12TH June 2014
9.30- 12pm
The Stroke Association
M I N U T E S
Present:Alison Page (SCVS); Lesmond Taylor (SCVS); Gill Bruder (SCVS); Bernadette Elder (Inspiring Communities); Bernadette Conlon (START in Salford) Sylvia Sham (Wai Yin); Andy GoLightly (BASIC); Joan Fielder (Helping Hands); Amy Jeffrey (Penderels Trust); Helen Madden (Stroke Ass); Julie Deakin (Stroke Ass); Kathryn Cheetham (Unlimited Potential)
Apologies: Louise Lawlor (Big Life)
1. / Last meeting’s minutes:
Les welcomed everyone to the meeting and explained the role of BASIS for people who were in attendance for the first time.
Les talked through the minutes of the last meeting.
Bernadette gave an update on Social Value and what progress has been made. SCC, CCG and third sector groups are all involved in the 5 working groups to demonstrate how we can include Social Value in to new contracts. We have the benefit to influence at an early stage. We are being supported by SEUK until October. We have a final group meeting on 10th July.
Actions from the last minutes:
Action 1.1 – Alison to look at a mini newsletter fro BASIS – The question was asked do you want another newsletter? Discussions took place. It was agreed just to have updates around funding and Social Value.
Alison urged groups to join the Consortium – this way we can all work collaboratively.
1.2 – Les to upload the Vulnerable Adults Reduction Consultation on the CVS website – complete
1.4 – Les to cascade info to groups re Salford Dementia Action Alliance – complete
1.6 – Les to email JSNA protocol and ask for nominations – complete and had 2 responses.
1.3 &1.5 – Alison to follow-up recommendations – How the CCG have responded to feedback – The CCG are on version 4 of their 5 year strategic plan It is still in draft format but are clear on their priorities. Alison gave an overview of the monies the CCG had last year:
£2 million for CCG to give out to groups:
£100k to LPOH Innovation Fund
£300k to H&WB - £100K for each health priority
The GP’s were allocated money and they have just completed a review. This was the most unsuccessful pilot as it was not top of their priorities. This year they are changing the way you apply to the fund. There will be a 2 step approach so they meet their priorities in their 5 year plan–
- An expression of interest
- Formal application
2. / Salford’s Health and Wellbeing Board Update – Alison Page
The H&WBB have just published their annual review and Alison handed out a copy to all. In the report there is a breakdown of funds given out in 13/14 by the CCG.
The report quantifies what work the H&WBB has done over the past year and also their priorities for the coming year which include the following:
- Re-brand itself as a “Wellbeing and Health Board”
- Improve performance and accountability
- Develop and launch a Social Value Charter for Salford
- Expand its partnership work streams across the City, engaging with key local partners around headline wellbeing and health issues
- Further develop operational proposals around its Integrated Care Plan, incorporating the Better Care Fund.
Alison was asked to upload all documents from today to the SCVS website.
There is also a £1 million fund that has been given to SCVS to administer. Not all of the monies are for our sector. There were some bids from last year submitted to the CCH Innovation Fund which were good bids but the panel decided were not innovative enough at the time. The CCGhave now decided to fund these groups .SCVS are administering this and the paperwork has already been sent out to the groups to sign and return.
We have half a million to give out in 4 pots:
- LPOH Innovation Fund
- Volunteer Expenses Fund
- LPOH Wellbeing Fund
- LPOH Improvement Fund
1 &2 go live on 1st July with 3 &4 going live on 1st August.
The all have to meet Health & Wellbeing priorities for Salford and also demonstrate Social Value.
Within the million pound fund is £200k for local schools.
There is potential to top these pots up where there is greater demand. The panel for the finds will be made up from CVS,CCG and 1 independent rep.
Bernadette thanked Alison for all her hard work in securing the funds for the sector.
City Games
We are still awaiting a decision on our DOH bid which was around the city games, the holdup is ministers deciding how much money will be in the fund.
The games have been designed by CLES and have been used all around Europe. The model has been adapted for Salford. You play 3 games and have 10 moves and there will be 50-100 people per game where you come up with 6 ideas. / Alison to upload H&WB docs to CVS website
3. / Integrated Care Programme: Community Assets Team – Bernadette Elder
“Sally Ford” Integrated care for people over 65 in Salford is about all working together to support Sally to look after herself at home safely. The project is delivered through a number of work streams including:
- Centre of contact
- Multi Disciplinary Teams
- Care homes and housebound
- Community Assets
There has been a lot of work done across the City around “Sally” and the model is being sold across the City. It is about “people” not services. All literature about the service is written in “Sally language” easy to understand.
Les to send the “Sally “ film link round to all attendees
The project uses a model based on 4 levels of Sally:
- Able Sally – someone who lives in their own home, is active and does things for herself.
- Needs some help Sally – may have a long term medical condition which needs some support but with a small amount of support is able to maintain her independence and wellbeing
- Needs more help Sally – relies on daily support at home or may choose to live in supported housing. By providing Sally with the right equipment and access to good quality services Sally is able to live life as she chooses and even improve her health and wellbeing.
- Needs a lot of help Sally – may need 24 hour a day care support if she chooses to live at home in residential housing. With everyone working together to support Sally her quality of life can be improved.
A set of Sally standards have been developed and agreed by mature persons of Salford. They are:
Sally should – do all she can to stay independent, healthy and secure
Sally wants – to be valued as a person to enable her to stay independent.
Sally expects – To keep herself informed and up to date on what is happening locally so she knows how to access information, advice and guidance.
The next steps:
We want everyone to share their small action to enable Sally to live a healthy independent life in Salford. These collective actions will be our charter to Sally Friendly City. A draft model for the Sally Friendly City has now been produced which sets out what Sally would like to see to make her City a place to live and be respected.
We are awaiting “Brand Sally” which should be ready for July and we have been heavily involved with the design.
Any feedback to be sent to Bernadette.
There are monthly meetings which are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Innovation Forum.
Sylvia asked how she can make links with this as they have 500 mature people currently using their services. You can be added to our distribution list and can attend out monthly meetings. The project does not go live until July and we will be running sessions in the lead up or groups to sign up to this or find out what it is about.
Information sharing is key and we need to get 3rd sector organisations involved.
Bernadette agreed to email papers to all attendees
The Stoke Association asked to be added to the distribution list. / Les to circulate sally film link
Bernadette to email papers from today.
Add the Stroke Ass to distribution list.
4. / Disclosure and Barring Service – Gill Bruder
Gill gave a presentation on the changes to DBS.
Before an employer considers asking a person to make an application for a DBS check, they are legally responsible for ensuring that they are ENTITLED to ask that person to reveal their conviction history. A person with a criminal record is not required to disclose any spent convictions unless the position they are applying for, or are currently undertaking is listed as an exception under the act.
In 2012 there were changes made to how DBS checks are completed:
- Change in who should be CRB checked (roles, age etc)
- Creation of a new organisation the Disclosure and Barring Service) merger of CRB and ISA)
- Change in who receives a certificate
- Start of a change on what appears on a certificate (removal of some historic crimes)
There are 4 types of DBS checks:
- Basic
- Standard
- Enhanced
- Enhanced with adult and children barred lists
The basic check can be done on any employee online through Disclosure Scotland and cost £25.00. They check against the Police National Computer (PNC) and only show unspent convictions.
Standard checks
- Positions include ROA exception order
- Discloses spent and unspent convictions held on PNC
- Mainly for stated excepted job roles that do not require specific contact with vulnerable groups i.e. vets, chartered accountants, legal execs
- For roles who work directly and regularly with adults and children but are not left unsupervised (i.e. school volunteer)
- Does not check the barred lists
- Element of choice as opposed to “must check”
- Discloses spent and unspent convictions on the PNC plus information held on local police files
- All regulated activity roles
- Discloses spent and unspent convictions held on PNC
- Extra positions included fostering and adoption roles
- Providing healthcare
- Providing personal care
- Providing Social Work
- Assisting with general household maters i.e. paying bills
- Assisting in conduct of people’s own affairs (legal)
- Conveying adults to, from places where they receive regulated activity.
- Managing the above staff who are in regulated activity
- Working in a school, nursery, childcare premises, children’s homes and children’s centre’s
- Carry out frequent overnight stays
- Childminders, foster carers (plus any adult living in the house)
- Sports centres
- Counsellors
The update service is a new subscription service that lets individuals keep their DBS certificate up to date so they can take it from job to job.
An employer can carry out free online instant checks to see if any new information has come to light sine the last check. This is called a “status check”
The check is free for volunteer or £13 for non volunteers
5 / BASIS Network Development
Lesmond discussed the growing need for Basis members to have a voice at the various key meetings, boards and panels around the city and for members to further support the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Basis Sub group, which will provide a platform for Basis to engage and influence the Health and Wellbeing Board via the JSNA.
In addition Lesmond expressed the need for Basis to be visible, to enable the value of the Network to be seen.
Lesmond mentioned the next Dementia Alliance meeting would be taking place in Salford on 29th July at Eccles Fire Station and encourage all to sign up to the Salford Dementia Alliance.
Date/Time of next meeting:Venue: 2nd October, 9:30am – 12:00pm
Broughton Hub, Rigby Street
Chair of Meeting:Lesmond Taylor
Minutes taken by:Gill Bruder
Meeting Closed at:12.30pm
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