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Appendix 3 - Key National Targets, Related Performance Assessment Framework (PAF) Indicators and Links with the Social Services Strategic Programme 2004-2008
National Targets |
Related Performance Assessment Framework Indicators | Linked actions within the Updated Strategic Programme |
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Children & Families |
Part 3: Section 3.2 |
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| No more than 16% of Children Looked-after have three or more placements in any Council | Stability of placements of Children Looked-after (PAF A1, BVPI 49) | Point 1. Ensuring stability of care for children whether at home or Looked-after. |
| By 2002 reduce by 10% the proportion of children who are re-registered on the Child Protection Register from a baseline for the year ending March 1997. | Re-registrations on the Child Protection Register (PAF A3). | Point 2. Ensuring children are protected from abuse. |
| To carry out 100% of reviews of child protection cases that should be carried out in any one year | Reviews of child protection cases (PAF C20) | Point 2. Ensuring children are protected from abuse. |
| Improve the educational attainment of children and young people in care by increasing from 6 per cent in 1998 to 15 per cent in 2004 the proportion of children leaving care aged 16 and over with 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C and maintain this level up to 2006. | Educational Qualifications of Children Looked-after (PAF A2, BVPI 50) | Point 4. Promote educational, health and social care of Looked-after Children. |
| Reduce by 2004 the proportion of children aged 10-17 and Looked-after continuously for at least a year who have received a final warning or conviction, by one third from September 2000 position. (Reduce the proportion from the 2000 national figure of 10.8 per cent to a local maximum of 7.2 per cent) Maintain this reduction up to 2006. | Final warnings and convictions of Children Looked-after (PAF C18) | Point 4. Promote educational, health and social care of Looked-after Children. |
| Every looked after child or young person to have access to appropriate healthcare | Health of Children Looked-after (PAF C19) | Point 4. Promote educational, health and social care of Looked-after Children. |
| Improve the level of employment, training or education amongst Care Leavers aged 19 so that levels for this group are at least 75% of those achieved by all young people of the same age in their area by March 2004 and maintain this level up to 2006 | Employment, education and training for Care Leavers (PAF A4) | Point 5. Ensure that Care Leavers are not isolated and participate socially and economically as citizens. |
National Targets |
Related Performance Assessment Framework Indicators |
Linked actions within the Updated Strategic Programme |
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Older People |
Part 3: Section 3.8 |
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| By December 2004 all assessments of older people will begin with 48 hours of first contact with Social Services and will be completed within four weeks, (with 70% within two weeks); following assessment, all Social Services will be provided within four weeks, with 70% in 2 wks. | Waiting times for assessment and care packages (D53, BVPI 195 and D54, BVPI 196) |
Point 2: Person Centred Care. |
| Improve the quality of life and independence of older people so that they can live at home wherever possible, by increasing by March 2006 the number of those supported intensively to live at home to 30% of the total being supported by Social Services at home or in residential care. | Intensive home care as a percentage of intensive home and residential care (variant of PAF B11) |
Point 3: Choice and Control Point 12: Local Public Service Agreement Medium Term Strategy. |
| By April 2004 all general hospitals caring for people with stroke to have a specialised stroke services and all health and social care systems to have established an integrated falls service by 2005. | No PAF indicators | Point 5: Joint Agency Stroke Group. |
| All community equipment for older people (aids and minor adaptations) will be provided by Social Services within seven working days. | % of items of equipment delivered within 7 working days (D54) | Point 6: Older People. |
| Ensure that by April 2004 protocols are in place across all health and social care systems for the care and management of older people with mental health problems | No PAF indicators currently | Point 7; Older People with mental health difficulties |
| Promote independence by reducing nationally the per capita rate of growth in emergency admissions of people aged over 75 to an annual average of 3% over the five years up to 2002-03, compared with an annual average rate of 3.5% over the last five years. | Emergency admissions of older people (interface) (PAF A5) |
Point 12: Public Service Agreement. |
| Reduce the national percentage of delayed discharges of 75 + occupying an acute hospital bed to 11% in 00/01, 10% in 01/02 and 9% in 02/03. | Delayed discharge (PAF D41) | Point 13: Reduce delayed discharges. |
National Targets |
Related Performance Assessment Framework Indicators | Linked actions within the Updated Strategic Programme |
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Adults |
Part 3: Section (Various) |
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| Direct Payments give recipients control over their lives, increase opportunities for independence, social inclusion and self-esteem. From April 2003 councils have a duty to make direct payments where individuals consent to and can manage them. | Direct Payments (PAF C51) |
3.1; Point 3; Caring for Carers 3.2; Point 6; Children with Disabilities. 3.3; Point 2; Learning Disabilities. 3.4; Point 3; Physical Disability. 3.5; Medium Term Strategy. 3.7; Point 3; HIV/AIDS. 3.8; Point 6; Older People. |
| Users and carers should expect practical help and other support to arrive in a timely fashion soon after problems have been referred to Social Services. DH has set targets for 2003-04 that all assessments should begin within 48 hours of referral and be completed within 4 weeks. | Acceptable waiting times for assessments (D55) | 3.3; Point 4; Learning Disabilities 3.4; Point 3; Physical Disability 3.5; Point 4; Mental Health 3.7; Point 1; HIV/AIDS 3.8: Point 2; Older People |
| Users and carers should expect practical help and other support to arrive in at timely fashion soon after problems have been referred to Social Services. DH has set targets for 2003-04 that all care packages should be in place within 4 weeks of assessment. | Acceptable waiting times for care packages (D56) | 3.3; Point 4; Learning Disabilities 3.4; Point 3; Physical Disability 3.5; Point 4; Mental Health 3.7; Point 1; HIV/AIDS 3.8: Point 2; Older People |
National Targets |
Related Performance Assessment Framework Indicators | Linked actions within the Updated Strategic Programme |
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Other (non PAF) Targets |
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| All groups: Implementation of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (Publication of results of monitoring required under the Race Relations Act Part 3 - the Employment Duty) | No PAF indicators currently | Part 1: Theme 4; Reducing inequalities and promoting diversity and social inclusion. |
| Increase breaks available for carers and strengthen carer support and networks to the benefit nationally of approximately 165,000 carers of people on CPA by 2004. | No PAF indicators currently | 3.1; Point 3; Caring for Carers. |
| By December 2003, deliver assertive - outreach to the 20,000 adult patients with severe mental illness and complex problems who regularly disengage from services. | No PAF indicators currently | 3.5; Point 10; Serious Mental Illness. |
| Increase the participation of problem drug users in drug treatment programmes by 55 per cent by 2004 and by 100 per cent by 2008 (against 1998 baseline) and increase year on year the proportion of users successfully sustaining or completing treatment programmes. | No PAF indicators currently | 3.6; Point 4; Drugs & Alcohol. |
The above targets are derived from:
National Priorities Guidance 2003-2006
National Public Service Agreement (Department of Health)
Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) Performance Assessment Framework - January 2004
The Performance Assessment Framework is modified annually. Some of the indicators above have still to be fully updated by the SSI to reflect targets set with the National Priorities Guidance 2003-2006.