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Community Care Live 2010 – ‘CHS to present on reablement.’
February 7, 2010
In conjunction with the University of York Social Policy Research Unit, Mark Lloyd Director of CHS will jointly present at the Community Care Live 2010 Conference taking place in London on the 18th May 2010. This follows on from their successful joint collaboration during 2009 in presenting a webinar for Community Care on the research and practice findings of the new reablement model.
Reablement is about providing a more intensive package of support to people, often discharged from a period in hospital, with the purpose of enabling the individual to gain the highest level of independence during a short term intervention programme. Mark Lloyd has designed and led the introduction of the model in Essex achieving extremely encouraging results in the first year of operation; seeing a substantial drop in the numbers of people subsequently requiring longer term care support.
For further information please see our information sheet contained on the reablement link on our home page.
“Jerome tells providers to develop innovative services”
January 30, 2010
This week in Community Care Jeff Jerome, who is charged with helping Councils implement the three-year Putting People First Programme has said, “Councils must encourage adult care providers to develop innovative services, rather than see providers as recipients of contracts, as part of a cultural shift to help implement personalisation.”
This culture shift is vital if the Government target on personalisation of 30% of users and carers being on personal budgets by April 2011 is to be achieved. The option of the Local Authority Trading Company for former in-house provider services remains an attractive vehicle to facilitate change and adapt former in-house services. Freedom to trade will allow such trading companies to develop new Personal Assistance Agencies and transform day service models towards community responsive services. Fundemetally the model provides opportunity for Council former in-house services to adapt and remain competitive in the changing market place. For more information please see our information sheet on LATC’s on our home page.
CHS advise Councils on the LATC model
January 28, 2010
Following the successful implementation of the Essex LATC by CHS a number of like minded Councils are being assisted by CHS in developing the model. This will see new opportunity for in house adult social provider service arms and enable services to be adapted in meeting both efficiency requirements and the implementation of the Personalisation agenda. The LATC model continues to offer the best option for many provider arms to remain competitive and respond to the need to remodel the service base. For more information on the LATC model please visit our home page information sheet.
Capita’s 4th National Conference – 21st January 2010 – ‘Delivering the Next Wave of Cashable Public Sector Savings.’
December 27, 2009
CHS Director’s Mark Lloyd and Mike Walsh will be speakers at Capita’s Annual Conference on - Improvement and Efficiencies in the Public Sector – Delivering the Next Wave of Cashable Savings. The event to be held in central London and addressed by Bob Neill MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government and will focus on supporting Local Authorities prioritising 2010 as the time to realise crucial, joined-up value for money Savings. Mark and Mike will share their Essex County Council experience in making efficiency savings through Personalisation focusing on the recent externalisation of the former in-house adult provider services into one of the Country’s first Local Authority Trading Companies (LATC) - Essex Cares. As a consequence considerable financial savings have been delivered for the Council. Mark and Mike will also discuss the track record CHS now has of advising a number of Council’s on the benefits of the LATC model for a range of service provision generating substantive savings and value for money outcomings. For more information on this forth coming national conference visit www.capitaconferences.co.uk
CHS hold Seminars on LATC Model
December 11, 2009
CHS with Trowers and Hamlins have held two successful seminars in Manchester and London for Local Authorities and County Councils regarding the Local Authority Trading Company Model. During the two seminars which were attended by over 40 Councils CHS presented on their experience in delivering the LATC model Essex Cares for the Essex County Councils which has seen both improved outcomes for service users and significant savings achieved.
CHS will be running further seminars in 2010 on other social care related topics and will advise further in the New Year.
For summary details on the LATC model please go to our link on the home page or contact mark@careandhealthsolutions.co.uk