Issue - meetings

The Trust received a report presenting setting out performance against selected Local Area Agreement (LAA) National Indicators (NIs) with the Trusts responsibility during the first quarter of 2009/10.

Exception reports were provided for ten of the twelve NIs showing as red and the Trust was advised that two had been omitted as performance was improving in these areas.

With respect to the fall in performance in completing Core Assessments, the Trust was advised that during the last two weeks in August there had been a sharp fall in the number completed and that this had lowered the average figure. However, it was expected that the September data would show that performance had improved.

In response to a query regarding the development of seven new proxy indicators, to measure the quality of Safeguarding, the Trust was advised that this had been suggested as a means of looking at the quality of the work being undertaken. There was agreement that details of what these proxy indicators would cover should be circulated with the minutes.

The Trust was advised that work to determine whether referrals were being directed via the proper route was being carried out. It was recognised that ensuring referral were properly dealt with was a key priority and to reflect this the ? was now staffed by trained Social Workers, rather than administrative staff, who were better equipped to determine how cases should proceed.

The Chair noted that the target with respect to NI 126, early access to maternity services, had been raised for the current year as performance during 2008/09 had been particularly good. Although this was showing as red against the new target, performance was still improving in the area.

The CT EMPG would be looking at the Maternity Action Plan and a report would be brought back to the Trust if this was considered appropriate.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.