The Department of Health (DH) West Midlands has introduced a number of measures to support the government’s transformation programme - Putting People First.
It was set up in April 2009 to enhance the work of the Department of Social Care West Midlands.
The DH is looking at how its work and the JIP business plan can be merged into one. The aim is to improve transparency in planning and to use resources more efficiently. (this needs more explanation)
Regional Transformation Policy Implementation Officer, Marcia Richards and her colleagues, will be visiting local authorities to find out how far their transformation and personalisation plans have progressed, what policy support is required and how the DH can help. They are also on the look out for good practice that can be celebrated and shared across the region. Marcia can be contacted on telephone: 0121 352 546, email: marcia.richards@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Adult Social Care Manager, Karen Murphy, leads on Performance and improvement. Working closely with middle and senior management, Karen identifies good practice in social care that can be used to help other authorities in the region improve and deliver government priorities.
One priority is to ensure social care needs are fully reflected in local area agreements. Wide variations exist between agencies with some giving social care a high profile in their agreements, while others hardly mention it at all.
Karen is available to help local authorities identify objectives that reflect social care needs in their area. Contact Karen at email: karen.murphy@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Programme lead for Carers and LINKS, Simon Foster is helping to forge links between officers leading on personalisation and officers leading on carers. The aim is to involve carers in planning, creating and running personalised social care services.
Contact Simon on telephone: 07917 041 314, email simon.foster@dh.gsi.gov.uk .
Programme Director of Social Care and Older People, Sandra Hudson, is responsible for Safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation and Liberty. Sandra recently worked with transformation leads in the region on ‘risks’ and personalisation. A report on their findings and recommendations will be discussed at a forthcoming Personalisation Leads meeting and subsequently at the JIP. Contact Sandra on telephone: 01213525040
email: sandra.hudson@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Chris Sholl leads on Valuing People Now, the three year strategy to ensure people with learning disabilities receive services that allow them to live their lives like other people.
Local Learning Disability Partnership Boards have a key role in ensuring implementation of the strategy in their area. The regional programme board monitors progress and promotes good practice.
Giving people choice and control over the services they receive is integral to the strategy. DH has produced a booklet called ‘How I can use my personal budget’, and is offering training to board members on how to make choice and control a reality.
Notes of all programme board meetings are available on the West Midlands page of the Valuing people website: www.valuingpeople.gov.uk. A quarterly news letter will also be available from October 2009. Contact Chris Sholl on telephone: 07770 278962, email: christine.sholl@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Philippa Shreeve is responsible for overseeing delivery of the National Dementia Strategy. This includes supporting the two successful Dementia Advisor Demonstrator sites. Her brief also includes promoting the Dignity in Care campaign, rasing the profile of dignity champions, disseminating good practice and success stories, promoting the early intervention and prevention agendas, and intermediate care and reablement. Contact Philippa Shreeve on telephone: 07917 041279, email: Philippa.Shreeve@dh.gsi.gov.uk .
It was set up in April 2009 to enhance the work of the Department of Social Care West Midlands.
The DH is looking at how its work and the JIP business plan can be merged into one. The aim is to improve transparency in planning and to use resources more efficiently. (this needs more explanation)
Regional Transformation Policy Implementation Officer, Marcia Richards and her colleagues, will be visiting local authorities to find out how far their transformation and personalisation plans have progressed, what policy support is required and how the DH can help. They are also on the look out for good practice that can be celebrated and shared across the region. Marcia can be contacted on telephone: 0121 352 546, email: marcia.richards@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Adult Social Care Manager, Karen Murphy, leads on Performance and improvement. Working closely with middle and senior management, Karen identifies good practice in social care that can be used to help other authorities in the region improve and deliver government priorities.
One priority is to ensure social care needs are fully reflected in local area agreements. Wide variations exist between agencies with some giving social care a high profile in their agreements, while others hardly mention it at all.
Karen is available to help local authorities identify objectives that reflect social care needs in their area. Contact Karen at email: karen.murphy@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Programme lead for Carers and LINKS, Simon Foster is helping to forge links between officers leading on personalisation and officers leading on carers. The aim is to involve carers in planning, creating and running personalised social care services.
Contact Simon on telephone: 07917 041 314, email simon.foster@dh.gsi.gov.uk .
Programme Director of Social Care and Older People, Sandra Hudson, is responsible for Safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation and Liberty. Sandra recently worked with transformation leads in the region on ‘risks’ and personalisation. A report on their findings and recommendations will be discussed at a forthcoming Personalisation Leads meeting and subsequently at the JIP. Contact Sandra on telephone: 01213525040
email: sandra.hudson@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Chris Sholl leads on Valuing People Now, the three year strategy to ensure people with learning disabilities receive services that allow them to live their lives like other people.
Local Learning Disability Partnership Boards have a key role in ensuring implementation of the strategy in their area. The regional programme board monitors progress and promotes good practice.
Giving people choice and control over the services they receive is integral to the strategy. DH has produced a booklet called ‘How I can use my personal budget’, and is offering training to board members on how to make choice and control a reality.
Notes of all programme board meetings are available on the West Midlands page of the Valuing people website: www.valuingpeople.gov.uk. A quarterly news letter will also be available from October 2009. Contact Chris Sholl on telephone: 07770 278962, email: christine.sholl@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Philippa Shreeve is responsible for overseeing delivery of the National Dementia Strategy. This includes supporting the two successful Dementia Advisor Demonstrator sites. Her brief also includes promoting the Dignity in Care campaign, rasing the profile of dignity champions, disseminating good practice and success stories, promoting the early intervention and prevention agendas, and intermediate care and reablement. Contact Philippa Shreeve on telephone: 07917 041279, email: Philippa.Shreeve@dh.gsi.gov.uk .
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