Issue - meetings

The Board received a report setting out performance against LAA targets, within the it’s responsibility, during the first quarter of 2009/19.

The Board discussed the format of performance reports and there was agreement that the introduction of more detailed exception reporting was useful. The Chair noted that the Board needed to concentrate its focus on areas of concern and requested that exception reports were not issued if an area was improving; verbal updates could be provided with respect to these targets.

The Chair further requested that exception reports were given where targets were showing as Amber and performance was not improving.

The Board discussed performance reporting and concern was raised as to whether data was being captured and measured across the partnership as a whole. There was agreement that work was required to develop a systematic approach to demonstrate this and that this issue should be raised with the HSP Manager.

There was discussion around outputs and outcomes and the need to shift to outcome based measures. The Chair noted that a development session to look at the role of the Board, with respect to performance, would be useful.

The Board performance against Breast Feeding targets and it was noted that these feel within the responsibility of the Children’s Trust. There was agreement that there should be discussion with the Children’s Trust with respect to these targets and that the action being taken to address under performance should be reported to the Board at it’s next meeting.  

There was agreement that performance against targets relating to Safeguarding should be reported within each performance report.

RESOLVED:

1. That the report be noted.

2. That future performance reports should be developed to reflect the points raised above.

3. That a Development Session for the Board should be organised to help develop the Board’s approach to performance monitoring.

4. That officers should liaise with the lead officer for the Children’s Trust to ascertain what measured were being taken to address under performance with respect to Breast Feeding targets and that feedback should be reported at the next meeting.