Residents inspired to finish grownup social care survey

14/01/2025 – Permalink Associated subjects: Adult social care

Residents who’ve obtained a letter to ask their views on grownup social care, are being reminded to finish it.

The annual grownup social care survey has now launched

The Private Social Providers Grownup Social Care Survey England (ASCS) has been issued to a pattern of people that use grownup social care providers in Shropshire and is a part of a nationwide survey overseen by NHS England annually in January.

The survey seeks the views of people that obtain care and assist providers both in their very own properties or in residential care and asks questions on high quality of life and the influence of providers on well being and wellbeing. The survey additionally consists of questions on security and entry to info.

These chosen to participate will obtain a questionnaire by submit, together with a letter explaining extra in regards to the survey and learn how to full it. The correspondence additionally features a freepost return envelope.

Councillor Cecilia Motley, Cupboard Member for Grownup Social Care and Public Well being stated:

“In the event you obtain a letter asking you to participate within the survey, please do your greatest to reply. Not everybody will obtain a survey, however a big quantity will and people with a letter are inspired to make use of this chance to have their say and supply suggestions.

“We perceive that some individuals might obtain a survey most years and it could really feel repetitive, however we wish to reassure you that your efforts to finish the survey are actually valued. It is rather essential to us domestically that we perceive your suggestions and be taught from it.

“By way of the outcomes of the survey we are able to discover out extra in regards to the issues which can be working properly and the areas we are able to enhance. It additionally helps us to grasp how we evaluate to different native authority areas.

“The survey relies primarily tick field or a number of selection questions.

“Assist and assist is at hand for many who are chosen to participate. Those that might battle to finish the survey, can contact Shropshire Council’s Buyer Service on 0348 678 9077. Straightforward learn, massive textual content variations of the survey, and surveys in one other language for anybody who wants a translated copy, can also be out there on request.”

The annual Private Social Providers Grownup Social Care Survey England (ASCS) will run till March 2024 with reminders issued in February for anybody who doesn’t reply.

This 12 months’s survey will shut on Friday 7 March 2025.

Shropshire Council will analyse the outcomes and submit them nationally. NHE England then collates the outcomes from all councils and revealed the national results in October annually. The evaluation permits Shropshire Council to see how we’re performing in comparison with related native authorities. We are able to learn the way the experiences of individuals receiving social care in Shropshire might differ to individuals dwelling elsewhere in England. The outcomes will even be revealed on the council’s webpages here.