writes Bronagh Miskelly
When someone is leaving a job or indeed the job is being abolished, it is an opportune time to say what you really think and, to an extent, so it is with the Commission for Social Care Inspection's final report.
On personalisation, the commission's findings mirror Community Care's own from last year, revealing widespread variation in progress on the transformation agenda and the services provided by councils. The report calls for a culture change in all councils and states this would be an area that CSCI would monitor closely if it were not replaced by the Care Quality Commission in April.
Another area CSCI highlights is the future of adult social care in England. It condemns some councils for still assessing financial means before care needs and the fact that self-funders are often excluded from good advice and assessment. The report's introduction goes further with the statement: "Social care in the future should be delivered within a single system, regardless of who is paying, so that no-one is excluded from assistance in gaining access to the care and support they need."
These two statements run the risk of being interpreted as sour grapes by an outgoing team. But in reality they are important issues the government must consider in its ongoing reform of adult social care.
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