Commissioners and LINks: Effectively Engaging Communities for the 2011/12

This is a half day workshop on 16 June for NHS and social care commissioners within the Yorkshire & Humber region, aimed at providing:
An improved understanding of the role, powers and benefits of LINks specifically in relation to the core elements of the commissioning cycle
An improved understanding of how to work alongside and develop effective relationships/strategic partnerships with LINks in the context of world class commissioning and Putting People First - the adult social care agenda
An opportunity to ask questions and discuss LINks in the context of your role. Also to share experiences/practice with commissioning colleagues in your region.
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Dignity in Care Leeds case study 2

The second of three video case studies into the work of 2008 Social Care award winners, Leeds. This video looks at how they embraced social marketing to raise the profile of Dignity in Care in Leeds. Click here to view.

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Get the Picture with Social Care TV

Social Care TV programmes aim to bring real world examples to social care staff, managers, commissioners and trainers. Already up on the site are 25 videos covering topics such as dementia, personalisation and safeguarding vulnerable children, with more in the pipeline. Click here to view.

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Joint Financing Across Health and Social Care - Audit Commission Report

This report reviews the joint financing and integrated care arrangements between NHS bodies and councils with adult social care responsibilities. It builds on our previous publication, 'Joint Financing Across Health and Social Care' that explained the practical implications and legislative framework for joint financing.
It considers how these arrangements are used, focusing on learning disability, mental health and older people - areas where service users most often need health and social care.
The report's recommendations and examples of notable practice aim to help national and local bodies better understand the options available, how to use them and to achieve better outcomes for service users. Click here to view the report.

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Use of Resources in Adult Social Care: A Guide for Local Authorities

This guide is to stimulate discussion and debate for local authorities on how to commission and shape services for tomorrow by making best use of resources. DH encourages every local authority to learn from each other about how to take this innovation forward and spread best practice around the country. Click here to view a copy of the guide.

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Conference: Managing Long Term Conditions - Personalised Care Plans and Self Care Services

Capita’s Managing Long Term Conditions Conference will ensure health and social care providers are equipped with the skills to meet the 2010 target of implementing effective personalised care plans and providing a full range of self care services.
As the prevalence of long term conditions increases, the promotion of pro-active management and self care are vital priorities for the NHS and social care services in order to meet the growing health care burden. The conference is being held on 16th September 2009 in London. Click here for further information.

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Pooled Budgets - A Practical Guide for Local Authorities and the NHS

When CIPFA first published Pooled Budgets in 2001, it immediately proved immensely popular.
Since 2001, however, much has changed. Back then, the concept of pooling was new – now there is widespread practical experience of using the so-called ‘health act flexibilities’, as well as other powers designed to support joint working between health and social care.
This new edition of Pooled Budgets, published jointly by CIPFA and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), is therefore timely. It updates and expands the original guidance, and features a useful summary of the various legislative changes since 2001 and related changes in terminology.
For further details and to order your copy click here! You can also purchase it in CD-ROM format.

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The NHS Centre for Involvement (NCI) Summer Conference - The Future of Involvement – putting patients at the heart of services.

Held on Thursday 2nd July at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London, the conference will look at The Future of Involvement – Putting Patients at the heart of services. With a key note speech from Joan Saddler, Director of Patient and Public Affairs at The Department of Health, the conference will highlight key questions for policy-makers and practitioners around involvement and its implementation within health and social care services.
Delegates will also be invited to attend the presentation of The Involvement Awards 2009 – an awards scheme which celebrates innovation and imagination in PPI throughout the country.
Click here for further information and to register.

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Integrated Working in Health and Social Care on 11th & 12th June 2009 in London.

The aim of this conference brought to you by Skiils for Health and Skills for Social Care is to showcase examples of innovative new ways or new types of working and look at where health and social care are making a difference to service users by working in partnership. There will also be opportunities to look at developments in the health or social care sector which have benefited service users from one sector and may provide useful learning for those working in the other sector.
The fee is £175. This includes one night's hotel accommodation and full board, including the conference dinner. If you only wish to attend for one day there is a fee of £100. CHAIN members are entitled to a 10% discount. Click here for further inforamtion.

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Yorkshire and the Humber Health and Social Care Awards 2009

The NHS Yorkshire and the Humber Health and Social Care Awards present an unparalleled opportunity to recognise and celebrate the best examples of innovation and excellence we have to offer in Yorkshire and the Humber.
The ceremony will take place at Sheffield City Hall on the 28th May 2009, and will be hosted by Margaret Edwards, Chief Executive, NHS Yorkshire and the Humber, and ITV Calendar's Duncan Wood.
Videos will highlight the excellent work of all the shortlisted nominees before the winners are announced. The evening will open with the announcement of a publicly selected award - the 'Calendar NHS Health and Social Care Hero', where ITV Calendar viewers from across the region nominate and vote for their own special award recognising the public's unsung heroes. To register your place at the awards ceremony please click here and use the username: NHS Awards and password: Sheffield.

Further Local Involvement Networks (LINKs) Guides available

The sixteenth and seventeenth Guides in the LINks Guide series are now available.
Guide 16 - ‘Community development’ is designed to help people involved with LINks understand how LINks can contribute to community development around health and well-being. The guide has been developed in collaboration with the NHS Alliance and the Community Development Foundation.
Guide 17 - ‘LINks and Overview and Scrutiny Committees working together’ aims to clarify the
roles of Overview and Scrutiny Committees (OSCs) and Local Involvement LINks within the
framework for patient, service user and public engagement in health and social care and to
provide advice for OSCs and LINks that develops their understanding of their respective and
distinct roles, suggesting ways of joint working as a means of maximising their contribution to
public accountability of health and social care.
Click here to view all of the LINKs Guides!

Integrated Working in Health and Social Care - Second New Ways of Working Conference

The aim of this conference is to showcase examples of innovative new ways or new types of working and look at where health and social care are making a difference to service users by working in partnership. There will also be opportunities to look at developments in the health or social care sector which have benefited service users from one sector and may provide useful learning for those working in the other sector. The conference will be held on 11th and 12th June 2009 at the Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow, London. For further details and to book your place click here.

RDInfo website - A tool for Health & Social Care Researches

RDInfo is a NIHR funded programme tasked with provided details of funding, learning and advice to health and social care researchers. The service is free to use and the website has RSS Feeds, its own blog, facility for individuals to register their areas of interest and receive weekly email updates.

Supporting people with long term conditions: commissioning personalised care planning - a guide for commissioners

This guide aims to provide commissioners of health and social care services with the information and support they need to embed personalised care planning in their localities. This should ensure that people with long term conditions receive more individualised care and services to help them manage their conditions better and achieve the outcomes they want for themselves. The guide was developed in collaboration with stakeholders across health, social care, the voluntary and independent sectors and patient representative groups.

Health and Social Care Awards – additional support

NHS Yorkshire and the Humber are offering the opportunity for an objective review of submissions for the Health & Social Care Awards and can also provide top tips for filling in award applications. For further details email Angela Dunn or visit the NHS Yorkshire & Humber website.

Podcasts from the Dignity Matters Conference

At the Dignity Matters conference in November Sir Michael Parkinson chatted with Barbara Pointon, Barbara Dearnley and Amanda Waring - this was filmed and is now available as a podcast. Phil Hope the minister for care services also filmed an introduction talking about his commitment to the dignity campaign. At the end of last year 3 podcasts were filmed in Leeds with the 2008 winners of the Health and Social Care award for Dignity, the topics for these are commitment from top to bottom and explains the role of the councils scrutiny committee in ensuring dignity is a priority social marketing - how innovative approaches are reaching the people of Leeds dignity audits - including audits in care homes
Look out for these on the dignity website, they are expected to be published in the next week or two.

People's Award for Dignity in Care

The People's Award for Dignity in Care is a new award designed to recognise individuals or teams who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support people using health or social care services and, in so doing, have improved patient dignity and service experience.
The award scheme is now open for nominations. Nominations close on 6 March 2009.

The Health & Social Care Awards 2009 Are Now Open!

The 2009 Health and Social Care Awards have been launched! The regional Health and Social Care Awards provide a superb opportunity to highlight and celebrate excellence and innovation across health and social care in Yorkshire and the Humber.
These high profile awards offer teams exposure and recognition for their achievements across the region and nationally, and enable the sharing of ideas for the wider benefit of patients, service users and staff. Closing date for nominations is 6 March 2009

Apply now.

The regional awards ceremony will be held in May and all regional winners will be automatically considered for the national awards. The national awards are run in partnership with the NHS Institute for Innovation & Improvement and the Department of Health.

Reforming Care and Support: Learning from Japan

Counsel and Care the national charity, working with older people, their families and carers for the best care and support, calls for a care debate that recognises the global impact of an ageing population. The Government's forthcoming green paper on the future of care and support in England must look at how care for older people has been successfully reformed in other countries if it is going to have a real impact in the long term. Japan has the world's fastest ageing population, highest life expectancies (79 years for men and 85.8 for women in 2006 and a declining birthrate. The Japanese government's implementation of a national long-term care insurance system has ensured all Japanese older people get the care and support they need, despite the demographic timebomb. This experience should inform England's own long-awaited reform of social care. Read the full report from Counsel & Care here.

Care Quality Commission Launches in Shadow Form

The Care Quality Commission has now launched in shadow form as the new health and social care regulator.
It will bring together the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Healthcare Commission and the Mental Health Act Commission. The Care Quality Commission becomes a legal entity in October 2008 and takes up its responsibilities for the quality of health and social care in April 2009.
For further information click here