Top Tips for Assurance Preparation - for consideration

  • Appoint an adult social care lead
  • Political briefings
  • Secure corporate support and buy-in
  • Maximise the Council’s adult social care business intelligence capacity to inform the self-assessment
  • Get health partners and integrated services leadership on board
  • Compare and learn from children’s inspections
  • Gather insights from partners and providers
  • Be clear on approaches to co-production and responding to diverse needs
  • Encourage organisational self-awareness