1. Towards Excellence in Adult Social Care Oliver Mills, National Programme Director April 2012

2. The Towards Excellence principles Councils are responsible for their own performance and improvement Councils are accountable to local communities - stronger accountability through increased transparency drives further improvement Councils have a collective responsibility for performance of the sector as a whole Citizen/user/carer central to defining and judging quality Reduce the burden - but improvements needed in information on outcomes Whole system focus over time - health and wellbeing, Think Local Act Personal

3. Progress since Spring Seminar 2011 Programme Board: ADASS, CQC, DH, LGA, SCIE, SOLACE, TLAP ADASS regions: workshops and plans Supporting improvement: in the seven ‘adequate’ councils Local accounts: significant uptake Priorities for resolution:  ‘ Tipping Point’  Safeguarding  Combined offer  Narrative on progress

4. Priorities for 2012/13 Adequate councils: complete improvement work ADASS branches: further support to implement plans for sector led improvement Local accounts: refining Data: warning signs, use of intelligence and intervention Support: coordinate offers Legislation: implications of the Health and Social Care Act Member engagement and leadership programmes Single narrative: on sector led improvement in councils to be developed by LGA

5. Questions for DASS What is role of ADASS when poor performance is identified? What is meant by ‘sharing intelligence’? How will programmes, peer challenge and support be resourced? What is best done locally, regionally and nationally? What is meant by sector - councils, TLAP, Health and Social Care, children and adults?

6. Contact details Oliver Mills National Programme Director Towards Excellence programme Email: oliver.mills@local.gov.uk Phone:07881 820895 More information about the programme can be found at www.local.gov.uk/topic-adult-social-care