The PRPB is a multi-agency board that brings together Local Authority Leaders, Chief Executives and Managing Directors from Powys County Council (PCC) and Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB), PAVO, the third sector, private organisations who deliver care and citizen representation.
The role of the board is to ensure the new legislation in regard to Part 9 of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act (SSWBA) is implemented effectively. The Board will have responsibility to deliver on the aspirations of the Act to improve outcomes for the care and wellbeing of people in Powys.
The board’s collective knowledge together with a wide range of skills has the opportunity to shape and challenge critical issues in health and social care services in Powys.
The chair, Amanda Lewis, Strategic Director of People opened the meeting by sharing a presentation on the arrangements across Wales from a Welsh Government event. Owen Judd who represents carers at the PRPB was the only citizen in attendance to participate and contribute at this national event from across Wales.
Sue Hughes, Partnership Support Officer at PCC followed with a presentation of the boards proposed future work and priorities for year one of its operation.
Sue explained the challenge facing the board in how the flow of work is aligned and managed to avoid duplication and the necessity to work with other partnerships. Many projects have already commenced through our joint working and planning arrangements, as well as our commitment under the One Powys Plan and integration with Powys Teaching Health Board.
There are a number of projects currently being undertaken and the board confirmed that it needed to develop a mechanism to prioritise and ensure sufficient time and attention is given to the priority areas under the Welsh Government guidelines. For year one of operation it agreed that the areas for in depth scrutiny are as follows:
A return to home project for individuals with a learning disability
Ensure Integrated Care Teams are in place for Older People
Establish an everybody’s business model for identifying and assessing carers needs (inc champions)
Establish an Integrated Disability Service for Children with Complex Needs (includes pooled funds)
Develop an in depth shared regional population and service assessment that links to Future Generations Assessment
Agree the strategy and implementation plans for Early Intervention and Prevention Services ensuring that the requirements of the SSWB Act are covered across all age
A second critical area for the board was discussed regarding the Population and Service Assessment. Diane Reynolds from the council’s Corporate Insight Centre presented the work underway in collating a joint Population Assessment between the council and local health board in understanding the needs for care and support and carers who are in need of support.
Diane explained further that the Welsh Government require performance information for the Act, and the population assessment will form part of this work. However, Diane highlighted that this is not just a stats exercise or data collection, but needs to draw on local knowledge from staff, service users and citizens by listening and learning to what matters most to people in Powys.
The Population Assessment is a required to be completed by March 2017.
Communications was also on the agenda to look at developing an identity for the board and how we can collectively share information on the work of the board. A communications steering group met in early June at Ponthafren in Newtown with officers from PCC, PTHB, PAVO and citizen participation from Janet Rodgers, MBE. The group had looked at the current branding across Powys and collectively agreed on an option to take to the board for discussion. The board accepted the option in principle with a few amends required.
The board’s next meeting will be 22 August 2016. If you have any questions in relation to the board and its work, please direct your enquiry to Sue Hughes (sue.hughes@powys.gov.uk or 07917460679)
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