Agenda item

– report of the CabinetMember forSocial CareandPublicHealth, Mr Graham  Gibbens  and  Corporate  Director  of  Families  and  Social  Care,  Andrew Ireland)

Cabinetreceived a reportproviding an updateon oneaspect of the Transformationof AdultSocial CareProgramme,fromthe OlderPeopleandPhysical Disability(OPPD) Divisionand outliningfurtherplannedchangesforthe Division.

TheCabinetMemberforSocial Careand Public Healthintroducedthe reportfor Cabinet;he describedthe updatewhich the report providedon the transformation programmeand the work undertakenin partnershipwith NewtonEurope.  A key elementofthatwork wouldbe the furtherintegrationofhealthand social careand the significantimpactofpartnershipwork on the supportprovided forOlderPeoplein Kent. He summarisedsome ofthe changesthathad taken place:

•        Clinical CommissioningGroup boundarieshad beenadopted bytheOlder People’steam.

•        Staffin hospitalsnow deliverservices7 days a weekand inthe futureall officeswould be workingbetween 8am and 8pm

•        Thata ‘modeloffice’trialhad been successfullyintroduced andwould be rolledout tootherteams aroundKent

Henoted some of theachievementsoflast year’s‘Model Office’initiativein Dover:

•        40% reductionin the numberofonward assessments

•        70% reductionin waitingtime forservice users

•        60% reductionofoverdue reviews

•        20% reductionin thetime thatpractitionersspenton paperwork

MrGibbens assertedthat inadditionto thesebenefitsthenew practiceswould strengthen safeguarding.

HeremindedMembersthat the Health andSocialCare Acthad beena catalystfor the changes describedand that the CareBill currentlyprogressing through parliamentwould introducefurtherintegrationand sharedservicedeliverywith the voluntarysector, requiringfurther changestoworkingpractices andsupportolder peopleneedingcare.  In preparationfor thistimea conferencewouldbe heldto liaise withthe voluntary sector.  A furtherreportwould bebrought beforeCabinetwhen the CareBill became an Act.

AnneTidmarsh, DirectorOlder People’sandPhysical Disability,made a presentation to Cabinetregarding the evidencegatheredafterone yearto supportthe success of the transformationand workwith NewtonEurope laterjoinedby MarkLobban, DirectorStrategic Commissioning.Thepresentationdetailedthe workundertaken and resultsachieved[attachedas appendix2]

AndrewIreland,CorporateDirector ofFamiliesand SocialCarecommentedon the strongrelationship betweengood practiceand efficiencyand thereforesavings.

i)       Thattheprogress to date insupportofthe AdultSocialCare Transformation Programmebe noted.

ii)      Thatthebetterservice outcomesfor thepublicas a resultof implementingthe BoundariesRealignmentandTransformation Programmethroughimplementationofthe ModelOfficebe noted.

iii)     Thatthefinancial savingsfrom2013to 2015as a resultofchangesto date and furtherproposedchangesbe noted.

iv)     Thatthe intentionthroughthe IntegrationPioneerActionPlan and SteeringGroupto acceleratehealthand socialcare closerworking and integrationbe endorsed.

v)      Thattheplan to reviewand developthe OPPDworkforce inline with roll-outofthe ModelOfficeand integrationofsocial careand health servicesbe endorsed

vi)     Thata detailedCare Billimplementationplanispresentedto Cabinetin due course,detailinghowthe key tasks of theplan willbe aligned tothe Care pathways,Optimisation orCommissioningwork streamsofthe Transformation Programmebe endorsed.