Friday 19 February 2016

Key highlights of activities the Health and Social Care team

Senior Officer, Health and Social Care:
Carer’s Thematic Board representing Third Sector.  Board is responsible for implementing all aspects of the Carer’s Strategy in Powys
Carer’s Specification (Tender) Project Board, feedback on specification
Day time activities Project Board looking at how best to provide day time activities/opportunities for older people.
Dementia in Action Strategy/Steering Group, developing and co-producing strategy/action plan, Planning North Powys Dementia Event with Older People’s Commissioner (office) and attending recent Alzheimer’s Society launch of a Wales Rural Dementia Network
Diabetes Delivery Plan, involved in supporting this activity
Domiciliary Care Board, ensuring the voice of third sector is fed into the development of the future Domiciliary Care Strategy
Early Intervention/Prevention, feedback on strategic approach (outline plan)
Intermediate Care Fund, proposals, looking at gaps, service level agreements/reviews
Integrated Care Pathway for Older People, representing Third Sector.  Board is responsible for implementing all aspects of Older People’s services and commissioning in Powys
Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP) with Powys teaching Health Board, reviewing current IMTP, feedback on strategy, liaising with Health Board about Third Sector involvement in shaping strategy/future service delivery
Patient Experience Strategy Group, representing Third Sector.  Group is responsible for ensuring the experience (voice) of patients is heard and acted upon.
Patient Experience Workshop (Engagement), attending workshop and recruiting 8 patients to participate, feeding back on report.
Public Services Commissioning Training, currently undertaking Public Services Commissioning accreditation in line with Joint Commissioning strategies in Powys.  “Project” is on citizen engagement.
Meeting Sector Colleagues, supporting Third Sector engagement with various strategies in Powys, reviewing opportunities, reviewing service level agreements in relation to Intermediate Care Funding, seeking views/feedback.
Meeting Senior Officer’s, HB/Council, seeking to influence, promote and represent the Third Sector with key influencers in Powys Councyt Council/Health Board.
Nursing Collaboration, second meeting held with Nursing colleagues across Powys.  CSSIW invited to join group.  New Assistant Director of Nursing with Health Board very enthusiastic about collaboration including joint recruiting, potential rotation of staff, training, clinical supervision.
Older People’s Forum, attending Forum listening to the views of Older People.
Powys Advocacy Network, Chairing the Powys network, sharing information, picking up key themes//issues.
Public Health Wales, member of Strategic Tobacco Control Group, recent feedback on strategy.
Social Services and Wellbeing Act Preparation, involved in workshops, reviewing how prepared Sector is for Act, promoting engagement of Sector.
Supporting People Management Board, looking at recruiting Third Sector Representative to sit on Board, liaising re: engagement on redesign of services, promoting involvement of mental health organisations and individual representatives.

Third Sector Broker Service:
Identifying gaps in service.  Brokers recently identified the need for more volunteers in hospitals to provide informal befriending for patients awaiting discharge.  PAVO Health and Social Care team are exploring this further.
Integrated Assessments/Integrated Care Pathways.  Heavily involved in the planning for these integrated activities, attending joint meetings with health and social care.
Key statistics on people supported (enquiries/referrals) in January 2016, 52. January 2015 figures, 35.  Growth of Broker enquiries/referrals is up 99.1% based on last year and is continuing to grow.  Referrals also come from Third Sector organisations.
Powys People Direct (PPD), central hub for all calls into Social Services.  The Brokers have a presence in PPD every day and are passed referrals/enquiries directly from staff.
Prevention (Third Sector Services) mapping.  Compiled report of Third Sector services from internal and external databases in preparation for the Social Services and Wellbeing Act.  Currently awaiting visual maps to be produced by Council and will then circulate to Sector.  Gaps are also being identified through this activity.
Unscheduled Care Board and Planned Care Board.  Both Brokers attend these Boards on behalf of PAVO each month, compile reports and raise key themes/issues with H&SC/PAVO management.
Virtual Wards, receiving direct referrals/enquiries from statutory health services.  The Brokers are actively engaged/attending 10 virtual wards in North and South Powys every week.


Admin/Information Officer:
Collating Analytics/Statistics on communication activities: 
January 2016
            Posts - 43
            Page views - 1274
Page views/readership increasing month on month January 2015 = 637 January 2016 = 1274
Communication with Sector on a variety of specific subjects that arise
Community Health Council (CHC) leading on communication re: recruitment of members from Third Sector, organising interviews, etc.
eBulletin: Producing H&SC team’s eBulletin every two weeks, collating information, responding to requests for circulating information.
Event coordination/logistics, upcoming events being organised are the Third Sector workshop on IMTP with the Health Board and North Powys Dementia Supportive Communities.
Supporting all H&SC activities, including arranging meetings with key partners, participation of Third Sector organisations in statutory meetings and providing website updates.

Please contact the team if you have any questions, suggestions or comments on above activities.

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