Town performs well on hospital re-admissions

WARRINGTON is performing well in preventing hospital re-admissions, providing quality care, supporting the homeless, boosting employment and helping young people achieve.
This is revealed in the borough council’s quarterly performance report which shows that progress is being made in a number of key areas.
Latest figures show that that 83.2 per cent of people using the council’s ‘re-enablement’ services were at home 91 days after their discharge from hospital.
The AQUA scorecard (relating to supporting older people in the community) indicates that Warrington is one of the top performers in the North West in preventing older people being re-admitted to hospital.
It is also performing well above the regional average in getting older
people out of hospital quickly and in reducing the need for older people to be admitted to residential care.
When it comes to safeguarding vulnerable adults, 78 per cent of care providers in Warrington are meeting the council’s standards – four per cent higher than the national average.
The hard work of Warrington’s young people and their teachers was rewarded by another year of excellent GCSE exam results, with Warrington’s secondary schools once again are performing above the national average for five-plus A*-C grades.
Homelessness: There have been almost 400 instances of positive action in recent months to prevent or relieve homelessness, including providing housing assistance to people who consider themselves at risk of homelessness in the near future.
Employment: Recently published figures for young people not in employment, education or training (NEET)show that Warrington is the third best performing local authority, with only 2.6 per cent of 16-17 year olds classed as NEET, compared to an England average of 7.1 per cent.
In September, the Careers for Young People service held their most successful careers evening to date, with a record number of 660 people attending Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub, to speak to college representatives and employers.
Council leader Terry O’Neill, said: “It’s pleasing, in such challenging times for local authorities, that we continue to provide good services for some of our most vulnerable people.
“This reports shows we are making progress in caring for older residents, looking after those who are disadvantaged and helping build bright futures for our young people. There’s much more to do, but we can be encouraged that the work we are doing continues to make a difference to people’s lives.”
Other key areas highlighted in the report include:
Regeneration: The Time Square Regeneration Scheme is delivering to plan with the completion of the demolition of the old multi-storey car park and progress with the construction of the temporary market. The pre-cast concrete units of the new market multi-storey car park have quickly risen from the ground and are now very visible in the area.
Transport: Plans have been approved to proceed with the Centre Park Link Bridge as part of the Warrington Waterfront Regeneration Programme, which is due to commence in late 2017.
The scheme to upgrade Junction 8 of the M62 also remains on target, with all necessary funding now secured.
Parks and green spaces: Warrington has achieved Green Flag Awards for all 12 of the sites for which it applied in 2016.
Customers: The average wait time for residents calling the council’s contact centre was 4.9 minutes, an improvement from the same period last year when the average wait time was 5.7 minutes.