URL: https://democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=4554

Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content: 12.1 The Interim Strategic Director of Adult Care and Wellbeing introduced the report which updated the Committee on performance and delivery of the Strategy Living the Life You Want to Live.     12.2 RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:-   a.    Notes progress in delivering upon the Adult Care Strategy Living the Life You Want to Live. b.    Endorses the Strategy Delivery Programme and ambitions for the future. c.     Notes the performance update and areas for prioritisation and focus. d.    Notes our approach towards reviewing Early Help and Prevention. e.    Notes the preparations for the CQC assessment, which will take place before the end of 2025. f.      Note the continuing review and activity in relation to co-production, engagement and market sustainability.     12.3 Reasons for Decision     12.3.1 Asking for regular updates on the Strategy Delivery, our Performance and CQC will keep the Committee, wider stakeholders, and the public the ability to hold the Council to account for progress and impact and will provide an additional mechanism to input to future development.     12.3.2 Endorsing the Strategy Delivery Programme and Assurance Programme enables Committee to continue to undertake scrutiny of the service and strategy delivery plan in an informed and meaningful way.     12.3.3 Asking for regular updates and refreshes of the CQC self-assessment, including wider assessment preparations and communications will enable Committee to have oversight and assurance that Adult Care know themselves and are able to drive forward service improvements, alongside the assurance that we are well prepared for the CQC assessment process.     12.3.4 Noting the performance update, enables Committee to undertake scrutiny of Adult Care performance including strengths and areas for prioritisation, including the development of our Performance Management framework / cycle of Assurance, alongside our improvement plans in this area.     12.4 Alternatives Considered and Rejected     12.4.1 Alternative Option 1: Do Not Provide an Update on The Strategy Delivery Plan Progress – When the Strategy Delivery Plan was approved by Committee in June 2022 the was a commitment to review the plan regularly and by not reviewing, we would not be meeting that commitment. Due to the significant amount that has been delivered on the plan, leaving it as it would make it harder to identify the priorities going forward..     12.4.2 Alternative Option 2: A different delivery plan - The real options for the delivery plan are around the individual elements, which will be worked through as part of the constituent pieces of work. These will be worked through in different ways, with many of them resulting in their own future reports to the Committee.     12.4.3 Alternative Option 3: Do not Review Our Strategy. The strategy for Adult Care and wellbeing is nearly 3 years ago. Although co-produced the portfolio is in a very different position now compared to the time when the strategy was originally written. Undertaking a mid-term review enables us to refresh our strategy and priority outcomes to ensure that it is fit for purpose and maintains its relevance     12.4.4 Alternative Option 4: Do not work in partnership / collaboratively. It is a statutory requirement to work in partnership with colleagues across the health, care, and wellbeing system, as set out in the 2021 White Paper. The Statutory Duty to Involve also requires us to engage and involve people who use services, and unpaid carers in the design and delivery of care and wellbeing. We would not be meeting these requirements if we did not work in meaningful partnership across, they system, and with all stakeholders     12.4.5 Alternative Option 5: Do not Prepare for the CQC Assessment. The CQC assessment of Adult Social Care Services is not optional. The outcomes of the assessment are published on the CQC website and have ramifications wider than Adult Care and Wellbeing. A negative Outcome would mean that we are not delivering our duties under the Care Act. In addition, a negative outcome would impact on the reputation of the Council, the confidence of our customers and partners, recruitment and retention, staff morale, and potential funding opportunities.     12.4.6 Alternative Option 6: Do not share the ACW CQC Self-Assessment with partners and in the public domain: To not share the self-assessment and ask for comment would go against the approach and principles we are embedding as business as usual in Adult Care. To have both credibility and relevance, it is vital that this is a report which provides an honest and transparent narrative for adult social care informed by the voices and experiences of staff, partners, commissioned providers, VCSE, and the people who access our services, their families, carers, and those with lived experience      

Date of Decision: June 18, 2025