Referrals made to adult social services for an assessment of needs

Please provide the following information for each of 2024/25 and 2025/26 to date:

1.  The median time (in days) taken to assess a referral made to adult social services for an assessment of needs. Please include new referrals as well as re-assessment of existing clients. 

2. The single longest wait (in days) taken to assess an individual after a referral to adult social services. Please include new referrals as well as reassessments. This should include any support package, whether delivered directly by social services or commissioned by them in any other way. 

3. The median time (in days) taken between the completion of assessment and the start of a service identified within their care and support. Please include new referrals as well as re-assessment of existing clients.  

4. The single longest wait (in days) between the completion of assessment and the start of a service identified within their care and support. This should include any support package, whether delivered directly by social services or commissioned by them in any other way. 

5. The number of people who have died awaiting the start of an initial package of social care in 2025/26.  

1-5. See table below

*1. Time between the proposed date of the assessment and the assessment starting

*2. Max days between proposed and started date of the assessment

*3. Median days between proposed and started date of the assessment

*4. Max days between assessment completed and service starting.

People are only included if:

a. The person has a care and support plan within 28 days after the assessment;

b. A care package step within 28 days after the care and support plan;

c. The service starting matches the service ordered in the care package step"

*5. People who died following the above three events