Decision details

Endorse Adult Social Care, Care Governance Update and Quality Matters Framework

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Decision:

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ENDORSE ADULT SOCIAL CARE, CARE GOVERNANCE UPDATE AND QUALITY MATTERS FRAMEWORK

 

8.1

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Adult Health and Social Care presented by Janet Kerr, Chief Social Work Officer, and Liam Duggan, Assistant Director Governance and Inclusion. The report provided the Committee with an update on progress made in implementing the Adult Health and Social Care Governance framework, approved at the Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee on the 15th June 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

The Committee was asked to endorse a Quality Matters Practice Framework which sought to assess how quality and strength-based practice was embedded across adult social care services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:-

 

 

 

Notes the progress made in relation to implementing the Adult Social Care Governance Framework approved at Committee on 15th June 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

Approves Annual Cycle of Care Governance Assurance Reporting to Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

Approves the Adult Social Care Quality Matters Practice Framework

 

 

 

 

 

Requests that the Director of Adult Health and Social Care reviews and refreshes the Quality Matters Practice Framework on a 3 yearly cycle for subsequent consideration by the Committee.

 

 

 

8.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

 

 

 

The recommended option will deliver the following outcomes:-

 

The Adult Social Care, Care Governance Strategy, Quality Matters Practice Framework and Practice Quality Standards set out a framework focused around the quality of our supports and how we are delivering citizen-focused, personalised care and support which feels right and good from the point of view of people themselves and our communities.

 

It’s aimed that this approach will promote a positive learning culture and an annual cycle of assurance and continuous improvement, which can then provide assurance to Committee regards our focus on delivery of excellent quality care and support.

 

 

 

 

8.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

 

 

8.4.1

Option One

 

 

 

 

 

Option ‘to do nothing’ and have no governance or quality matters framework. However, this would not enable delivery upon the Commitment 6 of our Adult Social Care Strategy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.4.2

Option Two

 

 

 

 

 

Delay request for approval and implementation of the framework to enable further learning, benchmarking, and engagement. It is planned that benchmarking, learning and engagement will take place on the frameworks on an ongoing and dynamic basis to ensure it delivers what matters to people of Sheffield and is responsive to changing circumstances.

 

 

Report author: Liam Duggan

Publication date: 29/11/2022

Date of decision: 16/11/2022

Decided at meeting: 16/11/2022 - Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee

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