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THE ASG:A LOCAL VIEW. Mark Pitts ASG Commissioner Sheffield City Council. Introduction. Forge Centre: Provide Social Work Service to those infected and affected by HIV and Hep C and accessing Health care in Sheffield. Team of Four full time Social Workers. Joint Funding arrangements.
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THE ASG:A LOCAL VIEW Mark Pitts ASG Commissioner Sheffield City Council
Introduction Forge Centre: Provide Social Work Service to those infected and affected by HIV and Hep C and accessing Health care in Sheffield. Team of Four full time Social Workers. Joint Funding arrangements
Joint Working • Working with Health Colleagues • Community based Services • Development Work
Commissioned Services • Identifying unmet and changing need • Customer satisfaction survey • Outcome based contracting • Review and Respond
Commissioned Services 2010/2011 • Seldom Heard Communities • Yambo • Shield • Positive Gay mens group
Commissioned Services 2010/2011 • Stigma Project • Online Support Service • Fairshare • Number of small one off payments to organisations including parent to parent etc
Commissioned Services: The future • Dependant on ASG • Loss of ring fence • City wide strategy • Outcomes including public health
Social Care: The Future • ASG and Health Funding • Co-location • Integration • Skills mix
Long Term Planning • ASG needs to be retained as an identifiable income stream • Joint working arrangements • Commissioning across Health, Social Care and third sector • Prevention
Long Term Planning • Collaborative working across whole of city including LA, Health, Education, Service Users. Community and Faith leaders. • Idealistic? • Realistic and sustainable outcomes
Summary • Local model can be a National Model • Good Practice should be celebrated and shared