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Children’s Services 2009:  Driving Continuous Improvement Through Integrated Working (PSF 023/09) 

22nd January 09, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club

Event summary:
 
To achieve the priorities set out in the ECM agenda, organisations providing services to children are working together and sharing information to continue to drive improvements in service design and delivery.  This conference will provide an opportunity to share real examples of best practice in integrated working and to consider how service delivery is being continually improved via a number of case study presentations from  across the country.  In the current challenging climate, this event will provide a timely opportunity to share good practice, celebrate achievements in Children's Services and learn from peers through a series practical case studies and networking sessions.

Confirmed speakers include:

Chair: Nick Simpson, Common Assessment Framework Manager, Bradford MDC


Donald Rae, Assistant Head of Children’s Services, Derbyshire County Council
Confirmed - more details to follow

Commissioning with Attitude
Malcolm Newsam, Director of  Children's  Services, Bedfordshire County Council
Bedfordshire County Council has won three national awards for its integrated commissioning of Children's Services. This presentation will explain how strong commissioning can turnaround performance. Understand the four simple rules which characterise Commissioning with Attitude:
-  Grabbing the cash
-  Investing in  infrastructure
-  Gripping change from top to bottom
-  Investing to save
-  Implications of the Haringey investigation

These four rules transformed a failing service into one that delivered outstanding results within three years in Bedfordshire.

Implementing IISaM Programme at Barnardo’s:  An Update
Pat Ellison, Business Change Manager, Barnardo's
Barnardo’s is one of the Early Adopter of ContactPoint alongside the group of Local Authorities in the North West, and with KIDS, in November 2008. Pat takes a lead within Barnardo’s for the process and business changes, alongside technical colleagues who have responsibility for modifying systems to meet the external requirements. She is also responsible for liaison with local authority staff in terms of consistent process and clear messages to staff, as well as regarding policy about the broader policy issues related to information sharing and information governance.  In the presentation Pat will outline Barnardo’s terms of engagement with ContactPoint and the wider IISaM programme, giving a flavour of the benefits, issues and risks for a large voluntary organisation with presence in all four nations of the UK.


Employing a robust strategy to ensure data is shared securely
James Randall, Solutions Architect (Information Systems), Sheffield City Council
Sharing information securely is fundamental to the success of integrated working and a vital element in improving outcomes for all.  James will consider how to employ a robust data sharing strategy, he will discuss:
-  What is Information?
-  Information Governance and Strategic management
-  When sharing information is a good thing (and when it is not)
-  How can technology help?
-  Sheffield's approach to ContactPoint

Case study: Building Schools For the Future
Damian Allen, Executive Director of Children and Family Services, Knowsley MBC

• BSF and its place in a crowded policy agenda
• Why capital expenditure is a vehicle for transformation of education, children’s services and neighbourhood regeneration
• The global influences that drive transformation in BSF
  Beyond Academies- what characterises the 21st Century school
• Colliding policies and multi dimensional partnerships
• The importance of co design, ownership and ‘not finishing’
• The future role of the Local Authority in schools – far from over?

Case study:  Providing an successful multi-disciplinary service in Bury
Vicky Stewart- Holding Families Coordinator, Early Break Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service and Sue Hammersley- Service Manager, Looked After Children Services, Children’s Services, Bury Council
‘Holding Families’ is a multi-disciplinary service that aims to help children, parents and families with problems associated with significant parental substance misuse. It offers an intensive treatment service for families where substance misuse is a problem, where children and adults needs are dealt with and responded to at the same time.  Following a successful pilot, we have received funding from the prevention and partnership fund to continue with the Holding Families Service for 3 years. The project is delivered through successful integrated and multi agency working between a number of both adult and children/s services across the Borough.  This presentation will include:
- The success of the Holding Families Project Pilot
- Evaluation findings
- The service and moving on

Case study: Mainstreaming Partnership Working to Achieve Outcomes
Phyllis Dunipace, Executive Director, Children & Young People’s Service, London Borough of Lambeth
In this presentation Phyllis will discuss:
-  Partnerships as ‘business as usual’
-  Benefits for children and families of multi-agency working
-  Working with children and young people and their families
-  Partnership achievements in Lambeth

 Additional speakers tbc shortly

PSF reserve the right to amend the conference programme, venue or speakers