The next TASC summit will take place on Thursday 3 February 2011, at mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham.
Focus will be on mobilising community capital as part of the JIP’s market shaping programme.
The social care sector wide agreement launched in November 2010, recognises there has to be an adequate supply and good choice of quality provision for personalisation to succeed, and for service users to have full control over their care and support.
This one day event will demonstrate how practices and the relationship between commissioners and social care providers can be changed, to increase the range and number of business providing services.
Presenters from a variety of voluntary, independent and public sector organisations will facilitate workshops to share their perspective on what has worked for them.
And with up to nine places per local authority area allocated to representatives from across the sectors, time has been set aside for area representatives to work together to begin to plan their market shaping interventions.
The next JIP e-Bulletin will include a report on the workshop and next steps.
Contact: Paul Johnston, Telephone: 01670 528438 or 07847 318 672, email: paul.johnston@impactchange.co.uk
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Finding the right support
The Department of Health is offering support to social enterprises delivering health and social care.
‘Welcoming social enterprise into health and social care: A resource pack for social enterprise providers and commissioners’ can be downloaded from the department’s website.
It gives guidance on setting up and financing a social enterprise, commissioning, workforce management, regulation and standards of care.
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Adding value to care and health services
Evidence gathered by the DH shows social enterprises can significantly improve the quality of social care and health services, and offer value for money.
Over 6,000 social enterprises already provide services in the health and care sector.
Research carried out by DH, with support from the Cabinet Office, shows social enterprises can save cost, offer more choice, better quality, be responsive and innovative; and bring wider benefits such as social inclusion and community cohesion.
Findings come from a study of five businesses offering primary and community care services.
Each enterprise undertook a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis: this quantifies social and financial benefits.
Results show services demonstrated a social return of approximately £2 to £5 for every £1 invested.
Full details can be found in ‘Measuring social value – How five social enterprises did it’.
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Over 6,000 social enterprises already provide services in the health and care sector.
Research carried out by DH, with support from the Cabinet Office, shows social enterprises can save cost, offer more choice, better quality, be responsive and innovative; and bring wider benefits such as social inclusion and community cohesion.
Findings come from a study of five businesses offering primary and community care services.
Each enterprise undertook a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis: this quantifies social and financial benefits.
Results show services demonstrated a social return of approximately £2 to £5 for every £1 invested.
Full details can be found in ‘Measuring social value – How five social enterprises did it’.
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Social enterprise to provide £millions worth of community services
Plans are in place for social enterprises to provide almost £900m worth of community services a year, as a result of the government’s Right to Request scheme.
This equates to 10% of the value of community services currently provided by PCTs.
Right to Request was introduced as part of government plans to restructure the NHS, and gave frontline staff, employed by PCTs, the opportunity to set up their own social enterprises.
The government predicts over 25,000 employees will transfer to new staff led enterprises in 2011.
Minister of State for Health, Simon Burns, said: “frontline staff are best placed to provide the most efficient services”, and the government aims to “create the largest and most vibrant social enterprise sector in the world”.
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This equates to 10% of the value of community services currently provided by PCTs.
Right to Request was introduced as part of government plans to restructure the NHS, and gave frontline staff, employed by PCTs, the opportunity to set up their own social enterprises.
The government predicts over 25,000 employees will transfer to new staff led enterprises in 2011.
Minister of State for Health, Simon Burns, said: “frontline staff are best placed to provide the most efficient services”, and the government aims to “create the largest and most vibrant social enterprise sector in the world”.
Read more
Thousands of entrepreneurs already involved in social care
Over 6.000 social enterprises are delivering health and social care services according to the Social Enterprise Coalition, the UK wide body representing social enterprises and related organisations.
The number is set to rise following the government’s Right to Request programme, which invited NHS staff to set up employee led businesses to provide health and social care.
The move forms part of the government’s vision for the future of the NHS, as outlined in the White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS'.
The scheme closed to further applications last September, in preparation for changes to commissioning of community services from April this year.
Changes include removal of commissioning responsibilities from PCTs, and handing over delivery of community services to new Community Foundation Trusts and social enterprises.
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Catalyst for community enterprise
Support is available to providers and commissioners seeking to change their practices and processes in response to the personalisation agenda, from micro enterprise specialist Community Catalysts.
Community Catalysts works with local authorities, PCTs and other organisations, to stimulate and support the development of micro services in their area.
Advice and hands on support is available in the form of:
Community Catalyst Chief Executive, Sian Lockwood, will be addressing the JIP’s Transforming Adult Social Care (TASC) summit on 3 February 2011 – see details in Mobilising Community Capital article.
Telephone: 01423 790126, Web: http://www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/
Community Catalysts works with local authorities, PCTs and other organisations, to stimulate and support the development of micro services in their area.
Advice and hands on support is available in the form of:
- mapping existing micro providers – identifying service providers not already known to councils and PCTs through in depth research and market scoping
- engaging with providers to gain more information about their service and the resources they need to flourish
- providing a detailed and comprehensive database of the range of micro providers in the area and the resources needed to work together
- allocating a micro enterprise co-ordinator to work with councils
- working directly with local micro enterprise to help them flourish
- access to and support to implement a Quality Marking system - enabling councils and organisations to accredit providers; users to make informed service choices and providers to demonstrate the safety and value of what they offer.
The organisation is currently working with Dudley Metropolitan Borough and Telford and Wrekin Councils, and a further 11 councils in the UK to encourage the growth of existing and emerging service providers as one aspect of market shaping. It is also working with a number of larger organisations to explore the potential for their staff and users to establish new and exciting enterprises.
Community Catalyst Chief Executive, Sian Lockwood, will be addressing the JIP’s Transforming Adult Social Care (TASC) summit on 3 February 2011 – see details in Mobilising Community Capital article.
Telephone: 01423 790126, Web: http://www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/
Community consulted on Staffordshire’s plans for enterprise
Staffordshire Health and Social Services are consulting with residents on proposals to set up a community enterprise that will represent the views and interests of service users.
Steered by the Engaging Communities project, a partnership of organisations involved or interested in social care and health, the new organisation would be led by people from the community bringing with them their skills, remits and networks.
The brief for the new enterprise includes finding effective ways to involve the people of Staffordshire in services, to avoid duplication and reduce the likelihood of people being asked the same or similar questions by different organisations, and to help health and social care organisations make better decisions based on the experience and views of residents.
The project is in the process of seeking views on the proposal.
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Steered by the Engaging Communities project, a partnership of organisations involved or interested in social care and health, the new organisation would be led by people from the community bringing with them their skills, remits and networks.
The brief for the new enterprise includes finding effective ways to involve the people of Staffordshire in services, to avoid duplication and reduce the likelihood of people being asked the same or similar questions by different organisations, and to help health and social care organisations make better decisions based on the experience and views of residents.
The project is in the process of seeking views on the proposal.
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