Adult Independence and
Wellbeing subgroup
16 January 2013
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
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
The Thinking Allowed
Summits
Concept
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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
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Health
Children’s Services
Personalisation
Welfare Reform
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The Health Summit
Why Health? Why now?
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Clinical Commissioning
Health and Wellbeing Board
Healthwatch
Public Health
Desired outcome
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To create a joint action plan that addresses emerging challenges and issues in the
developing Health landscape and allows partnership working to flourish
Method
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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
Drivers for and expectations
of working together
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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
Areas for development
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Market Development
Information exchange and relationships
Strategic planning
Engagement and patient experience
Action Plan
Market Development
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Joint tender development days around integrated pathways of care between CCG,
Southwark Council, the Foundation/Hospital Trusts, the VCS and private providers
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Define Social value, encourage collaboration, find appropriate levels of risk
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Clear commissioning framework and timetable with specified times for VCS
engagement
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Funding available for pilots
Action Plan
Information exchange and relationships
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Biannual meetings of leads of Clinical Commissioning Group, Southwark Council,
Public Health, Healthwatch and the VCS.
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Service mapping of local health and social care services (inc. local GP practices).
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Develop a database of health and social care providers to be built into GP referral
systems
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Develop a joint repository for information (inc. asset register to enhance the Joint
Strategic Needs Assessment)
Action Plan
Engagement and patient experience
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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
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Review Strategic Partnership Board arrangements
Redesign VCS representation structures
Action Plan
Progress to date:
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NAVCA bursary
Integrated Care Programme citizen engagement advisory board
Social value briefing in development
Is there anything missing?
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VCS relationship with Public Health following it’s move into the Local authority
VCS involvement in the Intergrated Care Pilot
What should be prioritised?
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
[email protected]
020 7358 7017
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
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
Voluntary and Community Sector Reps
Phil Mawhinney (Policy and Participation Officer, CAS)
1. Helen Rice
2. Jacky Bourke-White
3. Lisa Greensill
4. Andy Walker
5. Mohamed Umarr Kamara
6. Carol Nwosu
7. Kassandra Echebima
8. Eilette Andrew-Thomas
9. Ian Redding
10. Nicholas Okwulu
11. Andrew Rice
12. Susan Underhill
13. Hazel Saunders
14. Sharon Kitson
Blackfriars Advice Centre
Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
Time and Talents
Southside Young Leaders Academy
Sweissy Union
Sickle Cell & Young Stroke Survivors
IPA
1 Way Forward
Peckham Voluntary Sector Forum
People Empowering People
Southwark Disability Forum
Blackfriars Settlement
Faces in Focus
Faces in Focus
Voluntary and Community
Sector Reps
15. Rev Fred Osei Annin
16. Dinah Cox
17. Eileen Conn
18. Joan Baxter
19. Natalia Sali
20. Stephanie Correia
21. Catherine Evans
22. Neil White
23.Verinder Mander
24. Carolyn Martin
25. Julie Corbett-Bird
26. Sally Causer
27. Florence Emakpose
Actionplus Foundation (UK)
Time and Talents
Peckham Vision
WPF Therapy
Southwark Contact a Family
Southside Rebah Ltd
Southwark Law Centre
Southwark Pensioners Centre, Director
Southwark Carers
Family Action
Blackfriars Settlement
Southwark Citizens Advice Bureaux Service
World of Hope
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?