For more information on the strategy and action plan, see: Ongoing Local Welfare Assistance has been operational since 2 April 2013. Core services have been delivered from this date but due to the iterative and fluid nature of the project, work is still taking place to ensure vulnerable people struggling to cope or facing critical needs are able to access Local Welfare Assistance when and where necessary. To date, are web pages available via Hantsweb enabling individuals to access support in the form of information and advice and a newly commissioned Hampshire Crisis Information and Advice Line. Budgets have been allocated to some departments for use on discretionary crisis payments but in the main community and third sector engagement through signposting, referrals, information and advice provision and the signing of memorandums of understanding have strengthened the County response to critical Wide preliminary consultation on the potential options for designing a new service was undertaken with partner organisations in the voluntary and statutory sectors and is continuing during the initial first year pilot phase of delivery. In developing sustainable and effective Welfare Assistance the on-going engagement and involvement of community and third sector partners is vital. A new of ‘stakeholder’ events is planned for August 2013 onwards and it is intended that at the end of year one a review / impact assessment is undertaken to identify clarity in delivering year 2 Local Welfare Assistance based on evidenced demand. Dan Stoneman
end of December 2013 A strategy encompassing both drugs and alcohol is being developed over the summer and autumn months. This will pick up elements of the existing Alcohol strategy and take the place of the Drug Treatment Plan. carers and other partners will be invited. Looking to further develop the network of groups across the county that will feedback but also mutual aid support, visible recovery activities and social enterprise initiatives. is likely to be a service user event regarding the further development of service user involvement and peer-led services. Liz McGill Tez Cook Strategy approved to 2017 Mental Health Services Adult Services and NHS Hampshire Mental Health Commissioners have developed a five-year Strategy in partnership with other organisations, service users and carers. This will guide services in the future to help people with mental distress, thus improving their lives and those of their families and friends. For more information, see: . This covers all Continued involvement of all stakeholders to monitor implementation of the strategy and create on-going dialogue will take place through Wellbeing Networks (WiNs). To get involved in the future development of mental health services through the Wellbeing Networks, contact Liz McGill, Andy Wilshire or Jo Labrow. Liz McGill Andy Wilshire Jo Labrow
centres, opticians, shops, restaurants, hairdressers etc. More specifically, it will include delivery of: a Dementia Action Alliance for Hampshire; piloting of Dementia Friendly/ Memory Aware High Street schemes; identification of Dementia Ambassadors; and development of a structured awareness raising programme. Current strategy 2008-2013. ‘Light touch’ refresh of strategy to take place 2013 Delivery of Joint Hampshire Commissioning Strategy for Older People’s Mental Health There are many older people with mental health problems, such as dementia and depression, who need services and support. Health and social care services are therefore working together to support people in the best way possible through a joint older people’s mental health strategy, which was agreed by Hampshire PCT and Hampshire County Council in 2008. For more information, see: A new Older People’s Mental Health Board is being established and will have representation from the voluntary sector alongside other partners, and will take forward the refresh of the strategy. The strategy was developed in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders and there is ongoing engagement as implementation progresses. To get involved in shaping the implementation of the strategy, contact Catherine Pascoe. Catherine Pascoe Tender process beginning Reablement Programme Engagement with providers and service users is currently being Katherine Flower
September 2013 for contracts starting June 2014 HCC is currently piloting a new model of home-based reablement care in Winchester, known as React. The intention is to roll out the new model across the rest of Hampshire from April 2014, with a tender process beginning in September 2013. planned, please contact Katherine Flower to get involved. Spring 2014 consultation Strategy for services for people with a physical impairment, long-term neurological condition and/or sensory impairment It is currently proposed to seek to go out to formal consultation on the strategy and its implementation in spring 2014. The project has recently started by establishing a co-production group of service users and staff, which is drafting an outline strategy. This will then be presented to a large group of service users, carers, staff and providers in the late autumn. This event will consider the outline draft strategy and identify the implementation areas that will need detailed examination, which the group will then do. Geoff Woollan, Autumn 2013 onwards Review of Domiciliary Care Commissioning A review of approaches to commissioning care at home has commenced with a rapid options appraisal. Further work will be carried out in the Autumn to evaluate these options and decide on the future model. The Engagement process will be planned during October. There have been some initial discussions with HDCP, a selection of providers and with Spectrum regarding the inclusion of user led organizations. Richard Ellis Deputy Director
of domiciliary care will commence in 2014 to take effect from April 2015. The review is considering outcome based and payment by results models. 2012–2019 Housing In October 2011 Cabinet approved significant capital investment to stimulate the development of Extra-Care Housing in Hampshire. Extra-Care Housing provides 24 hour care and support on site to older people living in a group of self-contained flats. Now that more older people are choosing to stay in their own homes for longer, Extra-Care Housing will provide older people with a real alternative to residential care, offering them greater independence, choice and control. Work has been carried out to identify the areas where there will be the highest future demand for Extra-Care Housing. Engagement has taken place with stakeholders and potential providers of Extra-Care schemes. Delivery mechanisms have been identified, a Consultation with service users, stakeholders, local organisations, and the public is ongoing as sites for individual schemes are identified, and individual schemes are developed. To get involved, contact Peter Rush. Whilst a number of key sites have been identified, the establishment of the grants programme offers an opportunity for any organisation to apply for funding to develop extra care schemes in Hampshire. Full details of the grants programme can be found at: Rush Commissioning Manager
procurement framework established and grants prospectus published. Section 4: Services for people with a learning disability Ongoing Learning Disability – Transformation of services The Learning Disability Transformation Strategy has now been agreed and for transforming in-house services are being implemented. If you are interested in finding out more about progress or would like to join any of the local groups working with Adult Services, please contact Alison Froude. Alison Froude, Programme Manager Apr 2012-Apr 2013 Grants awarded in February 2012 for 1 year. Closing date for applications for 2013/14 tbc. Learning Disability (LD) Partnership Board The LD Partnership Board has been reviewed and a new LD Quality Board has replaced it. This is made up of 10 people with a LD and 5 family carers, and is now the governance mechanism for cross-agency LD services. The outcomes from the Quality Group are being collated to form the LD Plan that will form the basis of commissioning across LD services. This provides a good basis to services for people with a LD. For more information see If you wish to provide any comments or feedback on the Quality Board, please contact Andrea Fawcett or Florence Garland.
extended until March 2014 Office grants (Violence Against Women and Girls funding). IDVA are currently provided through Victim Support; programmes are grant funded through Hampton Trust, this is now also subject to review as an identified gap in service. The co-ordinator sits under the remit of the Safeguarding Adults team. Review to start September 2013, in order to create a new Panel to run from April 2014 to March 2016 Review of the Panel of Preferred Providers (PPP) It is envisaged that the new Panel will: Have fairer and more consistent bands across the county Have subsidiary lists for providers who can cater for specialist needs Have a new zoning structure, optimising the number of providers per zone Establish microzones (for areas where it is difficult to attract/retain providers) Improve processes for selecting providers to be offered a package There is ongoing engagement with providers. For further information, please contact Myles Walshe. Myles Walshe