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101How do our structures help ensure we are able to develop our qualityimprovement capacity <strong>and</strong> capability to deliver these improvements?Our governance arrangements <strong>and</strong> structures support us to focus our efforts on improving the quality<strong>and</strong> effectiveness of what we do, <strong>and</strong> deliver on the objectives we have setEngage <strong>and</strong> listenEnsuring we underst<strong>and</strong> the experience <strong>and</strong>views of those who use our services so wecan make the right improvements.Our Governors <strong>and</strong> membership share their experiences<strong>and</strong> views <strong>and</strong> inform our plans for the future.We have a range of forums where service users cometogether to help us develop our services.We use a range of approaches to seek the views ofindividuals who use our services such as surveys.We have prioritised the development of service users tosurvey other service users about their experiences as thiswill give us much more reliable feedback.Monitor <strong>and</strong> assessEnsuring we evaluate how we are doing.We have a team governance programme that supportseach service to reflect on how they perform <strong>and</strong> agreeplans for development.We have prioritised the provision of information toteams so they can underst<strong>and</strong> how they are doing,<strong>and</strong> we continue to improve our ability to providethem with the information they need.We periodically self-assess our services against nationalcare st<strong>and</strong>ards with service users, members, governors<strong>and</strong> our non-executive directors providing their viewsthrough visits <strong>and</strong> inspections.• Service user Safety Group• <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> Safety Committee• Infection Prevention <strong>and</strong>Control Committee• Safeguarding ChildrenSteering Group• Audit committee• Mental <strong>Health</strong> Act GroupQuality <strong>and</strong> Assurance CommitteeEvaluates <strong>and</strong> makes sense of the information from the above systems,<strong>and</strong> directs actions <strong>and</strong> decision making for future actionBoard of DirectorsCouncil ofGovernorsDeliver best practiceEnsuring the care <strong>and</strong> support we provideis guided by what we know works.We have a NICE Implementation programme toensure we appraise our services against the availablebest practice <strong>and</strong> develop improvement plans.We have developed a range of care pathwaysacross services so we are clear about what weexpect to be provided.We have an established Audit programme that evaluateshow we deliver care against agreed st<strong>and</strong>ards.Regular Quality Improvement Group forum bringsclinicians <strong>and</strong> managers together to share best practice.Workforce development<strong>and</strong> leadershipSupporting <strong>and</strong> developing our staff todeliver the best care.We have an established workforce training programmethat aims to equip our staff with the skills, knowledge<strong>and</strong> values to deliver high quality care.We have a well established culture <strong>and</strong> programme ofdeveloping our clinical <strong>and</strong> managerial leadership teamsto support them to deliver improvements in care.We use a range of service improvement <strong>and</strong> systemimprovement models to help us deliver the changes wewish to see, we continue to increase our ability to do this.• Safeguarding AdultsSteering Group• Psychological TherapiesGovernance Committee• Medicines ManagementCommittee• NICE Steering Group• Information Governance GpPart 2B: M<strong>and</strong>atorystatements of assurancefrom the board relatingto the quality of servicesprovided2.1.Statements from the <strong>Care</strong> QualityCommission (CQC)<strong>Sheffield</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong> NHS FoundationTrust is required to register with the <strong>Care</strong> QualityCommission <strong>and</strong> our current registration statusis registered without conditions <strong>and</strong> thereforelicenced to provide services.The <strong>Care</strong> Quality Commission has not takenenforcement action against the Trust during 2012/13.The Trust has not participated in any special reviews orinvestigation by the CQC during the reporting period.The CQC registers, <strong>and</strong> therefore licenses the Trustas a provider of care services as long as we meetessential st<strong>and</strong>ards of quality <strong>and</strong> safety. The CQCmonitors us to make sure we continue to meetthese st<strong>and</strong>ards.During 2012/13 we assumed the CQC registrationof Woodl<strong>and</strong> View Nursing Home, which waspreviously registered by Guinness NorthernCounties Housing Association.Planned/unplanned reviewsDuring 2012/13 the CQC visited the followinglocations as part of their review of our compliancewith essential st<strong>and</strong>ards of quality <strong>and</strong> safety:• Residential homes for people with a learning disabilityBuckwood View, H<strong>and</strong>sworth, Mansfield View,East Bank Road, Beighton Road• Respite <strong>Care</strong> services for people witha learning disabilityLongley Meadows136a Warminster Road• Respite <strong>Care</strong> services for adultsBolehill View, Hurlfield ViewWainwright Crescent• Inpatient ServicesGrenoside Grange.All services inspected were fully compliant withthe exception of Bolehill View, where complianceactions were received for:• Consent to care <strong>and</strong> treatment <strong>and</strong>• <strong>Care</strong> records.Following the feedback received from the CQCwe took immediate improvement action over thefollowing month <strong>and</strong> the Commission confirmedfollowing a repeat inspection that we were fullycompliant with the required st<strong>and</strong>ards.The reports from the planned reviews of complianceare all available via the <strong>Care</strong> Quality Commissionwebsite at http://www.cqc.org.uk.At the publication date of the Trust Quality Accountall improvement <strong>and</strong> compliance actions have beenaddressed <strong>and</strong> the Trust was fully compliant withthe requirements of registration.Mental <strong>Health</strong> Act reviewsDuring 2012/13 the CQC has undertaken 9 visits toservices to inspect how we deliver care <strong>and</strong> treatmentfor inpatients detained under the Mental <strong>Health</strong> Act.They review our processes for care, the environmentin which we deliver our care <strong>and</strong> meet privately withinpatients. They have visited the following services:• Michael Carlisle CentreStanage, Burbage, Daleside,Maple, Pinecroft• Longley CentreHawthorne, Intensive Treatment Service• Forest LodgeAssessment & Rehabilitation wardsThe feedback from these visits is helpful <strong>and</strong> allowsus to ensure, <strong>and</strong> be assured, that we provide carein accordance with legislation <strong>and</strong> best practiceguidelines. These reviews <strong>and</strong> inspections confirmthat we continue to meet all essential st<strong>and</strong>ards.2.2 Monitors’ compliance frameworkThe Trust submits quarterly declarations to Monitor inrelation to governance <strong>and</strong> finance. Monitor reviewsthe Trust’s declaration <strong>and</strong> publishes a quarterly riskrating for each element. This information is availableat http://www.monitor-nhsft.gov.uk.The governance assessment (rated as either red,amber/red, amber/green or green) is based on theTrust’s self-declaration by the Board of Directorsagainst the following areas:• Compliance with its constitution• Growing a representative membership102

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