3 December 2009
City receives 'Excellent' Social Care rating
The City of London has been awarded the highest rating of
Excellent in the Annual Performance Assessment (APA) of Adult
Social Care, carried out by the Care Quality Commission
(CQC).
Jenny Goodall, Director of Community and Children’s Services at
the City of London said: "We are delighted with the results of the
APA. The excellent rating is a testament to the hard work and
dedication of all our staff and demonstrates the City of London’s
continuing commitment to providing high quality services to its
small resident population."
The Excellent rating means that the City has been assessed as
delivering high quality Adult Social Care services that is
highly cost-effective and fully contributes to the achievement of
wider outcomes for the community. The particular strengths
identified by the CQC were that the City has made innovative
developments in supporting rough sleepers,carers have been well
supported and consulted and the City has been pro-active in
promoting healthy lifestyles and well-being.
For more information please contact:
Susanna Howard
Press Office
City of London
020 7332 3450
susanna.howard@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Notes to editors:
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of
health and social care in England. The CQC regulate health
and adult social care services, and they protect the rights of
people detained under the Mental Health Act.
The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse
organisation. It supports and promotes the City as the world leader
in international finance and business services and provides local
services and policing for those working in, living in and visiting
the Square Mile. It also provides valued services to London and the
nation. These include the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School
of Music & Drama; the Guildhall Library and Art Gallery and
London Metropolitan Archive; a range of education provision
(including three City Academies); five Thames bridges (including
Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge); the Central Criminal Court
at Old Bailey; over 10,000 acres of open spaces (including
Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), and three wholesale food
markets. It is also London’s Port Health Authority and runs the
Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow. It works in partnership with
neighbouring boroughs on the regeneration of surrounding areas and
the City Bridge Trust, which it oversees, donates more than £15m to
charity annually.