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We are a Community Interest Company We are based in Nottingham We have been in business for five years We have four strands of business:
- Advocacy Service
- Independent Social Work Reports
- Independent Service Reviews
- Training
Integritas Advocacy CIC We are a Community Interest Company We are - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Integritas Advocacy CIC We are a Community Interest Company We are - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Integritas Advocacy CIC We are a Community Interest Company We are based in Nottingham We have been in business for five years We have four strands of business: Advocacy Service Independent Social Work Reports Independent
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We work in the St Ann’s and Sneinton areas of
Nottingham
We provide a free advocacy service to our
clients
Our clients chose to work with us We work in partnership with a wide range of
services via the VPP
We work together to identify the most
vulnerable adults
Result of the Fiona Pilkington Case
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- Monthly, multi-agency meetings.
- Chaired by the Police.
- Representation from Housing, Health, City
Council and Voluntary and Third Sector.
- Profile and support people who are
vulnerable.
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The Police Ourselves Housing Mental Health Services Physical Health Services Drug and alcohol services Other voluntary sector organisations Local Services
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Approached by the Police Word of mouth Approached by other partners A willingness to work together An understanding that working together and
sharing information was the way forward
An understanding of the importance of
sharing information
All partners signing up to confidentiality Partners signing up to working together
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All partners attend regularly All partners share information All partners take their share of the work load All partners work together All partners support each other i.e. discuss
cases, share ideas etc
All partners are committed to the VPP All partners have monitoring systems in place
– particularly the police
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Clients are local residents They have a wide range of issues Clients want to work with us For adults 18 plus Identified as being Vulnerable
How we identify clients:
By the police By any partner sat around the table Self referrals By other services
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Two meetings a month Able to contact partners with ease Monitoring – both at VPP and each partner Able to respond quickly Able to be flexible in our approach Able to access information Each partner responsible for day to day
running but answerable at the VPP
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Information sharing means the most
vulnerable are identified
All partners can refer in, leading to greater
access to services
Due to ongoing sharing of information and
monitoring the panel can be flexible and creative in its approach
Outputs are indentified, monitored and
shared with all partners
A willingness to work together
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Evidence that it works Partnership working for the greater good Clients receiving a much more coordinated
service and approach
The ability to access some service quickly and
easily
The time to problem share and work together
to find solutions
Able to keep the lines of communication open
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At each meeting by the police At each meeting via information sharing Each organisation monitors their own outputs
etc
Discussion around the table – how effective,
what else can we do etc
Police are answerable LAB Area
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Not everyone is signed up Funding Staffing, resources, time The future of the VPP’s Where are the other VPP’s Working differently – not uniformed approach Information Sharing Confidentiality
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We have some client case studies to share
with you
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