Transcript Leicestershire’s Vision for short break transformation

Leicestershire’s Vision for
short break transformation
Leicestershire is committed to the transformation and expansion of
short break services for disabled children and their families, from
inclusive Universal services, through to Specialist provision.
Leicestershire will promote the participation and involvement of
disabled children/young people and their parent carers throughout
this process and work alongside partners in other agencies in
developing this transformation. Leicestershire will promote the
Every Child Matters Five Outcomes throughout this process and
ensure that short breaks provision provides choice, flexibility and
opportunities, across the County, for all disabled children and
young people. Leicestershire want short break provision to support
parent/carers to live everyday family lives to enable them to
continue in their caring role.
The development and implementation
of Short Breaks for disabled children
and their families in Leicestershire
and Rutland
‘Short Breaks’
 Sessional Care, day care, or overnight provision
 Within the home, approved carers home,
community or residential setting
 Key times- after school, weekends and holiday
periods
 Two way process
 Positive outcomes under ECM
ACHIEVING
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Commissioning, consultation, communication
Health/joint delivery/stakeholders
Access to universal provision/Seamless service
National support from TDC
Good Preparation
Eligibility criteria
Readiness Criteria
 DCSF commissioned Together for Disabled
Children to monitor LA and PCT’s progress
 1st April 2009
 Aiming High Implementation Group
 Action plan
 SEN/Disability Strategy Group
Readiness Criteria
 Good Strategic Vision demonstrating a sound
understanding of what short breaks transformation entails
 Joint Planning activity that has resulted in clearly
articulated proposals for local short break development to
meet the FSO-supported by pooled/aligned budgets and
resources and reflecting the scale of the increase in
funding provided
 The collection and use of robust data and information to
determine current service use, needs, and to underpin
planning and commissioning-especially around the
requirements of specific groups of disabled children
 Evidence of families input in shaping planning through the
engagement of a wide range of parents and disabled
children/young people
Readiness Criteria
 The designation of a service manager in both Local
Authority and PCT
 Adequate management capacity to deliver transformation
from April 2009
 The identification of Capital project requirements and
capital project management capacity to deliver the capital
programme
 Commissioning arrangements are established capable of
developing the local market for short break provision and
engaging independent providers in that development
 Linked to Market Development-a clearly articulated joint
workforce strategy with operational planning, outlining clear
processes for ensuring both quality and sufficiency of the
short break workforce (carers and staff) to meet the
identified scale of service expansion and the expectations
set out in the FSO
Developments
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Universal to specialist provision
Joint funded Project Manager
Data collection clerk
Expansion/modernisation of short fostering service
Direct Payment post
Communication strategy
Consultation/Participation/Active Involvement
Questionnaire
Website
Developments
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Coordination with planning for Universal provision
Strategic planning from targeted to specialist
Link to Children Centres/extended schools
Integrated Youth Support Services
Play and Leisure
Befriending
Early/effective intervention
Full Service Offer
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Needs assessment of disabled population
Increased provision/volume of SB
Fair, transparent eligibility criteria
Range of local provision
Positive experiences for children
Culturally appropriate provision
Planned provision/emergency
Fit for purpose, age appropriate provision
Skilled providers
Priority Groups
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ASD, Challenging behaviour
Complex health needs/life limiting
11+ moving and handling/equipment
14+ Severe Learning Disabilities
Conclusion
 National expectations of a Core Offer
 Information, Transparency, Assessment,
participation, feedback
 National Indicator to capture the experiences of
the 5 core elements
 Short Breaks to be given statutory footing under
The Children and Young People’s Bill
Health/PCT
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Children with Complex Health Care needs
Creative joint solutions
Clarity of roles/protocols
Joint training/information sharing
Flexible training programme
Creative measuring tool to look at service
delivery outcomes
Workshops
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What are the key/important issues for you
as Providers, in service provision for
disabled children and young people?
What are the major challenges?
Please identify any solutions to the
challenges that you have identified
Could you identify one main issue from
questions above to feedback
Thank-you