- Request
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1. Does the local authority/health and social care trust hold and maintain a register of carers in its area?
If yes to 1, how many carers have been identified in the local authority area at the time of receipt of this FOI?
2. Does the local authority/health and social care trust commission an external organisation(s) to be responsible for and conduct Carers' Assessments on its behalf?
3. Does the local authority/health and social care trust - or the commissioned organisation responsible for Carers' Assessments - have a formal fast-track process in place for the delivery of Carers' Assessments for carers of people with severe, progressive conditions?
4. Following initial Carers' Assessments, does the local authority/health and social care trust - or the commissioned organisation responsible for Carers' Assessments - conduct routine reassessments for carers of people with severe, progressive conditions?
5. Does the local authority/health and social care trust - or the commissioned organisation responsible for Carers' Assessments - use a standardised form for undertaking Carers' Assessments?
6. Does the local authority/health and social care trust have a Single Point of Access for information and guidance on Carers' Assessments?
7. What is the cost of conducting one single Carers' Assessment?
8.What is the average (mean) waiting time between request for assessment and completion of assessment for all Carers' Assessments in:
The year April 2018 to March 2019
The year April 2019 to March 2020
The year April 2020 to March 2021
The year April 2021 to March 2022
The year April 2022 to March 2023?
9. Does the local authority allocate a specific budget for Carers' Assessments?
If yes, what was the local authority's/health and social care trust's annual budget for Carers' Assessments in:
The year April 2018 to March 2019
The year April 2019 to March 2020
The year April 2020 to March 2021
The year April 2021 to March 2022
The year April 2022 to March 2023?
If yes, what proportion, as a percentage, of the budget allocation for Carers' Assessments was spent in:
The year April 2018 to March 2019
The year April 2019 to March 2020
The year April 2020 to March 2021
The year April 2021 to March 2022
The year April 2022 to March 2023
- Decision
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1. Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) does not hold this information.
2. Yes.
3. Yes - Any urgent needs explicitly presented by the Carer or which LCC deems as potentially being urgent upon or after first contact are prioritised for a Carer Conversation which may lead to a Carer Assessment.
4. Yes, annual reviews are undertaken for those in receipt of a Support Plan, and a new assessment conducted if there is a change in need. All Carers are able to request an assessment at any point.
5. Yes.
6. Information, advice and guidance on what to expect at a Carers Assessment is provided at Initial Conversation and is also available on the website of the commissioned provider.
7. LCC do not hold this information.
8.
The year April 2018 to March 2019 - 27.97 days (please note these are calendar days)
The year April 2019 to March 2020 - 32.98 days
The year April 2020 to March 2021 - 22.83 days
The year April 2021 to March 2022 - 28.13 days
The year April 2022 to March 2023? - 55.90 days (this is to Sep 2023 only due to change in Customer Service Centre (CSC) work)The year April 2018 to March 2019
9.
The year April 2018 to March 2019 - £750,000
The year April 2019 to March 2020 - £750,000
The year April 2020 to March 2021 - £650,000
The year April 2021 to March 2022 - £650,000
The year April 2022 to March 2023 - £700,000 *Note the budget detailed here is for carers personal budgets.
If yes, what proportion, as a percentage, of the budget allocation for Carers' Assessments was spent in:
The year April 2018 to March 2019 - 79%
The year April 2019 to March 2020 - 74%
The year April 2020 to March 2021 - 77%
The year April 2021 to March 2022 - 94%
The year April 2022 to March 2023 - 68%
- Reference number
- 7030821
- Date request received
- 6 June 2023
- Date of decision
- 4 July 2023