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            The Learning Disability Health Self-Assessment Framework (LDSAF) had been an annual process since being used in England in 2007/8. A revised Joint Health and Social Care Self-Assessment Framework had been introduced in 2013 to emphasise the need for a joint commissioning approach between health and social care.  All Local Authority areas had been asked to complete the self-assessment, working with their local health partners and learning disability partnership boards. The joint Cheshire East area submission had been made in November 2013.

            The aim of the assessment was to provide a framework for a comprehensive local stock- take exercise. The self assessment was divided into two distinct sections. The first section was data collection with 149 questions under 59 domains. The data was collected from a range of sources including Public Health, CCGs, Children’s Services and Adult Social Care. The second section required each area to assess themselves against 27 measures using a RAG (Red Amber Green) ‘Traffic Light’ system. These were aligned to the outcome frameworks – Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework, National Health Service Outcomes Framework and key policy documents such as the Winterbourne View Concordat. These nationally set outcome frameworks and policies were used as the evidence base for the three broad areas in the LDSAF, which are Staying Healthy, Being Safe and Living Well.

            Learning Disability Partnership Boards had been asked to rate provision in their area against a set of measures and the Cheshire East Learning Disability Partnership Board had contributed to the submission. The validated outcome of the self assessment was that 8 areas were rated as red, 13 were rated as amber and 6 were rated as green details of which were included in an appendix to the report. A joint programme of action had been devised      in order to address the areas rated red and amber in the self-assessment and this also incorporated a number of drivers for action.  The full detail of the action plan was also provided in the appendix. 

            A regional event had been held in February 2014 which enabled commissioners of learning disabilities services to come together and agree what were the common challenges across the North West. An outcome of this event was to identify areas of work which would benefit from a regional approach. This was now being progressed through a number of task and finish groups, sharing approaches and solutions across a wider footprint.  

           The Chairman referred to the work that the Public Health Team was carrying out in respect of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and suggested that learning disabilities was an area which could be targeted and piloted, specifically in relation to adults with learning difficulties not attending annual health checks.

            It was noted that it was proposed to submit a report relating to the Winterbourne review to a future meeting of the Board.

           RESOLVED

1.    That the Learning Disability Action Plan be endorsed.

2.    That the Board receive a further report setting out intentions and Performance Indicators, in 3 months time and a further progress report on outcomes, in 6 months.