NW ADASS Newsletter #015

NW ADASS Programme Office
Here is just a small selection of some of the activities that the Programme Office is engaged with - if you would like to know more please contact the Programme Office

Regional and National News

New Directors Programme 2017/18 open for registrations
Skills for Care’s New Directors leadership and development programme is now open for registrations. It’s for new and aspiring directors of adult social care with statutory responsibility. The programme supports a successful transition into the role of Director of Adult Social Services within local government.
New Directors has been developed in partnership with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and is designed to meet the specific needs of those undertaking the Director of Adult Social Services role. It aims is to shape the leadership techniques of new and aspiring directors to enhance their skills and develop new ones. It also gives both new and aspiring directors the opportunity to learn from each other in forming learning networks to support their work. Further information on the programme is available here.

Trusted Assessor Presentation
Please see following link to the Trusted Assessor Presentation. If you have any questions on trusted assessors please direct these to england.ohuc@nhs.net in the first instance so that you your question can be directed appropriately.

New hospital transitions quick guide
Registered managers and their teams play an important role in supporting people when they are transferring in and out of hospital. The latest quick guide from SCIE and NICE provides a brief overview of how managers can work with hospitals and other services to ensure a good experience of transition for the people in their care.
Moving between hospital and home, including care homes

Improving people's experience of adult social care

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched a consultation on its guideline on improving the experience of people who use adult social care services. The new guideline says adults who need social care should feel in control and be able to live life as they want. The consultation closes on 3 October 2017 and NICE expect to publish the guideline in February 2018.
Article: People should have more control of social care services
Consultation: People's experience in adult social care services: improving the experience of care for people using adult social care services

Invitation to a NICE event – resource impact

Wednesday 27 September, NICE Offices, Level 1A, City Tower, Piccadilly, Manchester M1 4BT. Registration from 9.30am for a 10.00am start, finishing at 3.30pm.
NICE is running a learning event on how it estimates the cost or savings of our evidence-based guidance and what this means for commissioners and service providers. The event is aimed at colleagues who work in operational hands-on finance and commissioning/contracting roles. It will give you the opportunity to learn more about the work of NICE and you’ll be able to:

See the tools we have available to help you plan for and implement our guidance
Find out more about how our guidance is developed
Learn more about how health economics is used in guidance development
Ask our team and business analysts (who develop our resources) questions
Network with other like-minded colleagues from across the NHS about our guidance

To register please click here (spaces are limited). If you have any questions please get in touch with the team on resourceimpactassessment@nice.org.uk

Setting Fair and Equitable Pay and Grading Structure

For Senior Managers/NJC Employees

The structure of organisations and the type and content of roles have been subject to radical change over the last three years and this looks set to continue for the next few years. Fewer management ‘layers’, combined functions and roles with responsibilities across organisations or geographic areas are now strong themes for how authorities are organising themselves to lead the reform of public services. Click here to find out more. The lead contact at North West Employers is David Carty

TLAP Survey of Direct Payment Support Services

TLAP have linked up recently with the London Self Directed Support forum, develop this online survey. If you would like to take part the link can be reached here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/M7TJFHL and further background information is available here

Case Studies for Chief Social Worker Annual Report
For the 2017-18 Chief Social Worker annual report, the Department of Health would like to once again feature a selection of case studies written by you. This year they are looking for examples of:

strengths based practice approaches, or other innovative social work practice methodologies;
successful career development and staff retention programmes;
examples of effective integrated approaches ; and
hospital social work, particularly its impact on prevention and reducing delayed transfers of care

They will be contacting some local authorities in the next few months for specific examples – however, in the meantime, if anyone has any case studies they would like to share for possible inclusion please submit a maximum of two sides of A4 text, font size 12 to : chiefsocialworkerforadults@dh.gsi.gov.uk
The Department of Health would like the case study to include:

An outline of the approach/model, and how and why it was developed;
Key outcomes / success stories that have emerged as a result; and
Any lessons learnt or next steps following the implementation of the new approach.

Please send all submissions no later than Monday 2^nd October. If you have any queries please contact melanie.panayi@dh.gsi.gov.uk

PHE highlights 8 ways for local areas to prevent mental ill health
New tool identifies the most cost-effective programmes to help prevent mental ill health in local communities.

Public Health England (PHE) has today (30 August 2017) launched a ground breaking new tool for local public health teams identifying the most cost effective mental health programmes. One of these 8 initiatives is an innovative resilience programme in schools that results in an estimated saving of £5.08 for every £1 invested (over 3 years). Further information is available here

Regional and National Events

NW ADASS - Making Safeguarding Personal
12 October 2017, 10.00 - 4.00, The LifeCentre, 235 Washway Road, Sale, M33 4BP
The NW ADASS Programme Office has worked closely with the NW Safeguarding Leads to organise an event focussing on Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP).

We are pleased to announce that Professor Keith Brown from Bournemouth University will be leading a keynote discussion on financial scamming. The following link takes you through to some useful resource Financial Scamming. For further information and to book your place please click here

NW ADASS / LGA/ ECIP : Delayed Transfer of Care Counting Workshop
23 October 2017, 12.15 – 4.00, Friends’ Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS.
NW ADASS have been working in partnership with the LGA and ECIP and we are pleased to announce we will be delivering a DToC Counting Workshop on the 23rd October, at Friends Meeting House, Manchester chaired by Dwayne Johnson (Director of Social Care and Health, Sefton Council) and delivered by Elizabeth Sargeant (Clinical Lead - Integration, ECIP). The workshop is Free to attend and if you would like to register please send your name, job title, organisation and email address to liz.greer@local.gov.uk Please included any specific questions you have about local interpretation of the guidance and coding you’d like to discuss in the workshop.

Action on A&E Masterclass: Systems Leadership: getting change when you’re not in charge
Thursday 19^th October 2017, 10am-1pm (registration from 9:30am); The Queen’s Hotel, Leeds, LS1 1PJ Systems Leadership is about how you lead, how you make change happen, and how you keep it going, when you’re not in charge. This half-day masterclass, to be delivered by Debbie Sorkin, is about Systems Leadership and how it might help you. Debbie is National Director of Systems Leadership at the Leadership Centre, a national charity housed in the Local Government Association. She leads a national Systems Leadership programme that draws together the NHS, local government, emergency services, social care, public health and other sectors. To register and for more information, please click here

Taking a Closer Look at Shared Lives
Tuesday 26th September, 10.30 - 3.00, People First, Broughton Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 8RF
NWTDT/ Pathways are working with Shared Lives to host a FREE one day workshop to find out more and to help inform how you see this developing across GM. For further information and to book your place please click here

Leading Change, Adding Value Care Workers Conference
17 October 2017, Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street, Leeds, LS1 2HT

The conference is specifically for care workers in roles such as a Care Assistant, Health Care Assistant and Maternity Support Worker.

This free one-day event will help learn how to use the Leading Change, Adding Value framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff and understand how everyone is a leader, whatever their role, wherever they work. Online registration is now open at https://careworkersconference.eventbrite.co.uk

National Children’s and Adults Services Conference
Bournemouth International Centre, 11 - 13 October 2017
Organised by the Local Government Association (LGA), Association of Directors of Social Services (ADASS) and Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS), the National Children and Adult Services conference is regularly attended by more than 1,000 delegates.

Partner Information

North West Employers - Offer a range of developmental events for all staff across the workforce; councillors, leaders, managers, officers, administrators and front line staff to help improve current skills and grow new ones.
AQuA Events - AQuA are a NHS health and care quality improvement organisation at the forefront of transforming the safety and quality of healthcare.
MIAA Events - Keeping their clients informed on emerging governance and wider policy developments.
NICE - Improving Health and Social Care through evidence based guidance

SCIE - Accredited training, consultancy, research and resources for the social care and health sectors from independent charity and improvement agency, the Social Care Institute for Excellence
TLAP - are a national partnership of more than 50 organisations committed to transforming health and care through personalisation and community-based support.
Coalition for Collaborative Care - is a national partnership of 50 organisations all committed to a better deal for people with long-term conditions and their carers.
iNetwork - iNetwork’s vision is to help local public service organisations to “collaborate to innovate” and thereby provide effective support for their users, patients and communities
Developments in Adult Social Care Bulletin - These bulletins contain brief details of news, research reports, journal articles and government policy in relation to Adult Social Care.

Improving people's experience of adult social care

Setting Fair and Equitable Pay and Grading Structure

For Senior Managers/NJC Employees

Please send all submissions no later than Monday 2nd October. If you have any queries please contact melanie.panayi@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Please send all submissions no later than Monday 2^nd October. If you have any queries please contact melanie.panayi@dh.gsi.gov.uk