Barriers to delivering prevention FINDINGS FROM THE ADASS AUTUMN SURVEY RESULTS
The ADASS Autumn Survey 2024 similarly found several key barriers inhibiting local authorities from accelerating a shift ‘from treatment to prevention’ in their local areas. The most frequently cited barriers to implementing prevention activity were as follows: 1. Financial pressures 2. Competing service pressures e.g delayed discharge 3. Competing pressures to implement other policies 4. Lack of understanding of what works and difficulty demonstrating impact or value for money. 5. Difficulties collaborating across boundaries and systems. 6. Lack of buy-in from partners e.g NHS
Information and advice is an important (and statutory) element of prevention and early support. When asked ‘What would be most helpful improving your information and advice?’, the top responses were: 1. Ring-fenced government funding for an enhanced digital offer, including AI 2. One-off funding to develop and pilot good practice in relation to joined-up information and advice offers between councils and local NHS partners including the ICB, primary care (GPs and social prescribers), and hospital discharge teams 3. Further support for councils to support the professional development of their digital and data professionals 4. Enhanced support programme to enable sharing of information and advice resources regionally and nationally where appropriate
7. Staff training or skills 8. Organisational culture 9. Lack of senior buy-in in the council 10. Other
Source: ADASS Autumn Survey 2024
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