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New Ideas for running the Partnership Board. Des Sowerby. What do we need to improve?. Becoming powerful - truly Understanding issues completely Making clear plans (working in partnership) Checking that things happen Being respected – truly
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New Ideas for running the Partnership Board Des Sowerby
What do we need to improve? • Becoming powerful - truly • Understanding issues completely • Making clear plans (working in partnership) • Checking that things happen • Being respected – truly • Everyone checks with the PB / DPG before taking major decisions about LD • We do things well and helpfully when individuals or organisations need help • Being inclusive and representative • Finding ways of including everyone who has LD • Being more useful to family carers • Improving our networks with other groups and organisations
Urgency of Valuing People Now • Coming this week… • We are being pressed to get ready to “Make it Happen” • NB “Valuing People” didn’t help people become powerful enough to really change things • So we must take the opportunity of VPN and organise ourselves to really improve things in Kent • What do we need to do to get ready?…. • Who decides what needs to happen?....
Different ways of organising the Partnership Board • Parliament + improve representation • Doesn’t address increasing real power • Federal Government • DPGs take it in turns to lead • Extra work & responsibility • Independent + Wokingham • ? Lose influence inside KCC and NHS?
Leadership Team idea • Working all the time, meeting weekly, taking actions • Enough peopleemployed to really do the work • KASS staff support the PB and DPGs to do the work (eg Finance people and Planners) • Executive Group to take decisions quickly • Partnership Board meetings ? focus more on: • sharing between DPGs • Agreeing major issues • Doing less “business”
How might this work? Strategic Board Partnership Board DPGs PB Exec Group New Support arrangements Housing Good Health Good Day Personalisation Equalities Jobs Hate Crime Leadership Team
How might a Scrutiny Group work? Other KCC Housing Groups Other Housing organisations Partnership Board Housing Action Group HOUSING SCRUTINY GROUP 2 DPG Support Workers 3 people with LD I lead support person (eg SDT) Housing Action Plan Leadership Team DPGs JPPB District Councils