Narrowing The Gap Commissioning Framework FIRST DRAFT services, demographic, outcomes, performance
THE CORPORATE PLAN PRIORITIES 1. Safeguarding and protecting those that are most vulnerable 2. Providing the best life through education, early help and healthy living 3. Providing homes for those most in need 4. Keep the town clean, safe, Green and Active 5. Providing infrastructure to support the economy 6. Remaining financially stable to deliver these service priorities
RBC COMMISSIONING FRAMEWORKS Help to navigate care & support services Connecting people and communities to reduce Tackling loneliness Poverty Self advocacy & peer support Promoting Health & Wellbeing Thriving Narrowing Communities The Gap Supporting carers to take Reducing the a breaks and impact of enjoy life illness outside caring
PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLBEING – 7 themes Help to navigate care and support services • Targeted information and advice provision for people with current or emerging care needs Self advocacy and peer support • Self advocacy provision for adults with a learning disability • Services to facilitate peer support and training for families with long term health conditions
PROMOTING HEALTH & WELLBEING Supporting carers to take breaks and enjoy a life outside caring Replacement care (respite) services delivered • at home or in the community, which provide opportunities for carers to take time away from caring or enjoy social contact Reducing the impact of illness Supporting people to resettle at home • following a period of hospitalisation
PROMOTING HEALTH & WELLBEING Connecting people and communities to reduce loneliness Opportunities for vulnerable adults to enjoy • social contact
Work to date… AUGUST • Initial presentations with needs analysis and evidence base to develop workshop themes based on feedback • 3 workshops – Tackling Poverty, Healthy & Thriving Communities, Prevention & Early Help - helped develop the services set out in the draft specification • ‘Prevention & Early Help’ services were not strong enough for a separate theme, but services were merged into other appropriate areas
Narrowing the Gap- theme 1 TACKLING POVERTY 1. Improving life chances – meeting basic needs 2. Maximising Income 3. Employability
Narrowing the Gap- theme 2 Thriving Communities 4 Supporting participation & engagement 5 Organisational development 6 Volunteering governance and brokerage 7 Support for marginalised and BME communities
• Provision of food parcels and basic household good in crisis situations Tackling Poverty Improving life • Establishing the need for additional chances – meeting support to be met directly or basic needs (1) through referral as appropriate (e.g. befriending, language and Type of service literacy skills, access to drug and Providing practical alcohol services) support for the most vulnerable individuals in society to meet • Ensuring that vulnerable people their basic needs have access to funding and support to keep their homes warm
• Signposting and referral – Tackling Poverty support in accessing services Improving life from voluntary and statutory chances – meeting agencies that will improve life basic needs (2) chances in the medium to long term Type of service Providing practical • Providing intelligence and support for the most information about service vulnerable individuals recipients to raise awareness in society to meet their basic needs of their problems
• Advice on accessing benefit entitlement Tackling Poverty • Advice on accessing other sources of Maximising help, support or funding income • Advice on managing and reducing indebtedness Type of service • Help with understanding and Providing support for managing daily finances people who struggle to • Provide a trusted source of help and manage within their income on a day to support day basis and who are • Provide preventative financial at risk of falling into education in the wider community on crisis money management, alternatives to loan sharks
• Support in developing CVs, job search and job applications Tackling Poverty • Supported volunteering Employability opportunities Type of service • Pre-formal learning in language, Support for people literacy and numeracy to take steps • Encourage progression towards towards regulated learning or training employment, including pre- • Work holistically with families formal learning with multiple or complex needs
Thriving • Encourage individuals to connect Communities with others in their local community Supporting • Identify and support emerging Participation & Engagement (1) community leaders • Support local issues where a Type of service volunteering contribution can make a Community difference development at neighbourhood level in targeted • Provide support for individuals with a communities shared interest to establish a local group
Thriving Communities • Encourage and maximise use of local resources for community benefit Supporting Participation & • Support management and maximise use Engagement (2) of community facilities Type of service • Promote and publicise local community Community activity development at neighbourhood • Provide access to a resource of level in targeted information about local provision communities
• Place shaping and leadership – provide Thriving the skills to support local voluntary Communities sector groups and networks to facilitate strategic participation and effective Organisational partnerships working development (1) • Stewardship of the sector’s role – Type of service promote the sector and protect its Infrastructure values; promote good governance provide support for the targeted support and training for trustees local third sector and local organisations promote and facilitate partnerships and skills sharing
• Harnessing resources – promote and Thriving support partnerships and skills sharing; Communities unlock local resources; encourage the local VCS to access new funds and forms Organisational of finance development (2) • Demonstrating value – ensure that Type of service agencies are aware of and understand the Infrastructure value and impact of the local VCS, support for the including volunteering, social action, local third sector influence and economic contribution
Thriving • Ensure third sector groups and Communities organisations have high quality Volunteering volunteering integrated in their governance and service delivery and organisational brokerage structure where appropriate Type of service Quality volunteering • Support people, organisations and opportunities are public services to offer skills, offered; widely support and physical assets known and barriers to participation overcome
Thriving • Encourage understanding and Communities support for marginalised Support for communities marginalised • Encourage activities that work communities (1) across different communities to Type of service counteract barriers to participation Infrastructure support • Work with community leaders to for communities of reach into marginalised interest – including communities race, faith, disability, • Challenge and change behaviours age, gender and that prevent engagement with the sexual orientation local community
• Help identify and tackle local issues Thriving Communities • Provide access to a knowledge Support for database about local services marginalised communities (2) • Encourage referrals and signposting • Provide a resource for local statutory and voluntary agencies that support their engagement with and understanding of marginalised communities
DISCUSSION GROUPS • Does this feel that the services described reflect the needs of Reading’s communities? • Is it clear what the commissioners are looking for? • Are our expectations realistic? • Is anything missing?
CONSULTATION APPROACH & TIMETABLE 12 WEEK CONSULTATION PERIOD began 24 July, ends 16 October • Consultation sessions 8 & 15 September • 2nd draft Narrowing the Gap Framework – early Oct. • Consultation session 6 October • Individual surgeries offered on what it means for each organisation
BIDDING PROCESS AND NOTICE PERIOD November 2015 2 nd - Policy Committee considers Final Framework report and sets draft budget 4 th – Bidding begins (9 I/2 weeks) January 2016 8 th – Bidding closes Followed by bidding appraisal & clarification February 2016 Bids approved and 3 months notice served (successful and unsuccessful)
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