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Notes on this presentation. These slides are for general communication to those affected by or interested in working in an integrated way within children’s services It is not intended to be comprehensive, simply to increase the general level of awareness

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  1. Notes on this presentation • These slides are for general communication to those affected by or interested in working in an integrated way within children’s services • It is not intended to be comprehensive, simply to increase the general level of awareness • Updated versions will be distributed as available or necessary • Further information can be obtained from ECM web-site www.ecm.gov.uk

  2. Tools to support integrated working in children’s services Event Name of speaker www.ecm.gov.uk

  3. Introduction • Why integrated working matters • Tools to support integrated working • Making it happen

  4. The vision • System-wide change to: • Build services around child, young person and family • Promote health and well-being • Support parents and carers • Promote early intervention and prevention • To integrate: • Universal and targeted services • Services across the age range 0-19 • Offering better opportunities for all, and narrowing the gap between those who achieve and those who do not fulfill their potential

  5. Inter-Agency Governance Integrated Strategy Integrated Processes Integrated Front-Line Delivery Children’s Trust in Action Families Community Outcomesfor children & young people Integrated Working • Outcomes: • Be healthy • Stay safe • Enjoy and achieve • Make a positive contribution • Economic well-being Parents

  6. Benefits Tools and processes Cross Government Information Sharing Guidance Earlier, holistic identification of needs Common Assessment Framework Earlier, more effective intervention Lead Professional Improved information sharing across agencies Information Sharing Index Better service experience for children and families Benefits of integrated working

  7. Common Assessment Framework (CAF) • Published April 2006 after trialling • A standardised early assessment of a child or young person’s needs across all services that is: • child or young person centred and completed with them (and their family) • holistic: covering the range of educational, health, social care, behavioural and family issues, looking at strengths as well as need • evidence-based • used by and shared across all services with consent • A process that may lead to specialist assessment

  8. Lead Professional Role (LP) • The lead professional is a single practitioner who can help children who require an integrated package of support • It is not a new job title or new role, but a set of functions essential to delivering integrated support. These are to: • be a single point of contact • co-ordinate services • reduce overlap and inconsistency • The lead professional is not responsible or accountable for other people’s work • Guidance published April 2006 after trialling

  9. CAF / Lead Professional next steps • National roll-out April 2006 – March 2008 • Planned reviews of CAF in light of experience April 07, April 08 • Independent evaluation of implementation and impact of CAF/LP 2007 • Develop and implement IT support strategy for CAF 2006-2008 • Launch pilots of the budget-holding lead professional June 06 • Staged evaluation of budget-holding lead professional pilots Dec 06, June 07, March 08 • Review experience of CAF/LP/budget-holding as part of Comprehensive Spending Review 2007

  10. Information Sharing Practice and Cross-Government Guidance • Good information sharing is key to successful collaborative working and early intervention to help children and young people at risk of poor outcomes • Barriers • Legal position • Information sharing cross-government guidance published Spring 2006 • Practitioners’ guide • Case examples • Further guidance on legal issues

  11. Information Sharing (IS) Index • A tool to enable practitioners to identify and contact one another easily and quickly, so they can share relevant information about children who need services • The design and development are being shaped by: • Public, cross-government and stakeholder consultations • Trials within ‘trailblazer’ local authorities

  12. BASIC DEMOGRAPHICS UNIVERSAL SERVICES ADDITIONAL SERVICES ‘INDICATORS’ General Practice Contact Details CAF Indicator Who, when, where? Youth Worker Contact Details Child’s Name Social Worker Contact Details “I have Info to Share” Contact Details Health Visitor Contact Details Gender Unique Identifier “I have taken action” Contact Details SENCO Contact Details Date of Birth Educ/School Contact Details School Nurse Contact Details Lead Professional? Contact Details Primary Residence Sensitive Service Contact Details Parent / Carer Contact Details Information held on the index

  13. Index – implementation • Dec 05 – Ministers announced plans to implement an index across all areas of England by end-2008 • Reference groups established • Data trials – Spring 2006 • Readiness criteria and funding for LAs – Spring 2006 • Local planning commences in each LA – Summer 2006 • Piloting and deployment – Spring 2007 • Index implemented across all areas of England – end-2008

  14. More tools to support integrated working • Implementation roadmap • Multi-agency working toolkit • Service Directories • Children Missing Education (CME) guidance to Local authorities • Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for Children’s Workforce • Championing Children – for those leading and managing Integrated Children’s Services • Children’s Workforce Development Council guidance on Local Workforce Strategies • Further information – www.ecm.gov.uk

  15. Making it happen • Local authorities and their partners working through their Children and Young People’s plans • Supported by Government Offices • Funding from Children’s Services Grant • Funding for information sharing index • Role of Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) • Inspection

  16. Integrated Processes and Tools Information Sharing Guidance Common Assessment Framework Lead Professional Information Sharing Index Multi-agency toolkit ServiceDirectory Children Missing Education Integrated Front-Line Service Delivery Children’s Centres Extended Schools Integrated Youth Support Safeguarding Children’s health NSF Youth crime Reduction Integrated working • Improved outcomes: • Be Healthy • Stay safe • Enjoy and achieve • Make a positive contribution • Achieve economic well-being

  17. Integrated Working Event Name of speaker www.ecm.gov.uk

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