NCVS On the Hoof May 2015
Welcome to On the Hoof in May 2015
Wellbeing health and adult social care news
for people working in and with the voluntary and community sector in Newcastle
Newcastle CVS events
Wellbeing and Health Open Forum
The Wellbeing and Health Open Forum is the way for the voluntary and community sector providing health and adult social care services and activities to network,get involved and stay informed. The Wellbeing and Health Open Forum meetsthree times a year, receives On the Hoof newsletter and tailored mailings, and is open to all Newcastle CVS member and associate member organisations.
Wellbeing and Health Open Forum dates for your diary
Tuesday afternoons @ 1.45 for tea and coffee; meeting from 2.00pm to 4.00pm
15 September
9 February 2016
Highlights from the Forum held in May
Public Health in Newcastle
Prof Eugene Milne, Director of Public Health in Newcastle gave a thought provoking and informative presentation on the vision for public health and commissioning, with a preview of the Annual Report for Public Health which is due to be published next month. Eugene began with explaining that mortality had fallen by a third from 3,341 in 1995 to 2,277 in 2013; this spectacular fall is one of the underlying reasons that there is such pressure on health and social care services. Changes in behaviour, the environment and society have led to falls in strokes, and a halving of heart attacks; Eugene pointed out that medical advances only account for 40% improvements in cardio vascular conditions.
Eugene spoke about work to investigate the differences in life expectancy between areas of affluence and multiple-deprivation, looking at factors such as occupation and comparing the North East with the South West of England, which conclusively demonstrated that poor health is a result of poverty, not the treatment of sickness.
Eugene quoted Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive of Public Health England: The duty to improve the health of the people rests with local government. It is not equivocal; it is in the legislation. That is what Parliament said, “to improve the health of the people”.
Poverty Proofing the Voluntary Sector
Can you describe what it is like for someone experiencing poverty and exclusion to walk into your organisation for the first time?
Poverty Proofing the Voluntary Sector was developed by Newcastle CVS after Children North East gave presentations to the CHYP IN voluntary sector forum and Newcastle CVS AGM about their work on poverty proofing the school day. Martin Gollan explained that Poverty Proofing the Voluntary Sector, launched in April, is a tool which:
• Begins by acknowledging the diversity of voluntary sector
• Offers a definition of what a poverty proofed organisation looks like
• Allows those involved in the organisation to explore the culture, activities and attitudes of the organisation
• Offers a model for using the tool but isn’t prescriptive
Following the open forum the Poverty Proofing tool is being tweaked, but you can sign up in the meantime and will be sent an update when it is completed. Visit
www.povertyproofingvcs.org.uk
Information in the City
Nicci Donnelly from Involve NE, Jenny Wood from Newcastle City Council, and Faye Collins from the Quality of Life Partnership, spoke about the Information City Partnership. Partners are all online information providers to help people make informed choices to live a good quality of life:
Many changes were made as a result of the discussion at the September Wellbeing and Health Open Forum, including in the following areas:
· Knowing if it is up to date – we added ‘last updated’
· Accessibility – we added software and functions
· Promotion and outreach – organisations can list themselves on the websites
· Clients with no access to online material – making sending information printed to paper easier, with a shortlist function
· Other support - offering providers an online workshop; offering quality and information sharing
· The Family Information Service has a new ‘I can’t find it’ button, which will collate needs for signposting and help, or a lack of services.
The directory organisations are now working together instead of being in competition and are pooling information in the Cloud for a Hackathon. Information in the City has worked with other agencies including Ways to Wellness, and most recently the Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) office. What was going to be produced as a paper directory of support services for women will now be online and updatable. Other new developments are a shared calendar and making the sites mobile friendly.
Nicci, Jenny and Faye stressed that they want to link with other organisations and want to know if they can help with information provision and training. They ask what is useful for voluntary organisations in storing and sharing information, and urge organisations to let them know.
To find out more visit
www.informationinthecity.org.uk
Contact
• Health Signposts Directory
• Families Information Service
• Information NOW
• Patient Information Centre
The three presentations given at the Wellbeing and Health Open Forum held on 12 May are on Newcastle CVS website. Visit http://www.cvsnewcastle.org.uk/networkinginvolving/adult-wellbeing-and-social-care/adult-wellbeing-forum
NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group
Governing Body papers: questions from the public
The agenda of new governing body NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG still retains ‘Questions from the public relating to the agenda’, which take place after each agenda item. Regular agenda items include: Patient and Public issues, involvement, and safeguarding children and adults; Quality, finance and performance; Public health; Assurance, risk and governance; themed topics; and information items.
The papers for the May governing body meeting, while long and complex (and are the last time there are three CCGs reporting to one meeting), include succinct summaries such as page 89, a one page Executive Integrated Delivery report on North and East CCG quality, performance, contracting and finance. Visit http://www.newcastlegatesheadccg.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/GB-papers-12-May.pdf
Voluntary sector members of the CCG governing body
The CCG governing body lay members are: Mandy Taylor from Streetwise, Jeff Hurst from YMCA Newcastle, Michael Burke from St Vincent de Paul and Oliver Wood from Tyneside Mind.
Deep dives for slips and trips
The minutes of March state that for serious incidents, most pressures are around bed pressures, slips trips and falls and ‘deep dives’ were planned to ensure real change rather than the same action plans being repeated. The papers for the May meeting reported that there were fewer slips, trips and falls in Newcastle hospitals.
For other information visit www.newcastlegatesheadccg.nhs.uk/
Psychological therapy services workshop
Newcastle Gateshead CCG is to hold a workshop on 4 June to discuss the future of and improve access to psychological therapy services across Newcastle (IAPT). The voluntary sector has been invited through VOLSAG, Newcastle's mental health VCS network, but if you are interested and not involved with VOLSAG do contact Steve Nash, Chairpersonand Coordinator of VOLSAG.
Call Steve on 07824 555 221 or email
Collaborative Commissioning Project
The Collaborative Commissioning Project (CCP) which will redesign children and young people’s mental health services has established an advisory group which includes voluntary sector representation: Pam Jobbins from Newcastle CVS and Mandy Tayler from Streetwise for Newcastle, Jeremy Cripps from Children North East for Gateshead.
For the project update, draft vision and draft project plan visit www.cvsnewcastle.org.uk/networkinginvolving/adult-wellbeing-and-social-care/our-local-nhs
Plans
For the CCG Operational Plan narrative for April 2015 to March 2016, which includes the achievements and outcomes set out for Newcastle and for Gateshead separately, visit www.newcastlegatesheadccg.nhs.uk/?s=operational+plan
Get involved
Ways to be involved in improving services are on the website, along with Deciding Together reports and presentations and a film from the Carers Conference. Visit
http://www.newcastlegatesheadccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/
Newcastle City Council
Have your say on social value
Newcastle City Council is consulting about social value, asking what they should consider when paying for services. Social value means thinking about the quality of services, the impact on local people (for example, does it create jobs in Newcastle?) and what the longer-term legacy for the city will be. To find out more and take part visit
http://www.letstalknewcastle.co.uk/consultations/index/150
Other Newcastle City Council commissioning plans and the procurement decisions due to be taken at the end of a tendering process can be found in the Forward Plan. Visit www.newcastle.gov.uk/your-council-and-democracy/councillors-and-democracy/councillors/forward-plan
Newcastle Health Scrutiny Committee
The May Health Scrutiny Committee focused on the draft Quality Accounts for the three NHS Foundation Trusts. To find out more visit
http://democracy.newcastle.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1019&MId=5513&Ver=4
NHS England consultations
Consultations and reviews run by NHS England are on the NHS consultation hub website. Examples of current consultations include:
· Children’s epilepsy surgery specification
· Clinical Reference Groups (CRG) - seeking patient and carer members
· Code4health – seeking members to support software development and NHS Hack Days
For the NHS England consultation hub visit www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation_finder
National Government consultations
No voice unheard, no right ignored
Strengthening rights and choices for people to live in the community, No voice unheard, no right ignored is a Department of Health consultation about care and support for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. It proposes to give more rights around the care that people receive. It also seeks views related to the Mental Health Act which were raised during the recent consultation on the revised Mental Health Act Code of Practice. The closing date for comment is 29 May.
www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strengthening-rights-for-people-with-learning-disabilities
For other government consultations visit
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?publication_filter_option=consultations
Apply a filter such as Open Consultations, then National Health Service or Social Care.
National NHS and social care
Duncan Selbie’s Friday Messages
Weekly messages from the Chief Executive of Public Health England, visit
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/duncan-selbies-friday-messages-2015
Winterbourne View: reporting on patient statistics
As reported in the April issue of On the Hoof the Assuring Transformation programme was a result of the Winterbourne View scandals, aiming to enable the approximately 3,200 people in large mental health hospitals to be living and cared for in local communities. Following the latest government report on the slowness of implementing the transformation programme a new monthly ‘live’ reporting system was established.
The first report was on 24 March for February; the second report was on 24 April for March. The latest figures are more accurate as only 24 CCGs and hubs did not reply, down from 60. The stats show that there were 2,395 patients, with 50 admissions and 95 discharges during the month.
http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?productid=17870&q=learning+disabilities+monthly&sort=Relevance&size=10&page=1&area=both#top
Newcastle update
In Newcastle the Safeguarding Adults Board monitors the implementation of the Winterbourne View Concordat on behalf of the Wellbeing for Life Board. A Winterbourne update is now due to go to the Newcastle Health Scrutiny Committee on 11 June.
Safeguarding Adults
Preventing vulnerable people being drawn into terrorism
The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 was fast tracked through parliament amongst many concerns over civil liberties, human rights and effectiveness, and became law in February. The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 includes, amongst many other powers, a new duty in Section 26 placed on specified agencies to ‘Prevent people being drawn into terrorism’ which comes into effect for most agencies from July. The specified agencies include local authorities, the NHS, all schools, organisations within the Early Years Foundation Framework and childminders. They also include organisations that carry out functions for local authorities and the NHS, which usually means those who have a contract.
Sections 36 to 41 of the Act also includes a duty for local authorities to ensure there are panels to support individuals identified as being at risk of being drawn into terrorism, known as the Channel programme and Channel panels. The guidance includes a vulnerability assessment framework
What does this mean for you?
The duty may mean changes for voluntary organisations that hold NHS and local authority contracts, for example
· include a response to the Prevent agenda in policies and procedures such as safeguarding, confidentiality, and information sharing
· a named person who is the Prevent lead
· training for staff, trustees and volunteers to understand the local risk for vulnerable people of being drawn into terrorism, and to challenge extremist ideas
It will also be important to champion inclusivity and equality, and to maintain robust anti-discrimination practice, so that your organisation’s policies, wording or actions do not unintentionally discriminate against, marginalise or alienate clients who may already be stigmatised in the media, or whose communities feel under surveillance.
There is likely to be more material and information in the coming months.
For the government guidance visit
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance
For the guidance about the Channel duty and panel members visit
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/channel-guidance
Safeguarding Adults and the Care Act 2014
Update your policy and procedures
Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board has updated the multi-agency safeguarding adults policy and procedures in line with the Care Act 2014, which came into force from 1 April. These include the new referral form, the Safeguarding Adults Initial Enquiry Form.
Click for the updated policy and procedures
E-safety and Social Media guidance
The need for training, support and guidelines over the use of social media when working with adults at risk or with children has been highlighted recently, especially around protecting staff privacy, case confidentiality, and being appropriate with clients.
Two resources to help your organisation include social media and e-safety in policy and procedures, and to help staff and volunteers set appropriate privacy settings include:
Northumberland Safeguarding Children Board e-safety procedures for social care
http://northumberlandlscb.proceduresonline.com/pdfs/esafety_social_media.pdf
Protecting your social media privacy on Facebook - easy to use diagram
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2014/09/11/simple-guide-protecting-social-media-privacy-facebook/
Plain English Safeguarding Adults guide
An easy read guide to safeguarding adults has been produced by Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board. Visit
www.newcastle.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/safeguarding-and-abuse/safeguarding-information-professionals/safeguarding-adults-practice-guidance