Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council
Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council
• Dundee College will continue to develop their provision in employability and life long learning • we will continue to monitor the quality of support services and promote equality of opportunity and diversity in our services. Leisure and Relationships • we will establish a Leisure and Relationship sub group to take the work forward • we will investigate ways to promote a range of meaningful relationships • we will review the provision of day opportunities • we will develop Kemback Street to make it accessible for people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) • we will develop a commissioning strategy for support services • we will develop eligibility criteria and a fair system of allocation for support services • we will promote innovative short breaks such as holidays • we will continue to monitor the quality of support services and promote equality of opportunity and diversity. PARTNERSHIP IN PRACTICE 2007-2010 17 5
6 6. Supporting Families The last PIP said: • we will aim to make sure that carers of a people with a learning disability are treated as partners in providing care and that they are involved in service planning. What have we done? • we have been asking carers more often what they think of services • a Carer’s Strategy has been completed • there is a Profound and Multiple Learning Disability Carers’ Group with representation on our planning groups • we can pay someone to look after the person cared for and some other expenses to allow carers to attend planning events • we have two full time local area co-ordinators who work in Stobswell and Hilltown Areas to support families • 41 carers have been offered an assessment of their needs • Fleuchar Street Respite is now open 7 days a week. What do you think? • people speak very positively about the progress that has been made with short break services in Dundee and they are very pleased with the Respite Service at Fleuchar Street, but they would like to see something more appropriate for people who need less support • the developments have made a good start but there is a long way to go. More short break services are required to meet carers’ needs, including special circumstances such as emergencies 18 PARTNERSHIP IN PRACTICE 2007-2010
- Page 1 and 2: The Development of Services for Peo
- Page 3 and 4: The partners to this agreement are:
- Page 5 and 6: Introduction This is the third Part
- Page 7 and 8: 1 1. Involvement in planning the PI
- Page 9 and 10: 2 2. Taking Control and Standing Up
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- Page 15 and 16: 4 • people who are moving to thei
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- Page 25 and 26: 8 • work is needed on what needs
- Page 27 and 28: 9 • there is concern about the so
- Page 29 and 30: 10 • people would like to see mor
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6.<br />
Support<strong>in</strong>g Families<br />
The last PIP said:<br />
• we will aim to make sure that carers of a people with a learn<strong>in</strong>g disability are<br />
treated as partners <strong>in</strong> provid<strong>in</strong>g care and that they are <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> service<br />
plann<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
What have we done?<br />
• we have been ask<strong>in</strong>g carers more often what they th<strong>in</strong>k of services<br />
• a Carer’s Strategy has been completed<br />
• there is a Profound and Multiple Learn<strong>in</strong>g Disability Carers’ Group with<br />
representation on our plann<strong>in</strong>g groups<br />
• we can pay someone to look after the person cared for and some other<br />
expenses to allow carers to attend plann<strong>in</strong>g events<br />
• we have two full time local area co-ord<strong>in</strong>ators who work <strong>in</strong> Stobswell and<br />
Hilltown Areas to support families<br />
• 41 carers have been offered an assessment of their needs<br />
• Fleuchar Street Respite is now open 7 days a week.<br />
What do you th<strong>in</strong>k?<br />
• people speak very positively about the progress that has been made with<br />
short break services <strong>in</strong> <strong>Dundee</strong> and they are very pleased with the Respite<br />
Service at Fleuchar Street, but they would like to see someth<strong>in</strong>g more<br />
appropriate for people who need less support<br />
• the developments have made a good start but there is a long way to go.<br />
More short break services are required to meet carers’ needs, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
special circumstances such as emergencies<br />
18 PARTNERSHIP IN PRACTICE 2007-2010
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