LINCOLNSHIRE SUPPORTING PEOPLE PARTNERSHIP

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LINCOLNSHIRE SUPPORTING PEOPLE PARTNERSHIP
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House Keeping Arrangements
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SUPPORTING PEOPLE PROVIDER WORKSHOP 27th
September 2005, Springfield House, Grantham  
AGENDA 9.30am Registration and
Coffee   10.00am Introductions/Opening - Sue
Cragg Supporting People General Update - SP
National Directory   10.20am Monitoring and
Review - Wendy
Ramsay   10.35am Accreditation - Helen
Haw Steady State Contracts - Sonia
Drewery   11.00am COFFEE   11.30am SCCU- Contract
Management - Sonia Drewery -         
Tendering Process - Helen Haw   12.00 Financial
Issues 2006/07 Funding - John
Atterby -          Strategic Reviews -        
  Andrew Gibson Consultants   1.00pm
LUNCH   2.00pm Future Provider Conferences -
Sue Cragg   2.05pm Provider Led Events - Sandra
Evans, National Housing Federation   2.30pm Develo
ping the Supporting People Annual Plan 06/07 -
John Atterby   3.00pm Audit Commission Visit -
Tony Fraher   3.20pm Questions from the
floor   3.30pm Close  
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• The Supporting People National Directory of
  Services

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The Directory

• Went live on 15th August 2005
• Will launch October 2005
• Authorities/Service Providers/Referral agencies

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What is it?

• On-line Yellow Pages of services and service
  providers
• Information from AA contracts
• Submitted as part of the quarterly extract to
  ODPM
• Enables searches
• For specific needs
• By Service Provider
• By Service
• Complementary to existing sites

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Ground Breaking!

• First time such a comprehensive national
  directory of services (SP and non SP) been
  available with a mechanism and checks in place
  for updating.
• First time have easily accessible contact details
  for services in area all staff working with
  same data consistency
• Simple and quick to use

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Benefits for Providers

• Better opportunities for short term services to
  plan move-ons, as more info available.
• Extends the number of services available for
  client as they are gathered together for first
  time
• Opportunity for better continuity for clients
  can find out more about where a client has come
  from and can build on this in support plan.
• Should reduce inappropriate referrals impacts
  on voids, abandonment and Pls

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More Benefits!

• Opportunity for better cross authority referrals
  for people fleeing violence.
• Opportunity for better info sharing in provider
  community policy and good practice
• Opportunity to see full picture in area helps
  for better understanding of gaps in market when
  remodelling/planning services
• Opportunity to identify potential future partners
  and provider more holistic services

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Benefits for Service Users too!

• Self help tool can be easily accessed.
• Enables service user to be more independent not
  relying on provider for info on other services
  available.
• Opportunity for more control and choice
  empowerment
• Good intro to IT skills and the internet
  confidence building
• Encourages involvement can become part of
  support plan to use Directory

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And for others..

• Can be accessed by social workers, mental health
  workers, GPs, commissioners, Police, Probation,
  primary and secondary health staff we are all
  finally using the same resource must surely
  mean a better service for the client.
• Contributes to aims of recent DoH Green Paper
  helping us to help maintain independence and well
  being and promote choice

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Sue Cragg

• Deputy Strategic Co-ordinator
• Lincolnshire Supporting People Partnership