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EdinburghTwo local co-ordinators (whole time equivalents) will be appointed for people with learningdisabilities by Autumn 2002.The joint mental health plan shared with health is to be linked to the joint future agenda, andwill be overseen by a joint programme manager. All the Lothian councils and the Health Boardarea have agreed to base single shared assessment on the Carenap E tool. A joint servicesmanager is responsible for implementation.A multi-agency group develops strategy for sensory impairment services and an all-Lothianinitiative co-ordinates strategy, develops user involvement, and shares good practice. VisualImpairment Services South East Scotland, Edinburgh and East of Scotland Deaf Society, andDeafblind UK are contracted to provide services, including assessments. Voluntary sector staffshare training with the Council and are involved in new initiatives, such as single sharedassessment.All offices have loop systems, and training has been carried out to improve communicationswith people with sensory impairment. Translating and interpreting services are providedthrough corporate services. Community education has lip speaking classes for people who arelosing or have lost their hearing.The Council and Lothian Health Board have made an early start on developing their LocalPartnership Agreement. This will identify the range of jointly managed and resourced servicesfor older people. Budgets are likely to be aligned rather than pooled initially. The jointmanagement structures envisaged are a joint committee of the Council and the NHS Boardand a joint senior officers group. The joint action plan will cover a joint performance frameworkand joint development priorities and targets.3. Performance: Children and FamiliesBalance of care – Looked afterchildren (aged 0-17)1999-2000actual1999-2000per 1,000Quartile2000-2001actual2000-2001per 1,000QuartileAt home 486 5.6 1 450 5.2 2With friends/relatives/other community 46 0.5 3 87 1.0 2With foster carers/prospective adopters 343 3.9 1 354 4.1 1In residential accommodation 169 1.9 1 172 2.0 1Total 1,044 12 1 1,063 12.2 1Key performance indicators1998-1999actual1998-1999per 1,000Quartile1999-2000actual1999-2000per 1,000QuartileChild protection (CP) referrals 576 7.4 3 641 8.2 2(aged 0-15)Children subject to a CP case 194 2.5 3 209 2.7 2conference (aged 0-15)Children placed on CP register 178 2.3 2 185 2.4 2(aged 0-15)Adoption applications in year 34 0.4 2 23 0.3 3(aged 0-17)Stranger adopter applications 17 0.2 2 11 0.1 3(aged 0-17)97

The rate of children on child protection registers is relatively high but has reduced since 1999.Numbers of adoption applications are relatively low.Edinburgh has a high rate of looked after children; numbers have increased by almost a fifthbetween 1998 and 2000. The rate of looked after children away from home has also increased;precise reasons for this increase are not known but may relate to factors as diverse as drugmisuse and improved assessment procedures. The demand for foster care placements nowoutstrips the resources of Edinburgh and the surrounding areas and a similar pattern is indicatedfor adoption. The rate of children in residential accommodation is high and the Council report amarked increase in demand for residential school and secure accommodation places.The Council has reconfigured children’s services through a range of initiatives including targetedfoster care recruitment, enhanced outreach services, weekend respite and more flexibleresidential service support.By autumn 2001 some 80% of the City’s looked after children had their educational needsidentified in care plans. A small minority of those children received only six hours of educationeach week. The Council has an action plan to improve performance, which includes:• provision of a new off-site educational provision for girls;• carer support in primary schools;• sessional tutoring; homework support; and• link teachers for all residential units.There are arrangements to collate the examination results of looked after children, throughmanual systems. Recently resources have been earmarked to upgrade the educationalenvironment of residential units and foster care placements.It is estimated that 150 children each year need support under the new arrangements for careleavers. Edinburgh provides a range of employment and educational opportunities for careleavers. A specialist team is to provide support and build on links with partners in housing andeducation.98

EdinburghTwo local co-ordinators (whole time equivalents) will be appointed for people with learningdisabilities by Autumn 2002.The joint mental health plan shared with health is to be linked to the joint future agenda, <strong>and</strong>will be overseen by a joint programme manager. All the Lothian councils <strong>and</strong> the Health Boardarea have agreed to base single shared assessment on the Carenap E tool. A joint servicesmanager is responsible for implementation.A multi-agency group develops strategy for sensory impairment services <strong>and</strong> an all-Lothianinitiative co-ordinates strategy, develops user involvement, <strong>and</strong> shares good practice. VisualImpairment Services South East Scotl<strong>and</strong>, Edinburgh <strong>and</strong> East of Scotl<strong>and</strong> Deaf Society, <strong>and</strong>Deafblind UK are contracted to provide services, including assessments. Voluntary sector staffshare training with the Council <strong>and</strong> are involved in new initiatives, such as single sharedassessment.All offices have loop systems, <strong>and</strong> training has been carried out to improve communicationswith people with sensory impairment. Translating <strong>and</strong> interpreting services are providedthrough corporate services. Community education has lip speaking classes for people who arelosing or have lost their hearing.The Council <strong>and</strong> Lothian Health Board have made an early start on developing their LocalPartnership Agreement. This will identify the range of jointly managed <strong>and</strong> resourced servicesfor older people. Budgets are likely to be aligned rather than pooled initially. The jointmanagement structures envisaged are a joint committee of the Council <strong>and</strong> the NHS Board<strong>and</strong> a joint senior officers group. The joint action plan will cover a joint performance framework<strong>and</strong> joint <strong>development</strong> priorities <strong>and</strong> targets.3. Performance: Children <strong>and</strong> FamiliesBalance of care – Looked afterchildren (aged 0-17)1999-2000actual1999-2000per 1,000Quartile2000-2001actual2000-2001per 1,000QuartileAt home 486 5.6 1 450 5.2 2With friends/relatives/other community 46 0.5 3 87 1.0 2With foster carers/prospective adopters 343 3.9 1 354 4.1 1In residential accommodation 169 1.9 1 172 2.0 1Total 1,044 12 1 1,063 12.2 1Key performance indicators1998-1999actual1998-1999per 1,000Quartile1999-2000actual1999-2000per 1,000QuartileChild protection (CP) referrals 576 7.4 3 641 8.2 2(aged 0-15)Children subject to a CP case 194 2.5 3 209 2.7 2conference (aged 0-15)Children placed on CP register 178 2.3 2 185 2.4 2(aged 0-15)Adoption applications in year 34 0.4 2 23 0.3 3(aged 0-17)Stranger adopter applications 17 0.2 2 11 0.1 3(aged 0-17)97

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