Agenda item

All Age Disability and Mental Health Services Transformation Programme

Minutes:

Chris Spriggs

Councillor Chris Spriggs (Cabinet Member – Delivering Differently), said:

“Making sure residents are able to access the very best, most efficient, services possible is so important, particularly for the most vulnerable people.

For too long, navigating between the NHS, social care and other related services has been incredibly complex, frustrating and challenging for people. People want one phone number to call, one person to speak to, who can give them advice and make sure they get the services they need.

Wirral has made huge progress. We are integrating our services at every level with our colleagues in the NHS, creating the seamless, efficient and well-designed services which people want, need and expect. This report is another significant step on this process and I am delighted we have been able to make it happen so quickly.

I believe this new, integrated service will help many people all across Wirral get better support and enjoy more tailored services to meet their needs.”

Councillor Christine Spriggs introduced a report, which related to the delivery of social care assessment and support planning functions for people with a disability or mental health need.

Cabinet approval was sought to progress plans for the formation of a single integrated all age health and social care assessment and support planning, service for people with complex disability or mental health needs.

The service was being developed in line with the All Age Disability Strategy and feedback received from people that needed support from services. Cabinet (March 2016) approved the establishment of a Transformation Programme with the development of an All Age Disability and Mental Health service as a key Transformation project.

Key Strategic Outcomes to be delivered through the initiative would contribute to the following Wirral Pledges:

Community Services are joined up and accessible

Services would be commissioned across health and care to get the best outcomes for people within available resources.

People with disabilities live independently

The All Age Disability and All Age Mental Health Service would ensure that people were supported to remain as independent as was possible, to be in more control of their support arrangements and to participate in their local communities.

Wirral Residents live healthier lives

Services would be provided on an all age, whole system basis ensuring that there was a clear link between the 2020 partnership pledges and the Healthy Wirral Programme.

Vulnerable children reach their full potential

Children with disabilities would be supported to plan towards greater independence and to achieve their goals.

Councillor Phil Davies welcomed this move to a more integrated service, which from a practical point of view would enable service users to be able to just tell their story once to a service professional, rather than have to repeat themselves. A lot of detail was to be finalised but this model was to be commended.

Councillor Chris Jones commented that she had visited an integrated hub where this type of joined up service had made such a difference.

RESOLVED: That -

(1) the Full Business Case (Appendix 1 to the report), be approved;

(2) plans to develop an integrated all age disability and mental health service, be approved;

(3) the progression towards a formal partnership arrangement with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust (CWP), be approved;

(4) staff consultation as required, be approved;

(5) the sharing of one off transformation costs with CWP, including the estimated one off transformation costs of £250,000 attributable to the Council for 2017/18, be approved;

(6) a report be provided to Cabinet in Spring 2018 with final details of the proposed arrangement as set out in the Section 75 agreement for sign off.

Councillor Angela Davies returned to the meeting.

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