Adult Independence and Wellbeing subgroup 16 January 2013

1. Adult Independence and Wellbeing subgroup 16 January 2013

2. Improving how CAS represents and lobbies for the voluntary sector • New year, new approach to how CAS can: • Lobby the council (& others) • Give the sector more influence • Represent our members – you

3. How? • Series of ‘Summits’ to improve partnership working between VCS and public sector • New system of elected representatives (Reps) • New policy strategy • This session • Update members on these changes • More importantly – you tell us what you want from CAS • Key issues/threats facing orgs • Coproduction • Joint, strong responses to policy changes, positions

4. Thinking allowed about… Health

5. The Thinking Allowed Summits • Concept • An open and well structured dialogue on the right topics between local decision makers/opinion formers can lead to significantly improved cross-sector working relationships, more efficient services and ultimately, better outcomes for the residents of Southwark. • Topics • Health • Children’s Services • Personalisation • Welfare Reform • ???

6. The Health Summit • Why Health? Why now? • Clinical Commissioning • Health and Wellbeing Board • Healthwatch • Public Health • Desired outcome • To create a joint action plan that addresses emerging challenges and issues in the developing Health landscape and allows partnership working to flourish • Method • Identify drivers for and expectations of partnership working • Establish objectives for partnership working • Outline obstacles for partnership working • Create an action plan to meet objectives and overcome obstacles

7. Drivers for and expectations of working together • Reducing duplication and better use of resources • Improving outcomes for the patients • Greater service user/patient involvement • Improving voluntary sector input into identifying need and designing care pathways (co-production) • Increasingly holistic ways of meeting patients needs • Structuring the market appropriately • Encouraging collaboration, innovation and integration. • Improving communication and use of intelligence • More representative decision making structures

8. Areas for development • Market Development • Information exchange and relationships • Strategic planning • Engagement and patient experience

9. Action Plan • Market Development • Joint tender development days around integrated pathways of care between CCG, Southwark Council, the Foundation/Hospital Trusts, the VCS and private providers • Define Social value, encourage collaboration, find appropriate levels of risk • Clear commissioning framework and timetable with specified times for VCS engagement • Funding available for pilots

10. Action Plan • Information exchange and relationships • Biannual meetings of leads of Clinical Commissioning Group, Southwark Council, Public Health, Healthwatchand the VCS. • Service mapping of local health and social care services (inc. local GP practices). • Develop a database of health and social care providers to be built into GP referral systems • Develop a joint repository for information (inc.asset register to enhance the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment)

11. Action Plan • Engagement and patient experience • Establish an Integrated Care Programme steering group to advise programme on engagement • Develop best practice tools for engagement in relation to care pathway • Strategic Planning • Review Strategic Partnership Board arrangements • Redesign VCS representation structures

12. Action Plan • Progress to date: • NAVCA bursary • Integrated Care Programme citizen engagement advisory board • Social value briefing in development • Is there anything missing? • VCS relationship with Public Health following it’s move into the Local authority • VCS involvement in the Intergrated Care Pilot • What should be prioritised?

13. Next steps • Write up report in light of discussion • Inform the CAS Influencing and organisational strategy • Circulate via CASCADE at the end of January 2013 • Contact details • Andy Boaden • Andy@casouthwark.org.uk • 020 7358 7017

14. New system of elected Reps • Existing system • People from sector sitting on a range of council-led strategic partnerships • E.g. Children and Families Trust, Safeguarding Children Board • BUT, no systematic way of wider sector – • having a voice • being told of policy changes, opportunities, threats etc. • New system • Group of 25-30 representatives (Reps) who – • attend subgroups, listening to concerns/issues • speak on behalf of the sector on strategic partnerships • systematically feed back developments to sector

15. New system of elected Reps • Oct-Dec • Received nominations for group of 20-30 elected representatives (Reps) • Announced approx. 30 nominees at CAS AGM on 5th December • Jan-April • Work with Reps to – • agree key messages • develop ways of communicating developments • Start new system in earnest in April

16. Voluntary and Community Sector Reps Phil Mawhinney (Policy and Participation Officer, CAS)

17. Voluntary and Community Sector Reps

18. Key discussion points • How can we make sure subgroup functions well with Reps? • How can Reps systematically listen to and feed back to subgroup? • Should there be communication with Reps outside subgroup meetings and how? • E.g. 1 hour per subgroup meeting, ad hoc meetings on specific topics as they come up? • Online communication? Email briefings?