Some of the partnership’s key achievements include:
Improving the quality of information, for example:
AskTARA, a dedicated online resource giving information about assistive technology and telecare products, and services councils provide. It is simple to use and similar to the popular Amazon website with clear instructions on how to navigate the site. The JIP has invested in this project as it supports the requirement for councils to improve the quality of information about social care, and has the benefit of promoting independence with the use of technology.
Prevention, for example:
The Automated Pill Dispenser, a device that automatically reminds the user when to take pills, increasing their independence and wellbeing by ensuring tablets are taken at the right time and dosage.
The JIP set up a pilot project to determine the benefits of the dispenser, such as the potential to reduce admissions to hospital or residential care as a result of either overdosing or not taking the prescribed medication. So far, with 170 people having trialled the gadget, savings of £2,300 per person in health and social care costs have been calculated. The next stage is to roll out a further 400 devices.
Improving Customer Choice and control, for example:
The Mobilising Community Capital programme, which is designed to increase the range of adult social care services and suppliers, including social enterprise and the voluntary sector, and encourage new ways of commissioning. The programme has been set up in response to direct budgets and the personalisation of care whereby service users increasingly have more choice and control over the way their needs are met.
AskTARA, a dedicated online resource giving information about assistive technology and telecare products, and services councils provide. It is simple to use and similar to the popular Amazon website with clear instructions on how to navigate the site. The JIP has invested in this project as it supports the requirement for councils to improve the quality of information about social care, and has the benefit of promoting independence with the use of technology.
Prevention, for example:
The Automated Pill Dispenser, a device that automatically reminds the user when to take pills, increasing their independence and wellbeing by ensuring tablets are taken at the right time and dosage.
The JIP set up a pilot project to determine the benefits of the dispenser, such as the potential to reduce admissions to hospital or residential care as a result of either overdosing or not taking the prescribed medication. So far, with 170 people having trialled the gadget, savings of £2,300 per person in health and social care costs have been calculated. The next stage is to roll out a further 400 devices.
Improving Customer Choice and control, for example:
The Mobilising Community Capital programme, which is designed to increase the range of adult social care services and suppliers, including social enterprise and the voluntary sector, and encourage new ways of commissioning. The programme has been set up in response to direct budgets and the personalisation of care whereby service users increasingly have more choice and control over the way their needs are met.
The JIP has embarked on a region wide market shaping exercise, with the purpose of identifying existing and potential services and suppliers, and to find out what measures are needed to support growth of the new adult social care market.
The next stage is to publish position statements for each local authority, detailing the state of the market in their locality and what the council will do to stimulate innovation and development.
Smarter commissioning, for example: The Care Funding Calculator is a pricing tool that helps local authorities and PCTs to manage the cost of providing care for adults with learning disabilities. It provides a breakdown of care costs using national data and regional variances, allowing the authorities to negotiate fair prices with service providers.
To date 10 local authorities in the region have saved £5.6 million. The next step is to rollout the calculator to clusters of PCTS to help meet the QIPP challenge.
Redesigning care pathways, for example:
In South Birmingham, where redesigning of care pathways; i.e. the process of mapping out what integrated care will be provided, when, and the time frames; will involve the local authority, PCT, University Hospital Birmingham, the third sector, GPs, the Mental Health Trust and Community Health.
The scheme has the potential to save £29.3million across health and social care by 2021.
The next stage is to create a Community Geriatric Service to reduce hospital admissions and the need for complex residential or nursing care.
The JIP will continue over the next two years to support health and social care initiatives that create a richer, more efficient market, that is shaped around customer need, providing better care and improved outcomes.
Contact: Matt Bowsher, Head of Adult Social Care, Communications and Strategy, telephone: 0121 245 0170, email: mbowsher@westmidlandsiep.gov.uk .
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