NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
CARE AND INDEPENDENCE ASND HOUSING OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMITTEE
28 March 2024
Health and Adult Services Local Account 2022-2023
1.1 The purpose of this report is to introduce the Health and Adult Services Local Account, shown as Appendix 1. (Please note that this is a draft proof – some minor proof-reading or layout changes may be made before it is published).
2.1 The Local Account is an annual statement of HAS performance in delivering adult social care.
2.2 The time period covered for this Local Account is 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2023.
2.3 Whilst the main focus of the report is adult social care, it does also reference public health activities, more detail on which can be found in the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report, available here: Director of Public Health annual report 2023 - In Our Words: a Child’s Life in North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire Partnerships (nypartnerships.org.uk)
2.4 We have continued to adapt the format of the Local Account to effectively communicate the Directorate’s priorities and progress in a user-friendly and accessible way.
3.1 Given that the Local Account ought to be an honest assessment of social care performance, it is helpful that, before it is published, the scrutiny committee has an opportunity to review, pass comment and make suggestions for any amendments.
3.2 In previous years, the committee has found the Local Account to be a high quality document, well written and accessible. It has passed what for members has been the pivotal test: it is self-reflective rather than self-congratulatory.
3.3 Members have found reviewing the content of the Local Account can be helpful when setting the scrutiny committee’s work priorities for the year ahead.
4.1 That the Scrutiny Committee review the draft report.
County Hall,
Northallerton.
Author of Report: Christine Phillipson
Contact Details: Tel: 01609 533887 E-mail: christine.phillipson@northyorks.gov.uk