Tuesday 28 June, W7 - making the most of an older population - Michelle Atkinson
- 2. Neighbourhood Network Schemes (NNS) Michelle Atkinson Principal Officer Older People’s Services
- 3. History of NNS 1 st NNS established in 1985 Prior to procurement last NNS established in 2007 Total of 37 NNS in each area of city Role of NNS – provide preventative low level support services to Older people Awarded Beacon Status in 2002 for the promotion of independent living for OP through NNS Funded by LCC/NHS Leeds (1.42m ASC, .27m NHS Leeds 08/09)
- 4. Facts from the NNS - Review 2008 Age of NNS – key determinant of size Area Size – varies considerably 0.5 miles to 50 miles Provision of activities/services varied from one NNS to another Additional funding amounts to 1.75m Range of funding is wide – from 12k to 122k Additional LCC Funding – 363k
- 5. Staffing 149 people employed across the NNS Average of 102 paid hrs per week Range of staff/hrs varies considerably Volunteers – 1,499 provide 12,140 volunteer hours per month (usually by OP) Typically each NNS is managed by local Management Committee (70% are OP) Added Value of approx 804k per annum
- 6. Services typically provided by NNS Luncheon Clubs Befriending Gentle Exercise Memory Groups Support with Housing/Benefits/Health issues Referrals to OT/ASC/Aids and Adaptations Home from Hospital Range of Activities within the local community e.g. intergenerational project
- 7. Issues faced by NNS - Review 2008 Looking to the future – NNS Perspective Gaps in specific services Limited Future developments Issues with Partnership Working Resolution of NNS Inequities
- 8. Procurement of NNS July 09 - Exec Board agree to report Procurement commenced in Sept 09 Report produced Feb 10 Independent Review of Procurement May 10 Contracts awarded 1 st Oct 2010
- 9. Learning from the Procurement Resources Communication Project Duration Partnership Issues Implementation Issues
- 10. Post Procurement Contracts issued Action/Improvement Plans developed and delivered Implemented Training Implemented Mentoring Scheme Implemented Pilot of Outcomes Monitoring Tool Refocused role of NNS
- 11. CPCE Initiative Initiative commenced in April 2010 3 NNS agreed to work with Stamford Forum on CPCE project Organisations are Armley Helping Hands (AHH), Action for Gipton Eldlery (AGE) and Hamara Healthy Living Centre
Editor's Notes
- #5: Age – the oldest are the largest in terms of levels of funding average age is 13 years Area sizes - the 8 largest NNS areas (7.5 miles to 50 sq miles) are all rural and have the largest older population (average 5,500) none are in deprived areas Funding – ASC/NHS Leeds funding as a proportion of total funding ranges from 18% - 100% We provide only 49% of the total funding Range of funding - Total income from all sources varies from 23k to 185k
- #8: Gaps – Harehills Gap, support for non-disabled people in Aireborough, gaps for BME communities, training for volunteers Future – changing policy, NNS expect to provide more of the same and meet growing demand for specialist needs (dementia) recognition of need for partnership working Development of joint services Issues – Limited capacity, transport for older people to access shared activities, NEED TO MAINTAIN LOCAL NATURE AND FOCUS OF NNS Resolution – regular monitoring, quality assurance checks, DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDING FORMULA FOR MORE EQUITABLE FUNDING, incremental change, levelling up rather than levelling down
- #9: Exec Board Report – Funding Formula, restricted tender, 5 yr contracts in recognition of value of NNS Procurement - Training/support provided by LCC/Leeds Voice/ Commissioning Links Simplified PQQ, extra time to complete Simplified tender – extra time to complete
- #10: Resources – LCC Officer/Manager time, Partners time, NNS staff time Comm- Diff to engage with elected members as most sit on Management Comittees Duration – Diff to get people to commit to long term projects especially vol sector Partnerships – Sec 256 agreement Implementation issues – disruptions from unsuccesful org’s
- #11: Pre contract meetings have been held with all succesful NNS except one who is not happy with funding formula. All meetings went well