INTEGRATED TEAM FOR DISABLED CHILDREN SALTWAY CENTRE

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INTEGRATED TEAM FOR DISABLED CHILDRENSALTWAY
CENTRE

• ADINA GRACE
• ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COMMISSIONING CHILDREN AND
  YOUNG PEOPLE
• SWINDON PCT/SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL
• SUSAN HAYWARD
• PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER DISABLED
  CHILDREN
• SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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BACKGROUND

• 2002 REVIEW OF SERVICES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
  UNDERTAKEN
• PARENTS/CARERS
• ONE STOP SHOP
• TELLING STORY ONCE

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BACKGROUND (cont)

• 2006 APPRAISAL OF CURRENT SITUATION IN SWINDON
  RECOMMENDED
• INTEGRATED WORKING
• HARMONISING OF LANGUAGE
• JOINT WORKING PRACTICES
• THE BRINGING TOGETHER
• OF DIFFERENT CULTURES

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DISABLED CHILDREN SERVICES LED THE WAY

• APRIL 2008 BECAME AN CO-LOCATED INTEGRATED TEAM,
  PCT STAFF SECONDED INTO THE L.A.
• OCTOBER 2008 ALL OTHER CHILDRENS SERVICES
  (EXCEPT STATUTORY SOCIAL SERVICES) IN SWINDON
  BECAME 4 INTEGRATED TEAMS
• AIDED BY THE AVAILABILTY OF A SUITABLE PROPERTY
• JOINTLY FUNDED REFURBISHMENT OF L.A. FACILITY

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INTEGRATED SERVICE CONSISTS OF

• CHILDRENS HEALTH SOCIAL CARE TEAM
• CHILDRENS LEARNING DISABILTY SERVICE
• PSYCHIATRIST COMMUNITY NURSES
• PSYCHOLOGISTS
• CHILDRENS THERAPY
• PHYSIOTHERAPY
• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

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INTEGRATED SERVICE CONSISTS OF (cont)

• SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
• EDUCATIONAL SUPORT SERVICES
• ADVISORY TEACHERS FOR ASD
• ADVISORY TEACHERS FOR PHYSICAL DISABILTY
• ADVISORY TEACHERS FOR SENSORY LOSS
• ADVISORY TEACHERS FOR COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTIES

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INTEGRATED SERVICE CONSISTS OF (cont)

• PORTAGE
• HOME TUITION
• SPECIAL TOTS GROUP
• KOALS OPPORTUNITY PLAYGROUP (VOLUNTARY SECTOR)
• TWO PLACES FOR ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH
  COMPLEX NEEDS
• CHILDRENS CENTRE ON SITE RUN BY VOLUNTARY SECTOR
• CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
• (ACUTE TRUST)

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INTEGRATED SERVICE CONSISTS OF (cont)

• PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
• AIMING HIGH PROJECT MANAGER
• MANAGED BY INTEGRATED SERVICE MANAGER
• WITH A SOCIAL CARE BACKGROUND
• STRONG LINKS WITH STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY OTHER
  SERVICES
• i.e. COMMISSIONING, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,
  SCHOOLS, CHILDRENS CENTRES, LOCALITY TEAMS

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BENEFITS

• CO-LOCATED TEAM
• STAFF REPORT GREATLY IMPROVED COMMUNICATION
• PARENTS REPORT CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF PROCESSES
  
• AS RECOGNISE SALTWAY CENTRE AS THE ONE PLACE FOR
  SPECIIALIST SERVICES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN AND
  EVERYONE KNOWS THIS
• POOLED STAFF AVOIDING DUPLICATION
• ALLOWING MORE DISABLED CHILDREN TO BE REACHED

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BENEFITS (cont)

• CLEAR EARLY YEARS PATHWAY
• FOR REFERRAL, ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION
• HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT
• MOVE FROM SINGLE ASSESSMENT POINT TO ASSESSMENT
  OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS

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CHALLENGES

• FINANCIAL RESOURCES AS BUDGETS ALIGNED, NOT
  POOLED - ? WHO PAYS FOR WHAT
• STATIONARY
• RECEPTIONIST
• BUILDING WORKS
• EFFICIENCY SAVINGS FROM COMBINING ADMIN AND
  CLERICAL FUNCTIONS
• NOT MATERIALISED

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CHALLENGES (cont)

• IT
• COMBINING OF TWO SYSTEMS
• RECORDING OF INFORMATION SHARING OUTSIDE OF
  FORMAL MEETINGS
• MULTI DISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT FOR OLDER DISABLED
  CHILDREN

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• Information about co-located integrated services
• www.swindonlaa.org.uk
• Children Young Peoples block
• Integrated Locality Team/Publications