SSRG Annual Workshop 2007 Joining-up Locally: Partnerships for Better Practice & Performance

Stamford Hall, University of Leicester

Monday 16th, Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th April 2007

Download the programme/booking form:

• Programme/booking form (361kb PDF).

Recent government publications and enactments promote the importance of partnership working as a means of securing ‘joined up solutions’ to ‘joined up problems’ and improving outcomes for vulnerable people at local level.

In doing so, the emphasis is on statutory agencies working more closely and effectively in partnership with the private sector, the voluntary sector and with users and carers – and ensuring that those who provide services do so to the highest of standards.

This event – intended for practitioners, managers, researchers and planning and evaluation staff – will engage participants in
a range of informative sessions that will include discussion of:

• the impact of recent legislation on practice
• researching the politics, ethics and pragmatism of partnerships
• local partnerships and agreements
• developing the ‘outcomes’ and performance agenda for children and for adults
• results based accountability and evidence informed practice
• user-driven service evaluation

Speakers have been drawn from government departments, local authorities, improvement agencies, inspectorates, the independent
sector and academia. As usual with SSRG events, sessions are intended to stimulate discussion and encourage networking.

Details of presentations

Monday 16th April

• The future of LAAs and LSPs
  Cath Doherty, DCLG
  Download: Presentation (168kb Powerpoint)
• Joining up Locally – Partnerships for better practice and performance
  Nick Johnson, Social Care Association
  Download: Presentation (173kb Powerpoint)
• Turning the curve: children’s services and outcomes based accountability
  Jacky Tiotto, Deputy Director, Government Office planning and performance support, DfES
  Download: Presentation (633kb Powerpoint)
• Local Compacts In Action
  Paul Barasi, Compact Voice Officer
  Download: Presentation (4.2MB Powerpoint – NOTE: large file)
• Outcome Framework Tool
  Mary Aitchison, GOAL Project Group Member; Steve Korta, LCC, HLSDO
  Download: Presentation (40kb Powerpoint)

Tuesday 17th April

• Getting the message out there and Social care research capacity
  Allan Bowman, Chair, Social Care Institute for Excellence
  Download: Presentation (150kb Powerpoint)
• Do health and social care partnerships deliver better outcomes for service users (and how would we know if they did)?
  Jon Glasby, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
  Download: Presentation (126kb Powerpoint)
• Researching Partnerships: Politics, Ethics and Pragmatism
  Sue Balloch, Professor of Health and Social Care, University of Brighton
  Download: Presentation (79kb Powerpoint)
• Research Governance Social Care in Barnsley
  Mick Stanley & Mike Bramall,Research Governance Social Care & Barnsley (R & D) Alliance
  Download: Presentation (65kb Powerpoint) | Flowchart (1.6MB Powerpoint) |Leaflet (38kb MSWord) | Application form (96kb MSWord) | Application guidance (38kb MSWord) | Risk assessment (52kb MSWord) | Risk guidance (38kb MSWord)
• Beyond Reproach? The Impact of Regulation on Professional Practice and Conduct
  Paul Webster, Education and Inspection Manager, GSCC; Ian Johnston, Chief Executive BASW
  Download: Presentation (193kb Powerpoint)
• The Cost Calculator for Children’s Services: Better Decision Making in Commissioning and Education Services
  Jean Soper, Loughborough University; Si Chun Lam, Coventry City Council
  Download: Presentation (3.5MBkb Powerpoint – NOTE: large file)
• Practical Partnership: User-driven Service Evaluation
  Jeff Bashton, Jim Cowan, Chris Russell
  Download: Presentation (109kb Powerpoint)
• In the Know: Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
  Jess McKewan, Wakefield District Council
  Download: Presentation (368kb Powerpoint)
• Direct Payments and the Market
  David Leece, Professor of Business and Management Studies Manchester Metropolitan University;  Janet Leece, Honorary Research Fellow Staffordshire University
  Download: Presentation (68kb Powerpoint) | Table (69kb Powerpoint)
• Shaping the Future
  Raymond Taylor, Children 1st
  Download: Presentation (1.6MB Powerpoint)