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| A report of the joint review of social services in Devon County Council | | Corporate Author | Joint Reviews of Local Authorities' Social Services, Audit Commission; Social Services Inspectorate - SSI, Department of Health - DoH |
| Publisher | Audit Commission Publications, Abingdon, 1999 |
| Pages | 91 pp (Joint reviews) |
| Source | Audit Commission Publications, Bookpoint Ltd., 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD. |
| Keywords | Social Services Departments ; Performance ; Inspection ; Evaluation ; Devon. |
| Annotation | The purpose of the review is to assess the extent to which people in Devon are well served by social services. It considers: how services are arranged for individual people; how the care needs of the population are planned for; how the authority manages performance and quality; and how well available resources are being used. Devon has a national reputation for developing innovative services, and is one of the national pilots for the Better Government for Older People project. There is a political commitment to retaining the capacity to provide residential and domiciliary care. Strengths identified in delivering services include: committed staff; a culture that rewards enterprise; local arrangements, local focus and local flexibility; sound relationships with health services; having a balanced budget; and an evolving corporateness. Key issues for attention include: containing pressure and potential risk; seeing infrastructure as an effective investment in front-line services; and being clear about achieving Best Value. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990923206 B |
| Classmark | PF: 5H: 3U: 4C: 8DE |
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