VCFSE Sector Briefing on Birmingham City Council’s Care Quality Commission Self-Assessment

Birmingham City Council’s Adult Social Care Directorate is currently undergoing a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.  

At a webinar hosted by BVSC on 30 October, Stuart Lackenby, Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health briefed over 50 people, primarily Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector providers, on the process so far, particularly in relation to the Council’s self-assessment against the CQC criteria. This was intended to particularly support those providers who receive funding from Adult Social and might be interviewed by the CQC as part of the process.  

The briefing provided:  

  • key messages from Birmingham City Council’s recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) self-assessment  

  • an overview of findings  

  • highlighted areas of strength  

  • outline of next steps for improvement and collaboration  

The webinar also included a Q & A session.  

 

About CQC, the Birmingham City Council Assessment and the VCFSE Sector:  

The CQC (Care Quality Commission) is the independent regulator of Health and Social Care in England.  

The CQC assessment of Adult Social Care and Health provision in Birmingham City is important to the VCFSE sector in Birmingham. The self-assessment and recommendations contribute to:  

  • Determining priorities  

  • Creating focus on areas of improvement  

  • Influencing investment  

 

As part of the Local Authority Assessment process, CQC work with groups and organisations that represent people who use social care and support and unpaid carers. For example:  

  • Local Healthwatch groups  

  • Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) groups  

 

Along with CQC’s Experts by Experience, these groups and organisations can help CQC to contact people, families and representative groups, and engage with communities whose voices are seldom heard.  

Missed the Webinar? 

Don’t worry –you can view the recording and presentation on BVSC’s website here, as part of a series of activities and events with partners on Shaping Birmingham’s Future Together: Birmingham’s City Vision. 

 

Further Information  

Any questions – please contact [email protected] 

 

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