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SEN:D Pathfinder Personalisation and Personal Budgets in Wigan. Belinda Jones Commissioning Lead for Short Breaks Andrew Meadows Business Manager - Targeted & Specialist Commissioning Wigan Local Authority. Wigan and Personalisation.
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SEN:D PathfinderPersonalisation and Personal Budgetsin Wigan Belinda Jones Commissioning Lead for Short Breaks Andrew Meadows Business Manager - Targeted & Specialist Commissioning Wigan Local Authority
Wigan and Personalisation • Vision to have a system to allocate resource across education, health and care • Personalisation not just personal budgets • Technical support being provided by In Control • Commitment from Education, Health and Care (strategic and operational)
What’s Making it Happen • Integrated commissioning model • Clear Pathway • Integrated key working (EHC) • Independent broker who knows the local area • The use of existing structures / functions • Strategic lead and a support team
Challenges • Block contracts • Engaging all schools • infrastructure • workforce development • health offer • scaling up
Successes • 58 EHC Plans with 14 personal budgets (including some with NHS funding) • Integrated Education, Health and Care Plan with an Personal Budget • Personalisation
Next Steps • Desk Top exercises • Look at how we extend PB beyond Continuing Care and element 3 education funding • Look at creative use of funding in education and health