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Bradford Handyperson Service Market Engagement Event. Roy McNally - Foundations. Why are we here?. Foundations – national body for home improvement agencies and handyperson services.
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Bradford Handyperson ServiceMarket Engagement Event Roy McNally - Foundations
Why are we here? • Foundations – national body for home improvement agencies and handyperson services. • Market engagement events are an opportunity to come face to face with commissioners – before a tender is published. • Encourage competition and innovation
Handyperson services – simple solutions to complex problems • From fitting a light-bulb to de-cluttering • Small interventions – massive impact
Handyperson Service – National Coverage • Difficult to assess as many services are fully commercial concerns, and as such not ‘recognised’ by Foundations, (operating with a social remit). • Buoyant sector - handyperson services have survived where HIAs have been decommissioned. • Becoming of increasing interest to health commissioners for reasons of re-ablement / hospital discharge.
National Handyperson Service Survey (2011) • 65% of services make a charge for their service • 35% offer a free service (fully subsidised) • Average national hourly rate = £13.40 (lowest £5, highest £48) • 56% do not charge VAT • 8% operate on a full-cost recovery basis • 8 Handyperson services nationally use a flat fee approach, ranging from £5.00 to £60.00, 3 services reported that they used other charging systems, generally related to schedules of rates associated with installing disability equipment. • 86% of Handypersons provide materials at cost. The remainder provide materials free.
Commissioning Models • Most commonly commissioned in conjunction with HIAs as part of a single contract..... • Although some exceptions – Salford, Derbyshire....and Bradford! • Typical three-year contracts with two-year extension options. • Increasing health funding / interest (Project Duffy, FILT Warm Homes Service). • Increasing use of service user involvement in commissioning process.
Operational Models • Most typically employ handypersons directly..... • .....Although some sub-contract 100% of jobs to contractors (Leeds, Lincolnshire). • Most operate leased / purchased vehicles...... • .....Although some utilise handyperson’s own vehicle... • .....fewer are provided with vehicles by commissioner, or other (fire service etc)
Innovation • Project Duffy – St Helens • Re-ablement Payment by Results – Cheshire West • Trusted Assessor / ILC Assessment – Knowsley • Trustmark – 4000 web visits per month
Quality Mark • National HIA Quality Mark (incorporating Handyperson Quality Mark) • National Handyperson Quality Mark (for non-HIA based providers.
Handyperson Benefit Realisation Toolkit • Commissioned by DCLG • Revised and Re-launched this month (April 2013) • Allows the ‘costed benefits’ of handyperson service interventions to be modelled. • Very robust research methodology – accepted by HM Treasury and Department of Health.