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Leicestershire’s Vision for short break transformation

Leicestershire’s Vision for short break transformation.

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Leicestershire’s Vision for short break transformation

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  1. Leicestershire’s Vision for short break transformation Leicestershire is committed to the transformation and expansion of short break services for disabled children and their families, from inclusive Universal services, through to Specialist provision. Leicestershire will promote the participation and involvement of disabled children/young people and their parent carers throughout this process and work alongside partners in other agencies in developing this transformation. Leicestershire will promote the Every Child Matters Five Outcomes throughout this process and ensure that short breaks provision provides choice, flexibility and opportunities, across the County, for all disabled children and young people. Leicestershire want short break provision to support parent/carers to live everyday family lives to enable them to continue in their caring role.

  2. Aiming High The development and implementation of Short Breaks for disabled children and their families in Leicestershire and Rutland

  3. ‘Short Breaks’ • Sessional Care, day care, or overnight provision • Within the home, approved carers home, community or residential setting • Key times- after school, weekends and holiday periods • Two way process • Positive outcomes under ECM

  4. ACHIEVING • Commissioning, consultation, communication • Health/joint delivery/stakeholders • Access to universal provision/Seamless service • National support from TDC • Good Preparation • Eligibility criteria

  5. Readiness Criteria • DCSF commissioned Together for Disabled Children to monitor LA and PCT’s progress • 1st April 2009 • Aiming High Implementation Group • Action plan • SEN/Disability Strategy Group

  6. Readiness Criteria • Good Strategic Vision demonstrating a sound understanding of what short breaks transformation entails • Joint Planning activity that has resulted in clearly articulated proposals for local short break development to meet the FSO-supported by pooled/aligned budgets and resources and reflecting the scale of the increase in funding provided • The collection and use of robust data and information to determine current service use, needs, and to underpin planning and commissioning-especially around the requirements of specific groups of disabled children • Evidence of families input in shaping planning through the engagement of a wide range of parents and disabled children/young people

  7. Readiness Criteria • The designation of a service manager in both Local Authority and PCT • Adequate management capacity to deliver transformation from April 2009 • The identification of Capital project requirements and capital project management capacity to deliver the capital programme • Commissioning arrangements are established capable of developing the local market for short break provision and engaging independent providers in that development • Linked to Market Development-a clearly articulated joint workforce strategy with operational planning, outlining clear processes for ensuring both quality and sufficiency of the short break workforce (carers and staff) to meet the identified scale of service expansion and the expectations set out in the FSO

  8. Developments • Universal to specialist provision • Joint funded Project Manager • Data collection clerk • Expansion/modernisation of short fostering service • Direct Payment post • Communication strategy • Consultation/Participation/Active Involvement • Questionnaire • Website

  9. Developments • Coordination with planning for Universal provision • Strategic planning from targeted to specialist • Link to Children Centres/extended schools • Integrated Youth Support Services • Play and Leisure • Befriending • Early/effective intervention

  10. Full Service Offer • Needs assessment of disabled population • Increased provision/volume of SB • Fair, transparent eligibility criteria • Range of local provision • Positive experiences for children • Culturally appropriate provision • Planned provision/emergency • Fit for purpose, age appropriate provision • Skilled providers

  11. Priority Groups • ASD, Challenging behaviour • Complex health needs/life limiting • 11+ moving and handling/equipment • 14+ Severe Learning Disabilities

  12. Conclusion • National expectations of a Core Offer • Information, Transparency, Assessment, participation, feedback • National Indicator to capture the experiences of the 5 core elements • Short Breaks to be given statutory footing under The Children and Young People’s Bill

  13. Health/PCT • Children with Complex Health Care needs • Creative joint solutions • Clarity of roles/protocols • Joint training/information sharing • Flexible training programme • Creative measuring tool to look at service delivery outcomes

  14. Workshops • What are the key/important issues for you as Providers, in service provision for disabled children and young people? • What are the major challenges? • Please identify any solutions to the challenges that you have identified • Could you identify one main issue from questions above to feedback • Thank-you

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