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Provider Forums October 2014. Presented by Barbara Crawford Manager Strategy and Contracts Support Disability Support Services. Whāia te Ao Mārama.
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Provider ForumsOctober 2014 Presented by Barbara Crawford Manager Strategy and Contracts Support Disability Support Services
Whāia te Ao Mārama • Five hui were held in Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, New Plymouth and Dunedin in August and September. These were attended by over 410 participants including: • Māori providers • Mainstream providers and • Māori consumers • The purpose was to re-engage stakeholders with the Māori Disability Action Plan and gain feedback around service gaps, issues, needs, consumer perceptions and proposed solutions
Whāia te Ao Mārama • The workshop questions reflected the four priorities in the Māori Disability Action Plan • How will you improve outcomes for Māori disabled? • How will you better support whānau? • How will you build good partnerships with Māori? • How will you build responsive disability services with Māori?
Whāia te Ao Mārama Next Steps • DSS will use the feedback from the hui to inform an action plan to implement Whāia Te Ao Mārama over the next 12 months • A particular focus will be on: • Māori-specific services and solutions • Māori consumer-led approaches • Culturally responsive services
Disability Workforce Update Let’s Get Real framework for disability workforce describes the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to provide quality service provision: • Working with disabled people • Working with Māori • Working with families and whānau • Working within communities • Challenging stigma and discrimination, and promoting value • Maintaining professional and personal development • Upholding law, policy and practice
Disability Workforce Update • NZQA review of qualifications will result in a career pathway for disability workforce • Kaiawhina Strategy in development for non-regulated workforce • Disability Workforce Development Grants – Te Pou • NASC Graduate Diploma in Education (Disability Specialisation) will finish in December 2014
Disability Workforce Update • Disability Workforce Information Project • Disability Workforce Reference Group
Faiva Ora 2014 -2016 Update • Le Va implementing FaivaOra • Engaging Pasifika Programme • Organisational guidelines for disability services • FaivaOra Leadership Group
Faiva Ora 2014-2016 - Update • Research on Pasifika disabled children, youth and their families – University of Auckland • Evaluation of Faiva Ora 2010 -2013 – Integrity Professionals
Government Contract Changes • New Government Rules of Sourcing http://www.business.govt.nz/procurement/pdf-library/agencies/rules-of-sourcing/government-rules-of-sourcing-April-2013.pdf • New Govt Contracting Framework includes: • Framework Terms and Conditions • Standard header agreement (online only) • Outcome Agreement which includes: • Any additional Terms and Conditions specific to DSS • Service specification • Results-Based Accountability Outcome Measures
Government Contract Changes • To access the new templates: • http://www.business.govt.nz/procurement/pdf-library/fu • nctional-leadership/contracting-with-ngos
Government Contract Changes • Population Accountability – wellbeing of all disabled people • Results outcomes / indicators • Performance Accountability – wellbeing of service users • Performance measures • How much did we do? • How well did we do it? • Is anyone better off?
Service Specifications Review • DSS has 57 Service Specifications • These will be reviewed and combined where appropriate over the next year • A working group will be established to review each Service Specification and develop performance measures • Each working group will include representatives of: • Service users • Providers • Family members (where appropriate)
Service Specifications Review • Each provider will receive the revised draft Service Specification for comment prior to its being finalised • Where possible revised Service Specs will be rolled out alongside contract price variations if/when these occur • Contractors will be appointed to assist MOH with this work