Paper 2:

Programme Update – 31st May 2012

Policy /
  • SDS Bill – P&P provided oral evidence to Health & Social Care Committee (see agenda Item 4)
  • Are you ready for personalisation?Event (Inverness) For Providers based in the Highland region with Highland Community Care Forum.
  • SDS & Children Event – Policy event planned in June for Providers of Children’s services in partnership with InControl and Scottish Government.
  • Scottish Government SDS Guidance & Regulations group (see agenda Item 7) Providers aspirations.

Joint work /
  • Stepping Out on the SDS Journey Event – Delivered in partnership with Scottish Care.
  • Brokerage Event - Joint policy event with SDSS on SDS and brokerage planned for August 2012.
  • Work with IRISS – Evidence Explorers Group – gathering evidence about the individual’s experience of SDS, identifying barriers to SDS. Workgroups to focus on Mental Health, Ethnicity & Equality and Human Rights.

Practice Exchange /
  • Marketing & SDS Event – The event in June is fully booked with nearly 90 particpants signed up to attend. Service users, a provider and social marketing company will all be speaking at the event.
  • Systems Change Event – Planned for September.
  • Personalisation Leads Meet up – Regular meetings for SDS leads working with providers. First meeting planned for July.
  • Knowledge Exchange – Planned programme of regular meetings.

Commissioning for Outcomes /
  • Falkirk Council - The project is now looking at outcomes focussed commissioning for foster care (Falkirk).
  • City of Edinburgh Council – Disability Providers meeting planned for 31st May on roll out of SDS and commissioning.
  • Financialising Outcomes Event – Possible plans for event in September.

DotComUnity /
  • Paper for discussionto consider whether to continue with DCU or revisit alternative options. (see agenda Item 6)

Joint Work
Providers & Local Authorities
University of Strathclyde Research /

Met with Commissioners from City of Edinburgh Council

Project Plan for joint work with local authorities (see agenda Item 5)

A new version of the workforce survey has been circulated to providers. It is hoped that this shorter version will produce a better response rate.

Events / This quarter
  • 25th April – Stepping Out on the SDS Journey (Scottish Care)
(50 participants from voluntary and private sector)
  • 18th May – SDS in the Highlands (Highland Community Care Forum) (35 particpants attended)
Next quarter (planned events)
  • 6th June – Marketing & SDS (90 participants expected)
  • 13th June – SDS & Children (35 particpants expected)
  • August – SDS & Brokerage

Network /
  • 386 individuals and organisations (plus 32 local authority leads) are signed up to the P&P network.

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