Set out below is our performance for 2022-23 and the comparison with the England average. Figures for 2021-22 are given in brackets.
We use these data to identify positive performance and areas for improvement. Commentary on actions underway is added to those measures where our scores indicate improvement is necessary.
Table showing our performance in West Sussex 2022-23 compared with the England average
| Outcomes |
West Sussex |
England |
| People who use services who have control over their daily lives |
76.9% (76.8%) |
77.2% (76.8%) |
| People receiving self-directed support. |
100% (100%) |
93.5% (94.5%) |
| Carers receiving self-directed support. |
100% (100%) |
89.3% (89.3%) |
|
People receiving direct payments.
(See note 1)
|
22.5%% (28.8%)
|
26.2% (26.7%) |
| Carers receiving direct payments. |
100% (100%) |
76.8% (77.6%) |
|
People with a learning disability in paid employment.
(See note 2)
|
2.8% (1.1%) |
4.8% (4.8%) |
| People in contact with secondary mental health services in employment. |
17% (17%) |
5.5% (6%) |
|
People with a learning disability in stable accommodation - their own or with family.
(See note 3)
|
57.6% (56.3%) |
80.5% (78.8%) |
|
People in contact with secondary mental health services living independently with or without support.
|
47.0% (53%) |
20.3% (26%) |
| People who use services with as much social contact as they would like. |
44.1% (39%) |
44.4% (40.6%) |
| Long-term support needs of younger adults (18-64) met by admission to residential and nursing care homes (per 100,000 population). |
18.5 (13.1) |
14.6 (13.9) |
| Long-term support needs of older adults (aged 65+) met by admission to residential and nursing care homes (per 100,00 population). |
538.2 (473.2) |
560.8 (538.5) |
| Older people still at home 91 days after discharge from hospital into reablement services. |
58.9% (60.1%) |
82.3% (81.8%) |
|
Older people receiving reablement services after leaving hospital.
(See note 4)
|
1.0% (0.7%) |
2.9% (2.8%) |
| Overall satisfaction of people who use services with their care and support. |
67.7% (69%) |
64.4% (63.9%) |
| Proportion of people who use services and carers who found it easy to find information about services |
71.4% (70.3%) |
67.2% (64.6%) |
| Proportion of people who use services who say that those services have made them feel safe and secure |
85.7% (88.6%) |
87.1% (85.6%) |
NB: No biennial NHS England survey of adult carers was held in 2022-23. Data will be provided from the 2023-24 survey in the next Local Account (2023-24).
Note 1 - We are working to increase the number of people receiving direct payments and the uptake of pre-paid cards (a more efficient way to make payments for both the person and the County Council) as part of our two-year Improvement Programme 2023-25).
Note 2 - Supporting people into employment remains a priority for us and work is underway to address this measure. We work with Supported Employment West Sussex which is a partnership initiative in which Aldingbourne Trust WorkAid and Workability from Impact Initiatives have joined together to provide this type of employment support. Creating more long-term paid employment opportunities is also an ambition in the Sussex Integrated Care Strategy, Improving Lives Together.
Note 3 - Our Supported Living Service is designed to help people with a wide range of needs to retain their independence by being supported in their own home and where independent living is not possible, in places that feel like home. We are holding regular market engagement events to address the insufficient supply of supported living options, particularly the accommodation needs of young people transitioning from Children’s to Adults’ Services and for people with complex needs.
Note 4 - We are working towards an improved model of short-term support (intermediate care) to provide a joint NHS and social care reablement service to support people to be discharged from hospital. We have developed a model of bed-based reablement so that people can continue their recovery following a hospital stay at a placement supported by 24 hour carers. We also commission a reablement service for people in their own homes which is time-limited and provided free of charge while people are receiving this focused support.
