer Review on the use of resources in Adult Social Care within the Local Authority took place between 22nd and 24th November 2017 and was based around seven themes comprising overall budget, benchmarking data, commissioning and the market, managing demand, controls and processes, partnerships, and governance and planning.  The review identified a range of good practice by the Local Authority including the positive approach to managing demand in adult social care, close working with key partners and the high level of Member interest and engagement.  Areas for consideration that had been identified included increased co-production of services, benchmarking with statutory neighbours, and a clear vision and shared forward view of the next five years across a number of key service areas including personalisation (Direct Payments), for which the Officer response to findings had been provided.

 

In considering the report, a Member noted the establishment of a Care Homes Programme Board in relation to Key Line of Enquiry 3: Commissioning and the Market.  The Interim Director: Programmes advised that this was a shared piece of work between the Local Authority and Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group which had a number of aims including agreeing a joint market strategy for procurement of care home placements, as well as establishing a clear health and safety offer to care homes and considering how quality could best be managed.  The Board was also working with care homes and local colleges to develop a sustainable social care workforce in the Borough.  In response to a question from a Member, the Interim Director: Programmes confirmed that the proposed innovation board to be introduced as part of the response to Key Line of Enquiry 3: Overall Budget aimed to help the Local Authority identify new ways to general income, but that the reference to a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style approach would be removed from the Officer response.

 

A Co-opted Member queried the proposal to develop a Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub for vulnerable adults and the Director: Adult Social Care explained that that the potential to bring key partners and resources together to support the safeguarding of vulnerable adults was being explored, with the aim of providing a more efficient, joined-up service.  The Director: Adult Social Care confirmed that the Local Authority was also working with the Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group to develop the Extra Care Housing model as a key community resource, and a progress report would be presented to the meeting of Care Services PDS Committee on 27th June 2018.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1)  The findings of the ADASS Peer Review be noted; and,

 

2)  The Officer response to the areas of consideration identified through the Peer Review process be endorsed.

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