A growing number of people need help to live successful lives in our communities in Swansea, how will we make sure that these lives are happy and safe in the future?
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We are concerned that the ways people are currently supported may not continue to be effective given the pressures communities may face as climate change, peak oil and the aging population impact over the next decades.
We are a group, which is currently made up of professionals from the social services department and voluntary agencies, who are interested in exploring new ways of providing support that may be more effective.
We are organising a working group to ask the question:
- How can we collaborate to find models of social care for Swansea which is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable?
We will meet once a month from April 2009 to October 2009, and share information and get more people involved in this discussion through this web site.
In October we will look to see if we have new ideas that we can try out in partnership with a wider group of people.
We want to get as many people involved as possible in this discussion thus we have set up this website to share ideas and opinions.
If you want to get involved leave me a comment and I will get back to you.
Thanks
Rick Wilson
Hi Rick,
as i work part-time it may be difficult for me to find the time while at work so i have given you my home email.
i have a few people in mind who i think may want to be involved, is it ok for me to forward your email to them?
By: Fatiha Rahman on March 17, 2009
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Hello Fatiha
Thanks I will add your home email to the mailing list.
Yes please feel free to pass my email to these people.
Rick
By: rickwilsontg on March 17, 2009
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Hi everyone
I am pleased to join the blog, and to share information.
I thought this forthcoming event may be of interest:
Introducing Results Based Accountability
Liberty Stadium Swansea
Friday 24 April 2009
In April last year, the Social Services Improvement Agency (SSIA) and Partnership Support Unit (PSU) jointly hosted a visit by Mark Friedman of the Fiscal Policy Studies Institute in the USA to Wales, during which he provided a comprehensive introduction to Results Based Accountability to an audience of mainly children’s services professionals. The event raised significant interest across Wales and as a result we have:
Formed a Community of Practice of Children and Young Peoples’ Partnerships to support development of the approach in taking forward Children and Young Peoples’ Plans
Engaged senior policy makers at national and local levels and inspectors in assessing the potential value of the approach, and identifying examples of where it is being used in Wales
Established a task and finish group of interested professionals to map and monitor existing RBA activity and gather evidence of impact
Results Based Accountability is an outcomes-based methodology for performance management which provides a ‘disciplined way of thinking and taking action’ to improve service outcomes for service users and their community, with particular applicability to organisations working in partnership across agency boundaries. The approach has been used extensively in transforming children’s services in England, and its use is also growing among statutory agencies and other bodies across Wales. Its possible application goes beyond children’s services, and we are keen to provide an opportunity for representatives of other services to find out about the approach and consider its potential benefits.
More information on the approach is available at http://www.raguide.org/ .
We are pleased to announce a return visit to Wales by Mark on Friday 24 April 2009, and would like to invite professionals from a wide range of service areas to his introductory seminar outlining the approach and its benefits, and detailing ways in which it can be used to transform services on the ground. Incorporating a detailed introduction to Results Based Accountability and practical application sessions, this event will be a not-to-be missed opportunity for those seeking new ways of driving and sustaining improvement.
If you are interested in attending, please register your interest by emailing Katrina Lougher in the Social Services Improvement Agency at katrina.lougher@wlga.gov.uk no later than 6 April 2009.
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By: Simon Jones on March 24, 2009
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Debra Checkland, Planning Officer for Children Services has forwarded to me the society section of the Guardian for the 18.03.09.
The section is all about social innovation, building new types of relationships, taking risks and harnessing talent, energy and creativity within organisations.
It was a collaboration with the Public Services Innovation Lab and you can access this information (i think!) from guardian.co.uk/supp-guidelines
By: lisa banks on March 27, 2009
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Just logging in. More, no doubt, later.
By: Clive Scarlett on April 3, 2009
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Is that the Clive Scarlett that used to work at HESTA in Haringey? If so , Hi Clive, this is Cheryl!
By: Cheryl Salmon on April 24, 2009
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