Self-directed Support Strategy Implementation Group. Minutes. Tuesday 17 August 2011, 1pm 4pm. Victoria Quay, Edinburgh

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1 Self-directed Support Strategy Implementation Group Minutes Tuesday 17 August 2011, 1pm 4pm Victoria Quay, Edinburgh Present Charlie Barker Peter Brawley Allie Cherry Fiona Collie Ron Culley Keith Etherington Hugh John Glancy Helen Hunter Idem Lewis Isobel McLeish Margaret Petherbridge Elaine Torrance Etienne d Aboville Pam Duncan Social Care Ideas Factory SPAEN NHS Lothian Carers Scotland COSLA InControl Scotland Independent Living in Scotland Quarriers People First SDS PA employer ADSW SDS Group ADSW GCIL ILiS Elaine Black Chris Bruce Bette Francis Ellen Lynch Jean Maclellan Apologies Callum Chomczuk John Crawford Mark Bevan Rosie Lawrence Maureen McPeak Suzanne Munday Peter Scott (Chair) Age Scotland SAMH Capability Scotland Care Inspectorate SDSS/ GCIL MECOPP Enable/ CCPS 1

2 1. Welcome & Apologies Jean Maclellan welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies have been noted above. 2. Note of the last meeting on 17 th May The group approved the minute of the last meeting for accuracy. Charlie requested her organisation name be updated as it is now the Social Care Ideas Factory. Idem Lewis mentioned that he had some information to share from People First regarding the self evaluation questionnaire issued in Glasgow recorded at item number 4 in the minute. Bette suggested that this could be taken forward at the SDS Leads Networking Event on 21 September. This event is on the agenda to be discussed at item number 6. Bette also provided an update on the funding the Scottish Government is making available this year to build on the capacity of care and support providers to deliver SDS. We have a total of 37 bids that total 3.6 million and a panel of sift members has been arranged for 29th August. There are 5 sift panel members which consists of an individual who uses SDS 2 members of the ADSW SDS subgroup, the Head of the Intra Government Team in our Third Sector Division and an SDS Team Member. There is a further meeting on 7th September to conclude the initial assessment. We will then send out notification to unsuccessful bidders who do not meet the main criteria for building the capacity of care and support providers with a view to getting final decisions made in September and an award as soon as possible after that. Jack Blaik gave a short up date on RAS (Resource Allocation System) and IoRN (Indicator of Relative Need). Jack advised that he is part of a working group managed by Gordon Dunbar from the Joint Improvement Team. This group is examining RAS and IoRN) to assess their common features. Both models are essentially points based means of determining levels of need and therefore of possible resource allocation. The main intent of the group is to identify a model which can be considered robust and transparent it is likely any model will need to be refined. 2

3 3. Eligibility Criteria and portability of care A presentation including Q&A session was given by Etienne d Aboville on eligibility and portability of care. Ron C gave the perspective from CoSLA. This is a challenging issue and the heart of the question is demand will always outstrip supply. National guidance on the eligibility criteria was issued in There was much debate and discussion with the group around how assessment can become outcome focused and how outcomes are measured and the best ways to measure what is happening. The group agreed that we would work with CoSLA to find out how the eligibility criteria are being used, not just if they are applied, but how staff are applying them. This is part of the work that SG agreed to take forward in response to concerns about portability of care. The portability group has not met since the Dilnot review. We agreed that a group would get together to discuss a review of the eligibility criteria. The group would consist of an SG representative, a CoSLA representative, Etienne d Aboville, Pam Duncan, Elaine T and Idem Lewis. AP Elaine B to contact those who offered to work with us on review of the eligibility criteria. 4. Review of data collection Ellen Lynch from SG Analytical Services Division provided a short paper on data collection. Every year the collects data on SDS from Councils. This is used to evaluate progress with SDS. A working group has been set up to look at the changes we can make for the next return in Ellen asked if anyone would like to join the group. AP - If anyone would like to join the group reviewing the data collection which meets monthly or would like to suggest anything that should be added or changed in the current survey could they let Elaine B know by 5th September 3

4 5. The Community Care Outcomes Framework Chris Bruce from SG Joint Improvement Team attended the meeting to discuss how the group can engage with Talking Points work and how we make the links. Chris explained that Talking Points is a framework produced as a result of research since the early 90s to determine the outcomes people who use services and carers want. There is a benchmarking group for development of the Community Care Outcomes Framework. Jean asked how this links with the National Performance Framework. The group was due to meet on 18 August. A framework is to be agreed at the meeting Chris will be able to distribute papers to us afterwards. We asked that the framework development involves people outwith the benchmarking group 6. SDS Leads Networking Event We are holding the first event of the 32 SDS Council Leads on Wednesday 21st September at Stirling University Management Centre. This is an all day event and we would like to include a presentation from the SDS Implementation Group. The Minister will be at the event at lunch time. If you would like to take part in the presentation please let Bette know by 5th September. If you would like to attend the event could you please let Elaine B know by 5th September. Part of the day will be finding out how the 32 leads are taking forward their work. There was also a discussion where we let the 32 leads challenge us too and ask implementation group members what we are doing to help. We thought this might be a way of highlighting some of the work that the group do to take the agenda forward instead of the traditional approach of setting up stalls. Charlie and Keith are happy to take part and if anyone else would like to be part of the panel could they let Bette know. 7. Any other business Pam Duncan is attending the IRISS Champions Event on our behalf on 15th September to talk to them about the cultural shift 4

5 needed for SDS and our need for champions and leadership. If anyone would like to make a contribution to the presentation please send to Elaine B copied to all group members by 2nd September AP contributions to presentation to Elaine B copied to group by 2nd September. Elaine will forward to Pam. 8. Close and date of next meetings The date of the next meeting is Wednesday 16th November between 1pm and 4pm at the Building, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh. Bette asked the group to consider the future of quarterly meetings and specifically if they wished to continue with these or replace with a 6 monthly or yearly meeting and include alternative ways of communication out with those meetings. Options suggested were google plus and web x. There is also an information sharing website called Communities of Practice for Local Government which may be an option. We are proposing that the 32 SDS Council Leads set up a group and use this as a platform to share information. Elaine Black, Self-directed Support Team 5