Progress Update Making Social Care Work Southampton City

Progress Update Making Social Care Work Southampton City Five Year Health & Care Strategy 2019– 2023

Making Social Care Work – September update Progress & Key Achievements over the past quarter ü Two sessions session held – representation from a wide range of stakeholders including carers, service users , politicians and community and voluntary sector organisations. ü Agreement on workplan to achieve development of a strategy for adult social care and high level vision for how things should be different by 2025 ( see Appendix 1) ü Publicity about establishment of the MSCW board out in City. News to just over 7, 000 city residents. Plus other internal news bulletins and social media. Key Risks • Timescales to develop a fully co-produced strategy and how this aligns with Adult Social Care transformation work • Potential impact of any legislative changes , such as Adult Social care green paper • Change fatigue within SCC staff and partner organisations so any changes are not fully achieved or embedded Next Steps • 5/9/19 focus on promoting independence and wellbeing. , “supporting you to help yourself”. • See attached workplan (Appendix 2) Decisions needed from the Oversight Board • Recognition that the group is fulfilling 2 functions as both a key element of SCC Adult Social care transformation as well as to the Five Year health and care Strategy • Support for Communications session to be agreed 2

Appendix 2

Appendix 2 Theme Actions July Purpose of group and context setting • • August What would good look like and what needs to change to get there? September Output Agreement on Term of Reference Update on where adult social care (ASC) is now Agreement to direction of travel • Who is accessing social care now and how will this change moving forward? • How is ASC funded? • Where ASC is now, what needs to Defining adult social stay and what to change (SWOT care (ASC) analysis)? now and in the • What could things look like by future 2025? • What is important to communicate and how? High level strategy outline What is needed to help promote independence and wellbeing? Priorities to be included in strategy to help promote independence • What is available? • How effective and what is missing – by client group? • How do people access services? • How could this be better communicated? • What would be good measures to know this is happening? Confirmation of proposed timeline Identification of any “quick wins “ to be progressed

Appendix 2 October November Themes Actions Outputs What is good social work practice? • What is required for effective reviews and assessments? • How can choice and control be achieved? • What is personalised care – what does this mean? • What would be good measures to know this is happening? • What is the right language to be using? Priorities to be included in strategy to improve the meeting of ongoing needs through high quality, good value personalised support • How can ASC, whole council and wider system support improved prevention and early intervention • What are issues for carers and opportunities to improve support? • What would be good measures to know this is happening? Priorities to be included in strategy to strengthen prevention and early intervention and to ensure carers have the help and support they need Prevention and early intervention – what needs to happen? Working with communities supporting wellbeing Supporting carers Identification of any “quick wins “ to be progressed

Appendix 2 December Themes Actions Outputs Making the strategy a reality • What progress has been made in ASC workforce resource review? What additional aspects need to be focused on? • Who needs to be involved to help achieve the strategy? • Communication – how is the vision shared? • Communication – how is effective communication achieved? • What would be good measures to know this is happening? Recommendations on workforce, communication, quality and outcomes What are the features of the workforce needed to deliver the outcomes? Communication – how is the vision shared? How will the quality and outcomes be measured January What resources are available? Who are the providers of the future? February Sharing and ensuring implementation of the strategy March Deep Dive Options analysis Recommendation on future provision models to meet identified priorities