Agenda item

Shona McFarlane, Director of Health and Wellbeing presented the submitted report in respect of the Safeguarding Adults Annual Report.

She referred to the achievements and contributions in 2009/10 which were:-

• We have increased the level of awareness and alerts by 22% to 689
• Increased overall awareness by 19%
• 95% of customers are satisfied our services helped them to feel safe
• 100% of customers feel safer as a result of safeguarding intervention
• Completed 83% of cases in year, increased from 78.2%, with 37 ongoing cases into 2010/2011
• Implemented innovative ways in engaging with customers
• Second phase of ‘Home from Home’ is improving standards increasing the number of homes rated ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’
• One of the first Safeguarding Adults Boards in the country to have a Multi Agency Training and Development Programme – ‘Bronze to Platinum’  which has already trained over 5000 Council and partner staff in safeguarding awareness
• a strengthened Quality Assurance framework was in place
• We have further reduced crime by 13%

The work on ‘Home from Home’ had received regional and national recognition.  Regionally it was nominated for a Great British Care Award and nationally the Care Quality Commission approached us to help respond to a report published in March 2009 by Care Equation on roles and responsibilities in promoting improvement in adult social care services. 

The Safeguarding Adults Service Plan Priority Actions for 2010/2011 were to:-

Promote

• Undertake an annual multi agency Safeguarding Adults Awareness campaign

Prevent

• Implement the 2010/2011 ‘Bronze to Platinum’  training programme across the Council, key partners and independent providers
• Learn from the outcomes of Serious Case Reviews, Quality Assurance findings and the Care Quality Commission inspection
• Develop a universal service review format for all personalised care and support services using the principles of ‘Home from Home’ to improve outcomes relating to Dignity and Respect for customers and their families
• Work with the Care Quality Commission to improve information sharing at a local level, regional and national level.

Protect

• Review, strengthen and implement the area specific guidance section of the South Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Procedures
• Audit the implementation and embedding of the Mental Capacity Act (including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) with the Local Authority and commissioned social care services.

The timetable for consultation and publication was that the report be presented to the Rotherham Safeguarding Adults Board on the 14^th July 2010, and then published to all Partner agencies represented at the Rotherham Safeguarding Board and on the Council website.  Safeguarding Adults Awareness week 2010 was to be held 12^th to 16^th July 2010 and it was envisaged that the report would be ready for publication the week commencing 19^th July on the back of the heightened awareness of the previous week.

The report would then be presented to the Adult Services and Health Scrutiny Panel on 9^th September 2010.

Resolved:- That the Safeguarding Adults Annual Report 2009-2010 be approved for publication and presentation at:

• Safeguarding Adults Board on 14^th July 2010
• Adult Services and Health Scrutiny Panel on 9^th September 2010