Growth and development.pdf

GlasgowIn relation to Older People, Social Work Services are well advanced in the adoption andimplementation of a Single Shared Assessment based on Carenap E. The planning partners,have set out within the Interim Partnership Agreement, a programme to meet the 'Bottom Line'agenda for Older People and other Community Care client groups.”There has been a large increase in the number of people in Glasgow who are receiving acommunity care service for physical disabilities. The number doubled between 1998 and 2000.A Sensory Impairment Planning and Implementation Group – led by social work and includingrepresentatives from health, education, housing, the voluntary sector and users – develops andimplements improvements in sensory impairment.The Council has sought to enhance awareness training on visual impairment for social workstaff. Similar work on hearing impairment is at a design stage. The Council supports acomprehensive Guide Communicator Service for Deafblind People.The Council has moved significantly towards joint resourcing and joint management withhealth. Early in 2002 a Joint Community Care Committee was established with a remit toaddress integrated decision-making and service delivery. The joint resourcing pot is to beconsidered across the full range of community-based health and social care services, ratherthan looking solely at older people.3. Performance: Children and FamiliesBalance of care – Looked afterchildren (aged 0-17)1999-2000actual1999-2000per 1,000Quartile2000-2001actual2000-2001per 1,000At home 1,113 8.5 1 1,181 9.0 1With friends/relatives/other community 370 2.8 1 256 2.0 1With foster carers/prospective adopters 696 5.3 1 672 5.1 1In residential accommodation 344 2.6 1 326 2.5 1Total 2,523 19.2 1 2,435 18.5 1Key performance indicators1998-1999actual1998-1999per 1,000Quartile1999-2000actual1999-2000per 1,000The rate of looked after children is significantly higher than in most authorities being in the topquartile in every category. High rates are living with foster carers and in residentialaccommodation. Over the past year there has been a significant increase in those admitted tocare placements for reasons of risk, including alcohol and drug misuse, lack of parental care,physical abuse and the mental health of the carer. More recently the numbers looked afterhave included children of asylum seekers. This brings with it additional challenges. Work isongoing to ensure that the specific needs of thisgroup are met.QuartileQuartileChild protection (CP) referrals 685 5.8 3 859 7.3 3(aged 0-15)Children subject to a CP case 350 3.0 2 439 3.7 1conference (aged 0-15)Children placed on CP register 250 2.1 3 313 2.7 1(aged 0-15)Adoption applications in year 36 0.3 3 40 0.3 3(aged 0-17)Stranger adopter applications 17 0.1 3 26 0.2 2(aged 0-17)137