Regular reviews are central to our ability to respond to changing needs and ensuring person centred planning. The percentage of clients with a care The number of reviews carried out has seen a slight plan at 31 March whose care plans Gemma SCA/007 80% 76.10% Amber increase from last month with 76.1% of reviews should have been reviewed that were Wasley completed in timescale. This is a Public Accountability reviewed during the year. Measure, which is published data and therefore a priority area for the department. This indicator measures the extent to which the local authority is able to provide stable placements for children The percentage of Looked After Gemma looked after. 20 of 151 LAC Children have had three or SCC/004 Children who had three or more 14.0% 13.20% Wasley more placement moves during the year. One of these placements during the year. children is currently in the adoption process which reinforces the positive changes in permanency. The percentage of initial child It is essential that children are safeguarded through protection conferences due in the Gemma timeliness of initial child protection conferences. 12 of 12 SCC/014 year which were held within 15 100% 100.00% Green Wasley Initial Conferences were held within timescale in working days of the strategy September discussion. 4.6 CSSIW Quarterly Update Recommendation Progress Report BRAG Blaenau Gwent has recently been awarded the ‘working towards a dementia friendly community 2015/16’ by the Alzheimer’s Society with Tredegar town the identified pilot site. The local authority should develop a coherent, financially viable plan for A focus of DFC development is a wider understanding of the commissioning of services for people with dementia and their carers Green dementia and the delivery of a brief Dementia Friends in partnership with the health board. awareness sessions. In the first 3 months of Blaenau Gwent receiving the accreditation, 30 sessions have been delivered and 314 dementia friends have been trained with 6 Dementia Champions trained to deliver the sessions.
SCA/007 The percentage of clients with a care plan at 31 March whose care plans should have been reviewed that were reviewed during the year. Gemma Wasley 80% 76.10% Amber Regular reviews are central to our ability to respond to changing needs and ensuring person centred planning. The number of reviews carried out has seen a slight increase from last month with 76.1% of reviews completed in timescale. This is a Public Accountability Measure, which is published data and therefore a priority area for the department. SCC/004 The percentage of Looked After Children who had three or more placements during the year. Gemma Wasley 14.0% 13.20% This indicator measures the extent to which the local authority is able to provide stable placements for children looked after. 20 of 151 LAC Children have had three or more placement moves during the year. One of these children is currently in the adoption process which reinforces the positive changes in permanency. SCC/014 The percentage of initial child protection conferences due in the year which were held within 15 working days of the strategy discussion. Gemma Wasley 100% 100.00% Green It is essential that children are safeguarded through timeliness of initial child protection conferences. 12 of 12 Initial Conferences were held within timescale in September 4.6 CSSIW Quarterly Update Recommendation BRAG Progress Report The local authority should develop a coherent, financially viable plan for the commissioning of services for people with dementia and their carers in partnership with the health board. Green Blaenau Gwent has recently been awarded the ‘working towards a dementia friendly community 2015/16’ by the Alzheimer’s Society with Tredegar town the identified pilot site. A focus of DFC development is a wider understanding of dementia and the delivery of a brief Dementia Friends awareness sessions. In the first 3 months of Blaenau Gwent receiving the accreditation, 30 sessions have been delivered and 314 dementia friends have been trained with 6 Dementia Champions trained to deliver the sessions.
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