Service improvements

Worcestershire County Council

Showing service improvements between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026

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When we find fault, we can recommend improvements to systems and processes where they haven’t worked properly, so that others do not suffer from these same problems in future. Common examples are policy changes; procedural reviews; and staff training. Service improvements from decisions are published for 5 years and those from reports are published for 10 years.

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  • Worcestershire County Council (24 017 518)

    Category: Children's care services Date: 10-Aug-2025

    Summary

    Miss X complained the Council did not properly complete a needs assessment and refused to provide respite for her children, F and G. Miss X also complained the Council delayed and failed to complete all the recommendations made at stage 2 and stage 3 of the statutory complaints procedure. There was fault by the Council for its delays in completing the recommendations made at stage 2 and stage 3 of the statutory complaints procedure. This caused injustice to Miss X and the Council will take action to remedy the injustice caused.

    Service improvements

    • By training or other means remind relevant staff of the importance of completing the actions recommended at stage 2 and stage 3 of the statutory complaints procedure in a timely manner and within agreed timescales.• Provide the Ombudsman with evidence that the Council has completed the stage 2 recommendation “implement service improvements to ensure needs assessments are properly completed by gathering sufficient information from relevant service users and professionals. And the Council to ensure assessment reports are correctly completed and the contents explained to service users to ensure they understand the contents and how the Council’s decisions were reached”.

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