Springing into the Spring Seminar 2023: An Access Review
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At the Access Group we were thrilled to be in attendance at the Spring Seminar again this year. It was great to be a part of so many discussions about the value data can have to increase visibility across the care market.
Through sharing our experiences with other like-minded professionals, our session reviewing how taking an evidence-based approach to the new CQC assessment framework was highly successful. All the attendees to our session were able to share their own thoughts on the value technology, the Internet of Things and data can have across the care market.
In this guest article we will be rounding up our key takeaways from the Spring Seminar this year, to highlight the importance incorporating data can have when implementing new provisions to promote independence, prolong future care needs, and deliver the best person-centred care to receive the highest CQC rating possible.
What are the benefits of taking an evidence-based approach when delivering social care?
One of the main aims of our session this year at the Spring Seminar was to discuss what the benefits of having an evidence-based approach can be when commissioning care across your local authority.
In the session we explained how technology can help local authorities, ICSs, and ICBs collaborate better with their providers to accumulate more, and provide better evidence for the CQC’s Quality Statements.
Through using technology administrative burdens are reduced due to automated systems consistently analysing your datasets to provide quality assurance and insight where your care delivery can be improved.
Some of the benefits of evidence-based approaches to delivering social care include:
- Better outcomes
- Increased efficiency
- More visibility and transparency
- Supports the growth and development of your local social care market
As we are all aware, the CQC’s framework for local authorities comprises 9 quality statements across 4 overall themes:
- Working with people
- Providing support
- How the local authority ensures safety within the system
- Leadership
Therefore, at the Spring Seminar our session explained how technology can be used to help address all the quality statements across these 4 themes.
We were joined by Chris Badger, the DASS at Hertfordshire County Council who discussed how digital technology and analytics will help their local authority evidence their adherence to the new CQC assessment regime.
In shorthand, the main focus of the new CQC framework is the assurance. It’s all about determining the assurance that your local authority is delivering the best quality care. Contract and quality management monitoring is particularly important therefore.
Chris Badger, the DASS at Hertfordshire County Council
During these discussions it was made clear that one of the biggest benefits is the quality assurance which technology and analytics provides and how it can help implement new processes to improve the delivery of care further, whilst meeting all the necessary requirements of the CQC ‘s quality statements.
Digital technology therefore plays a significant role in helping local authorities deliver their duties and responsibilities under the Care Act, whilst helping overcome the additional overarching challenges which can make waiting times longer and resources even more stretched.
It’s not just about the number of providers that are serving as outstanding, it’s about the number of people being supported too and crucially what you are doing with the insight with your partners, particularly the NHS, to support those providers. Have you got the assurance that your plans are robust and great. It’s always important to consider how data can reflect that.
Chris Badger, the DASS at Hertfordshire County Council
In the session we also discussed the value of technology enabled care and social prescribing can have to improve the mental health and wellbeing of residents and their families in your local authority, a major theme which the CQC are keen to assess.
We addressed how technology enabled care can encourage independence, offer reassurance to loved ones, and more importantly, how it can offer insight by joining up data on an individual’s wellbeing to enable a preventative and outcomes focused approach to care.
It is clear therefore that technology has an incredibly important role to play in the upcoming CQC inspections.
At The Access Group we don’t want any ADASS partners to feel that they may have missed out on hearing these discussions on how best local authorities can prepare. So if you did miss our Spring Seminar Session or you would like to watch it again, download our session today.