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RESOLVED:
Cabinet;

a)                
Approved the coproduction events the Big
Conversation

b)                
Approved the approach of the Local Account as the Council
Adult Social Care Strategy

c)                 
Considered the proposed Local Account in the Autumn following
coproduction
 
REASONS
RESOLVED:

1)    
It is best practice, and as part of DHSC sponsored Sector Led
Improvement Programme, to publish the key deliverables, outcomes
and achievements that the Council intends to deliver through a
local account and to review progress against this on a regular
basis to inform Council priority setting.

2)    
The production of an Adult Social Care Strategy, articulated
through a local account, will engage key partners, colleagues,
carers and people who draw upon care and support. It is an
opportunity to hear what is important to people and how the Council
can improve and develop our approach to better meet the needs of
people within the Care Act 2014.

3)    
The Council has a set of performance requirements for Adult
Social Care called “Adult Social Care Outcomes Performance
Framework” (ASCOF) and our performance against this framework
is published by the Department of Health and Social Care. It is
important to set out how as a Council we will work with people to
meet those performance expectations and that will form part of the
local account.

4)    
The Local Account will additionally set out how the Council
plan priorities are informed by the social care needs of people and
how adult social care contributes to the delivery of the council
plan.

5)    
Within adult social care, coproduction is immature in West
Northants, and an important part of the work is to develop the new
Coproduction board and work with them to develop a framework and
strategy for coproduction.

6)    
We will consider how to use Think Local Act Personal
statements that express the experience that people and colleagues
want to have of care in our work. These “I and we”
statements have been adopted by the CQC in their Assurance
Framework. We will also consider how we adopt Making it Real
principles in our work. (See Appendices A and B)

7)    
The Local Account will cover these four key areas:
•                    
Wellbeing and independence
•                    
Information and Advice
•                    
Active and Supportive Communities
•                    
Flexible and integrated support
 
ALTERNATIVE
OPTIONS:
The Council is
committed to the improvement of adult social care services in
response to the feedback and views of people who draw upon those
services. Care Quality Commission assurance process places an
emphasis on engagement and coproduction therefore being able to
evidence the Council approach to services being based on this
principle is fundamental.