Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Decision made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To seek approval for the outcome of the
review.
73/2008 The Cabinet agreed with the strategic
principle, outlined at paragraph 4.1 of the report, of a jointly
commissioned, co-located and integrated assessment and information
service.
74/2008 The Cabinet agreed to the initiation of a detailed delivery
plan for phase two, as set out in paragraph 4.6 of the
report.
75/2008 The Cabinet agreed to the development of specific work
streams to resolve a number of issues crucial to implementation, as
set out in paragraph 4.6 of the report
76/2008 The Cabinet agreed to an early report on the solutions to
future accurate collection and monitoring of data, referred to in
paragraph 3.2.2 of the report.
77/2008 The Cabinet agreed to the development of specific training
to support the children with a disability workforce to be able to
respond appropriately to children's needs in regard to safeguarding
and child protection, as set out in paragraph 3.2.4 of the
report.
78/2008 The Cabinet agreed to an urgent review of physical
resources by the Medway Primary Care Trust, Medway Council and the
Medway NHS Trust to ensure suitability to meet future needs, as set
out in paragraph 3.2.6 of the report.
79/2008 The Cabinet agreed to a review of Respite provision in
conjunction with any additional government funding for respite and
childcare under Aiming High for Disabled Children, as set out in
paragraphs 3.2.6 and 6.2 of the report.
80/2008 The Cabinet agreed to the development of a structure and
timetable for reporting statistical data regularly to the Children
and Young Peoples Strategic Partnership, as set out in paragraph
3.2.5 of the report.
81/2008 The Cabinet agreed to a further linkage with Medway
Council's Housing Service, as set out in paragraph 3.2.8 of the
report.
82/2008 The Cabinet agreed to a report back to Overview and
Scrutiny with the new delivery plan and timelines for specific
workstream outcomes by July 2008.
Noted The Cabinet noted the lessons learnt about commissioning
arrangements, outlined at paragraph 3.3 of the report, which will
also be reported to the Children and Young People's Strategic
Partnership, in order to inform future commissioning
arrangements.
The aim of the review was to create a high
quality service that integrated existing provision and created a
service that was responsive, flexible and met local needs. The
proposed integrated information and assessment service offered the
most effective way of delivering this. The three-year timetable was
realistic in that the review has identified a body of work that was
required to improve and streamline existing joint working
practices, information gathering and reporting before a fully
integrated service could be achieved.
Publication date: 01/04/2008
Date of decision: 01/04/2008
Decided at meeting: 01/04/2008 - Cabinet
Effective from: 10/04/2008
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