National Care Standards Review Public Consultation

National Care Standards

•23 different sets •written for people using services •What people should expect from their care/service provider •Out of date originally written 2002

NCSServices for Adults

• Care homes for older people• Support services• Care homes for people with drug and alcohol

misuse problems• Care homes for people with learning disabilities• Care homes for people with mental health

problems• Adult placement services• Care homes for people with physical and sensory

impairment• Housing support services• Services for people in criminal justice supported

accommodation• Short breaks and respite care

Services for Children and Young People

• Adoption agencies• Care homes for children and young people

• Childcare agencies• Early education and childcare up to the

age of 16• Foster care and family placement services

• School care accommodation services

Services for Everybody

• Care at home• Hospice care• Independent hospitals• Independent specialist clinics• Nurse agencies• Independent medical consultant and GP

services• Dental services

Considerations – policy landscape

• The Children and Young People (S) Act• GIRFEC• Caring Together – carers strategy• 20:20 Vision and Quality strategy for NHS Scotland • Integration of Health and Social Care and outcomes • Changing policies and guidance

Review Teams activities:

• Pre-consultation events • Focus groups/reference groups• Liaising with HIS, MWC, SHRC• Linking with SG policy leads • 2 Project Board meetings

Project BoardCCPS Audit Scotland

Scottish Care MWC

HIS SHR

SSSC LA/NHS

SG policy leads CI

COSLA SHR

Carers Scotland Police

Project Board - activities • Updates on engagement activities and themes emerging

• Exploration of issues such as – aspirational v essential standards, use of HR based approach, who should write standards, issues of importance to sector – procurement/contracting, timing of NCS development and implementation

• Support setting up provider reference groups

• Sub group to look at specific issues

• Advice and contributions to paper

• Email responses on draft consultation paper

Current project team activities:• Awaiting Ministerial sign-off • Communication to ALL • Alternative formats• Consultation events for people who use

services and carers and other stakeholders• News articles • On line surveys

Areas for consultation

• Human Rights emphasis

• Apply to all health and social care services

• Structure/model

• Content

• Who should develop

Proposed model Over arching standards for all services – charter Human Rights Approach

Generic standards – reduce the 23 sets to a core set

Management and Leadership, Quality Assurance, Personalisation, Environment/safety, Well trained and compassionate staff, Keeping well

Specialist standards (pick and mix approach)

Nutrition for older people, oral health, size of bedrooms in care homes, educational opportunities for children, intermediate care, financial support (incapacity), palliative care, support with medicines

What next

• Consultation open until early September

• Externally analysed

• Project Board (end September)

• Decisions re action

• Communication

• Action Plan

• April 2015 stage 1 of development ??