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Please ask for: Sarah Brien

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Date: 29.06.2009

Dear Linda Burnip,

RE: - REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000.

I acknowledge with thanks your requests for information held by Oldham
Council.

I write to advise to you that your request is being considered.

Please be advised that a charge may be applicable for your requests. We
will advise you of this in due course.

Should you have any queries, please contact me on the number above.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Brien

Information Governance Officer

People, Communities and Society

Data and Information

Oldham Council

Civic Centre

West Street

Oldham

OL1 1UG

T: 0161 770 1619

E: [email address]

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Dear Linda Burnip,

RE: - REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000.

In response to your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, Oldham Council is happy to provide the following
information:

How many social workers are working with disabled people under 60?

Number of current workers within Learning Disabilities, Physical
Disabilities & Vulnerable Adults with clients aged under 60 - 80

Source: SWIFT (Social Care Database) Open Cases Report

How many adults are you providing some sort of community care service to
in total?

18 to 64 - 3,272

65 and over - 3,551

Source: RAP P1

How many allocated cases are there in adult care?

Number of Clients aged 18 to 64 open to a team and worker - 2,933

Source: SWIFT (Social Care Database) Open Cases Report

How many unallocated cases are there in adult care?

Number of Clients aged 18 to 64 open to a team but not allocated to a
worker - 680

Source: SWIFT (Social Care Database) Open Cases Report

How many `held' cases are there in adult care.

Number of Clients aged 18 to 64 open to a team and worker - 2,933

Source: SWIFT (Social Care Database) Open Cases Report

What is the ratio of adult care cases to each social worker.

Average caseload per worker - 11

Source: SWIFT (Social Care Database) Open Cases Report

What is the average time between referral for a service and assessment of
needs.

NI 132 - Timeliness of social care assessments - % Assessments completed
within 4 weeks - 18 and over - 77.7%

Source: Adult Social Care Qtr 4 Report

What is the average time between referral and provision of the necessary
service.

Timeliness of social care packages - % Services provided within 4 weeks
following assessment - 18 and over - 92.6%

Source: Adult Social Care Qtr 4 Report

What is your total adult care budget for 2009-2010 What proportion of this
is spent providing care in the community through Direct Payments or
Individual Budgets. What proportion of this is spent on residential care
provision.

Total Adult Social Care budget for 2009-10 £49.241m

Proportion spent on Individualised Budgets 13%

Proportion spent on residential care provision (external) 25%

What is the average length of time for provision of aids.

2PD014.0 - Average length of time waiting for minor aids & adaptations
from assessment to work beginning. - 7.3 Days

Source: Self Assessment Survey 2009

What is the average length of time for provision of adaptations.

2PD015.0 - Average length of time waiting for major aids & adaptations
from assessment to work beginning. - 48 Days

Source: Self Assessment Survey 2009

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you,

Regards

Sarah

Sarah Brien

Information Governance Officer

People, Communities and Society

Data and Information

Oldham Council

Civic Centre

West Street

Oldham

OL1 1UG

T: 0161 770 1619

E: [1][email address]

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