Community, Health and Social Care
Community, Health and Social Care directorate contributes towards achieving the city council vision and has its own mission statement which focuses on its specific contribution:
"To improve the life chances of Salford citizens and to promote the independence of individuals and communities in Salford"
The directorate significantly contributes to all seven key pledges of the council.
More specifically the directorate aims to continuously improve and modernise its services as measured against the seven outcomes for adults as outlined in the white paper for health and social care: "Our Health, Our Care, Our Say". These outcomes have a close relationship to the seven pledges and are as follows:
- Improved health
- Improved quality of life
- Making a positive contribution
- Exercise of choice and control
- Freedom from discrimination and harassment
- Economic well-being
- Personal dignity
There are two additional elements of ‘leadership’ and ‘commissioning and use of resources’, which can be equated to the cabinet work plan priority of ‘One Council’.
All parts of the directorate at all levels contribute to achieving improvements in the above outcomes but in order to help staff understand their specific contribution to these "high level" objectives the directorate has developed two simple core objectives which link the pledges and outcomes to the work of its frontline and support staff.
These are "promoting independence" and improving "life chances". All staff are encouraged to see their work as a contribution to either or both core objectives and thereby link this to the wider strategic objective of both directorate and council.
In carrying forward its objectives the directorate is subdivided into the following five divisions: there are close links across all five divisions as all work together towards achieving the overall goals of the directorate.
- Adult Social Services
- Commissioning, Performance and Customer Care
- Community Services
- Cultural Services
- Resources Division
Community, Health and Social Care directorate is responsible for neighbourhood management, culture and leisure, sports, adult social care and grants to voluntary and community groups.
We work closely with partner organisations, communities and individuals to develop and deliver services and activities that help create the best possible life for the people of Salford.
Strong, cohesive communities mean safer communities, healthier citizens (of all ages and backgrounds) and a better and cleaner environment. Neighbourhood management is about helping communities grow stronger, by giving individual neighbourhoods the power to make decisions about their area.
Helping citizens maintain and improve their health and independence benefits individuals directly. Helping citizens do this in their communities makes the communities stronger and more cohesive.
Because we believe in meeting people's health and social care needs, we don't just arrange 'traditional social services' such as residential care and home care. We also manage 'universal services' such as libraries, sport and exercise sessions and Salford's museums and art gallery, plus we organise and support a wide range of social activities across the city. These all help people to keep physically and mentally active and part of their communities, whatever needs they have.
You can find out more about how we work and the services we provide by using the links on the left.
This page was last updated on 21 May 2009
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