Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS - (NHS Briefing for Members)

03 Aug 2010

Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS, the coalition Government's white paper, was published on 12 July 2010. It has at its heart three key principles:

• patients at the centre of the NHS
• changing the emphasis to clinical outcomes
• empowering health professionals, in particular GPs.

There is no doubt the white paper signals the biggest reorganisation of the NHS in its history and, as expected, almost every part of the NHS will see significant change if the proposals are fully implemented.

Members Guide

27 Apr 2010

Top tips for all members on improving outcomes and ensuring services are cost effective through better commissioning of adult social care [download PDF document]

The Care Funding Calculator 'Fair Price Quality Care'
A promotional leaflet (produced by the West Midlands RIEP) summarising the support available to LAs in the East and West Midlands via our Care Funding Calculator Roll-out project.
[download PDF document]

Joint Improvement Partnership Newsletter (Sept 2009)

17 Mar 2010

This is the first edition of the East midlands Adult Social Care Newsletter to be published quarterly.

Review for Eligibility Criteria for Social Care

17 Mar 2010

A new report from Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) titled 'Cutting the Cake Fairly' finds that the current system for deciding who is eligible for publicly funded social care is flawed.

What is Personalisation?

17 Mar 2010

Common Core Principles to Support Self Care

17 Mar 2010

This document presents a set of 'Common Core Principles to Support Self Care' and provides information to support adoption of these principles across health and social care. This is the first in a series of related publications, including a publication for people who use services.

Partnerships for Older People Projects

17 Mar 2010

Professional Services Press - Oct 2010

19 Oct 2010

This is the first edition of the Professional Services Press, the quarterly newsletter on temporary staff and consultancy procurement.

This edition brings you an update on the agency worker directive, information on collaborative contracts, our behavioural change initiatives and much more!

East Midlands Local Authority Apprenticeship Agency (EMLAAA) Prospectus

28 May 2010

The East Midlands Improvement & Efficiency Partnership (EM IEP), in partnership with the East Midlands Councils, the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) and Unionlearn, is proud to launch the East Midlands Local Authorities Apprenticeship Agency (EMLAAA). EMLAAA seeks to stimulate at least 300 16 to 18 year old Apprenticeship starts across the region in Local Authorities, Schools & Children's Services, and the five Fire Authorities. The planned starts include 20% from Black Minority Ethnic Groups and 5% from those identified as being part of the PSA 16* category.

Customer Insight in Action

24 Nov 2010

For anybody interested in finding out how to tailor services to their customers better, read our newly released 'Customer Insight in Action' document which is full of lots of interesting and inspiring examples of how customer insight is already being used in the region.

We have been supporting the development of customer insight capacity in a number of ways. Several sub regional projects have been funded to purchase tools for use across partnerships and to develop the capacity to make best use of these resources. At a regional level we have provided free training and networking opportunities on topics such as customer journey mapping, cirlces of need and survey methods.  

Measuring and Reporting Value for Money gains: Aguide to compiling the data for NI 179

17 Mar 2010

An updated guidance published by Communities and Local Government.

Prospectus 2008 Improvement Through Partnerships

17 Mar 2010

This prospectus includes practical offers of support to build strong local partnerships to deliver better local outcomes. It details the support available from the sector's own improvement bodies, along with support from central government, designed to help local authorities and their partners to achieve high standards of performance and deliver key national priorities.

Guidance on Using Business Process Improvement techniques

17 Mar 2010

The guidance has been developed following detailed research in local authorities, part of the National Process Improvement Project (NPIP). BPI led projects were run across ten service areas, from Child Protection to Waste Management. These projects used a variety of process analysis and costing techniques to help identify ways to deliver efficiency gains and service improvements. These easy to read modules provide an invaluable source of knowledge and experience for the local government community, Further information is available here: www.bip.rcoe.gov.uk

Value for Money Business Plan

01 Oct 2007

This document is fundamental to CSR07, and highlights business transformation as one of three key areas for driving forward efficiency, innovation and improvement. It was published by Communities and Local Government in October 2007 and further information is available here: www.communities.gov.uk

Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS - (NHS Briefing for Members)

03 Aug 2010

Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS, the coalition Government's white paper, was published on 12 July 2010. It has at its heart three key principles:

• patients at the centre of the NHS
• changing the emphasis to clinical outcomes
• empowering health professionals, in particular GPs.

There is no doubt the white paper signals the biggest reorganisation of the NHS in its history and, as expected, almost every part of the NHS will see significant change if the proposals are fully implemented.

How to be Successful in Commissioning Children's Services

17 Mar 2010

This guide brings together a selection of children's services case studies from the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership's, the Centre for Procurement Performance (DCSF) and the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA). The case studies focus on commissioning and service development, and show how outcomes for children, young people and families are being improved and more effective ways of working established. Each one draws out the benefits of a particular approach, the critical success factors and the lessons learned.

Commissioning Substance Misuse and Family Support Services (Staffordshire)

17 Mar 2010

This case study describes how the Staffordshire Drug & Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) partnership re-commissioned their young people's substance misuse service in 2006–07. The study focuses on how stakeholders were involved in service design and how competitive tendering was used to capture innovative working models. The scope of the new services commissioned includes Tier 2 and 3 drug and alcohol services and a countywide family support service for children and young people with an increasingly complex range of needs. The approach outlined in this case study is transferable to other targeted and specialist services.

Every Child Matters: Joint Planning and Commissioning Case Studies

17 Mar 2010

The following case studies provide a range of examples of effective practice in commissioning, and will be of interest to anyone who is involved in commissioning for children, young people and families.

Decentralised Energy Programme

27 Jan 2011

The proposal is to provide in-depth support over one year, for around five areas in the East Midlands that will lead to the development of low-carbon energy infrastructure, and provide practical experience in contributing to the development of an area-wide energy planning policy. Although the biggest carbon savings may be generated from urban projects, we are interested in
looking at diversity in order to generate learning, case studies and develop best practice.

Climate Change - Green Tape

17 Mar 2010