Transcript National Benchmarking: How the data is used

National Benchmarking:
How the data is used
Main Purposes of Benchmarking:
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Identify National Priorities
Service Improvement
Share Knowledge and Good Practice
Evidence Value
A Joined Up Process
COGS
NCOGS
NSIG
THE REGIONS
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NCOGS – informing and influencing
the agenda on our behalf
Reporting on trends, outcomes of strategies
and need to the DCSF, Ofsted, NGA,
colleagues
Examples:
– Outcome of reconstitution
– Very limited use of national programmes e.g.
Taking the Chair – and implications…
NSIG
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Agreeing benchmarking priorities and
building them into the National Service
Improvement Group’s Strategic Plan
Identifying colleagues to take the plan’s
priorities forward
Example: Research into barriers to
governance for BME population – Linda
Lissimore. Jan. 2008
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Analysing the data and identifying current issues
3 years’ data collected so trends now identifiable
Problems with form addressed
Recommendations about future content made to
NSIG
Publication of articles to inform colleagues
Website development
The Regions
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Sharing local knowledge
Local benchmarking groups
So far: ERCOGS, SW&SECOGS, NECOGS
but need other regions to develop
- If not a dedicated group then analysis
should be regular agenda item for regions
COGS
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Using the data to improve their services by
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Building priorities into service plans
Consulting with Service Review Groups
Engaging with customers
Appraisal targets
Informing the whole team’s activities
Consider and be ready to report back
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How are you actively using the data?
From all that you know about the context we
are in, what should be the future
benchmarking priorities?
- what would you like measured?
- what questions would need be asked?