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Developments in Commissioning: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward
Dunard Library, the Hub, Castle Hill, Edinburgh (by Edinburgh Castle)
Tuesday 15th March 2011
Speakers
- Margaret Whoriskey, Joint Improvement Team
- Kathryn Somers, SWIA
- Annie Gunner-Logan, Community Care Providers Scotland
- Chris Whelan, Edinburgh City Council
- Jane Hayman, Walsall PCT
Topics included:
- Messages from inspection
- Issues for providers (and users) on commissioning, procurement and tendering
- development and implementation of a joint health and social care strategic commissioning business plan
- development of a series of Commissioning Strategies for different kinds of service
Download the presentations and related material
Related material
- Flyer reshaping care network (MS Word file 153KB)
- Invitation letter reshaping improvement network event ( PDF file 48KB)
- Reshaping care improvement network. (MS Word file 134KB)
- Reshaping care, a programme for change (MS Word file 288KB)
Download Presentations
- Margaret Whoriskey and Paul Leal (PPT file 1.93MB)
- Annie Gunner Logan (PPT file 527KB)
- Jane Hayman Walsall Council (PPT file 179KB)
- Walsall Council Commissioning Matrix (XLS file 28KB)
- Walsall council Joint Commissioning Unit Projects – outline business cases (MS Word file 178KB)
Supporting and Protecting Adults –
Improving practice through the effective use and dissemination of Knowledge
Tuesday 5th October 2010, IET Teacher Building, Glasgow
This seminar will look at the ‘knowledge’ that is available to inform practice and improve outcomes, where the ‘knowledge’ base is derived from:
- Research and evaluation
- Regulation
- Local good practice
Download the presentations
Introduction Michelle Miller, ADSW (Chair)
Adult Support and Protection (PowerPoint file)
Margaret Anne Gilbert, Social Work Inspection Agency
Protecting adults through regulation (PowerPoint file)
Marcia Ramsay, Director of Adult Services Regulation
How are practitioners working with adults at risk of harm in light of the ASPSA? (PowerPoint file)
A joint local authority & university project by Kathryn Mackay, Stirling University & Justin McNicholl
Safeguarding vulnerable adults in Salford (PowerPoint file)
David Entwistle, Philip Dand and Stephen Pugh, Salford City Council
View the programme (100kb PDF)
Person-Centred Care: the effective use and dissemination of Knowledge
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
CoSLA Conference Centre, Edinburgh
Speakers from Scotland and England will share the ‘knowledge’ that is available to inform practice and improve outcomes for vulnerable adults. The ‘knowledge’ base is derived from a number of sources, for example research, inspection and local good practice.
Mark Watson of CareKnowledge produced a video blog of the event :
Safeguarding Children: the effective use and dissemination of knowledge
Cosla Conference Centre, Edinburgh
Tuesday 13th April 2010
- An ADSW Perspective (95kb PowerPoint file)
Fred Mc Bride ADSW - Messages from Inspection (300kb PowerPoint file)
Marc Hendrikson, SWIA - Getting it right for every child: the impact on vulnerable children (2MB Powerpoint file).
Morag MacNeil and Robert Stradling, University of Edinburgh - Young People’s Views of the Child Protection System in Scotland (1.5MB PowerPoint file)
Richard Woolfson – Renfrewshire Psychology Service - Hearing the Voice of Children and Young People (130kb PowerPoint file)
Rod Harrison et al – Scottish Government - Messages from MARS: the first year (440kb PowerPoint file)
Jane Scott, Stirling University
Person-Centred Care: the effective use and dissemination of Knowledge
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
CoSLA Conference Centre, Edinburgh
Speakers from Scotland and England will share the ‘knowledge’ that is available to inform practice and improve outcomes for vulnerable adults. The ‘knowledge’ base is derived from a number of sources, for example research, inspection and local good practice.
Speakers from ADSW, Scottish Government, SWIA, universities and local authorities and partnerships will discuss:
- Summary feedback on the SDS National Strategy Consultation:
- Messages from Inspection
- SDS Test Pilot in Scotland (Description and Evaluation Approach)
- Personalisation in England (Policy and Evaluation)
- SDS and Personalisation in Edinburgh and Salford
This event will to look at the ‘knowledge’ that is available to inform practice and improve outcomes for vulnerable children. The ‘knowledge’ base is derived from a number of sources, for example research, inspections, local good practice and the views of young people themselves. Effective dissemination of such ‘knowledge’ is also of great importance!
Draft Programme
9.00: Registration and Coffee
10.00: Welcome
Paul Hambleton, SSRG Scotland Convener
10.05: Introduction
Wendy Harrington, ADSW
10.30: SDS National Strategy Consultation: Summary Feedback
Bette Francis and Chris Rafferty, Scottish Government
11.00: Break
11.30: Messages from Inspection
Christina Naismith SWIA
12.00: Lunch
1.00: SDS Test Pilot in Scotland – Description and Evaluation Approach
Julie Ridley, University of Central Lancashire
1.30: Personalisation in England: Policy and Evaluation
Martin Stevens, Kings College
2.00: Break
2.30: SDS and the Flexible Outcome
Jack Blaik, Edinburgh City Council
3.00: Personalisation in Salford
David Entwistle, Alan Bunting and Glyn Syson, Salford City Council
3.45: Questions/discussion
4.00: Close
Previous events
SSRG Scotland event
Tuesday 13th April
CoSLA Conference Centre, Edinburgh.
Joint Working for Joint Outcomes
Monday 1st June
CoSLA Conference Centrer, Edinburgh
SSRG Scotland Spring Seminar and AGM : Developing a Research Strategy for Scotland
Wednesday 29th April 2009
Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House, Victoria Terrace EH1 2JL
Measuring Outcomes: How far can SOAs take us?
Monday 2nd March 2009
CoSLA Conference Centre, Haymarket, Edinburgh
Download the presentations
How are Council’s doing with SOAs? (PowerPoint file)
Colin Mair, Improvement Service
Developing a Strategic Framework in England (PowerPoint file)
Simon Medcalf, Department of Health
What SOAs provide and what else is needed
Arthur Midwinter
Download the Single Outcome Agreements paper (MS Word doc)
Below the waterline? – how the Community Care Outcomes approach articulates with SOAs, NHS HEAT and the National Performance Framework (PowerPoint file)
Chris Bruce, Scottish Government
Download the Outcomes Framework for Community Care (MS Word doc)
“Above and below the waterline” – Buoyancy tools for health improvement outcomes! (PowerPoint file)
Della Thomas and Neil Craig, NHS Health Scotland<
Event: Quality Services – User Views
Monday 17th March 2008
CoSLA Conference Centre,
Haymarket, Edinburgh
Presentations
The User Defined Service Evaluation Toolkit (UDSET) : overview and application (PPT file 62k) by Emma Miller
The outcomes approach to community care (PPT file 342k) by Chris Bruce
Patient Focus Public Involvement – an NHSScotland overview (PPT file 402k) by Dan Isaac
Introducing Better Together: Scotland’s Patient Experience Programme (PPT file 312k) by Jacqui Lunday
a href=”files/people_who_use_care_services.pdf” target=”_blank”>Framework for Engaging with People who use Care Services and Carers 2007-2010 (PPT file 397k) by Karen Barrie
The Role of Digital Stories in Supporting User Involvement and Participation (PPT file 397k)
2007
SSRG Scotland event: “Improving Outcomes: The Results – Based Accountability Approach
This event took place on Monday 8th October 2007 at the CoSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh