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### "Enhancing Health-SP Coordination for Vulnerable Populations in London: Strategies for Integrated Services" ###

This presentation delves into the importance of collaboration between Supporting People (SP) and health commissioners in London and the South East, focusing on enhancing the quality of life and independence for vulnerable individuals. It explores the objectives, benefits, challenges, and solutions for aligning SP and health services to maximize effectiveness, reduce hospital admissions, improve access to care, and promote stability for service users. Strategies for better coordination and joint working are highlighted, emphasizing the need for integrated packages of housing, support, social care, and health services. ###

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### "Enhancing Health-SP Coordination for Vulnerable Populations in London: Strategies for Integrated Services" ###

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  1. Andrew Kean Head of Delivery and Capacity Building Housing Care and Support Division Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Links between Supporting People and Health Commissioners London and South East LIN 14 October 2004

  2. The Objectives • For vulnerable people - quality of life and independence • Services - high quality, planned, cost effective, complement existing care services • The planning and development of services to be needs led • A working partnership of local government, housing associations, support agencies and service users.

  3. The Glue Source : Salford City Council

  4. The Theory / Vision • Strategic oversight and commissioning through a partnership of authorities, Probation and Primary Care Trusts (Commissioning Body) • Collaborative working with broader health and other partners on local strategies for SP and for client groups (Core Strategy Group) • Joint commissioning, procurement, management and delivery of service • Integrated packages of housing, housing-related support, social care and health care

  5. The Benefits • A positive impact on: • improved health and mobility; • reducing admissions to hospital; • reducing length of stay and delayed discharge from hospital; • reducing visits to A&E; • improving access to primary care services for vulnerable people; • increasing use of treatment services (for example, drug treatment services); • promoting stability in lives which gives the chance to plan ahead, which can reduce psychological distress; • and freeing up of capacity to treat other groups and meet other health targets.

  6. The Practice • Patchy PCT attendance at Commissioning Body meetings • generally 1/5 of meetings missed* • approx. 7 Commissioning Bodies have not seen a PCT representative across last three meeting cycles* • Feedback indicates difficulty in getting understanding, engagement, etc. • But also growing evidence of positive working and experiences * approximate data, based on Administering Authority Milestones returns to ODPM

  7. The Reasons ? • Where it is not working, we tend to hear : • SP and health planning timescales did not always fit in • PCTs only focus on their DoH targets • SP budget is small compared to health • PCTs are struggling under initiative overload • PCTs do not understand how Supporting People can contribute to meeting their targets AND • SP teams do not understand how to get health partners engaged

  8. The Solutions ? • Health pilots - 6 projects to gather evidence of effective joint working and of SP support for health objectives • Making sure SP is appropriately flagged up in key health documents • Helping SP teams understand how to demonstrate their relevance to local health strategies • BUT…. • What else can we all be doing to support and improve linkages?

  9. helpline: 020 7944 2556 website: www.spkweb.org.uk

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