Strategies and policies

Adults services
Children and families

Adults services

Adult services charging policy for non-residential services (pdf)
This policy provides charging information for the following services: personal, domestic and live-in care, sleep over, waking night, residential respite care, direct payments and meals.

Complaints policy - adults services  (pdf)
Representations and complaints policy for service users or potential service users and/or those with sufficient interest, to comment, complain about or compliment the quality and nature of social care services provided by adult social care services.

Ealing’s Strategy for Older People 2004/2007 (All our futures)
This joint strategy has established the direction for the future planning and development of services for older people through an agreed vision.

Housing strategy for Older People 2007-2010
This strategy presents a framework for the council and its partner organisations in the future delivery and provision of housing advice and services to elderly residents living in the borough.

Joint five year strategy for Ealing older adults with mental health problems and younger adults with Dementia
This joint five-year strategy looks at the development of integrated services and an action plan, to meet the current and future needs of older adults with mental health problems and younger adults with Dementia.

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Summary (word)
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Summary (ppt, large file, 3MB)
The JSNA is intended as a practical resource to set out and justify priorities in the development of health and social care services in Ealing based on detailed analysis of local needs.

Integrated Commissioning Strategy  (pdf, large file, 1.61MB) 
This strategy sets out the commissioning intentions for adult services on behalf of the council and Ealing Primary Care Trust.

Quality of Life Strategy for Older People and Carers 2006/2016  - Growing older, growing bolder, living well
The council's Quality of Life Strategy aims to deliver preventative services that would improve the quality of life and well-being for older people and carers in Ealing.

Children and families

Complaints policy - children and families (pdf)
Representations and complaints policy for service users or potential service users and/or those with sufficient interest, to comment, complain about or compliment the quality and nature of social care services provided by children and families.

Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) (pdf)
The plan is a three year strategy which sets out how the Children Act 2004 and Every Child Matters agenda will be delivered in Ealing.

Updated CYPP plans
The following updated plans list the achievements which have been made during 2007 and 2008 and also identifies opportunities to further improve outcomes for children and young people.  They includes action plan delivery schedules and amended performance indicators to ensure that progress can be comprehensively monitored.

Children and Young People’s Plan - One year update 2007 (pdf, large file, 3.20MB)
Children and Young People's Plan - One year update 2008 (pdf, large file, 2.76MB)

Adoption service statement of purpose (pdf)
This statement of purpose relates to the council's adoption service under the requirements of the Adoption National Minimum Standards.