How will we co-produce:
We will co-produce with stakeholders including providers, social workers, commissioners, individuals in receipt of care and advocates in the following ways:
| Building a shared vision and fostering collaboration |
- Engaging stakeholders in open discussions to align goals and priorities.
- Facilitate workshops and forums identifying challenges, exploring opportunities and jointly designing pathways.
- Focusing on shared benefits and mutual value – enhancing care outcomes, ensuring financial sustainability and promoting workforce satisfaction.
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| Creating clear service pathways |
- Collaborating to design step-down pathways that are clear and structured, supporting individuals to transition through services and support levels as their needs evolve.
- Conducting proof of concept initiatives to test the feasibility and effectiveness of new pathways before scaling them up.
- Working with providers to minimise void losses while ensuring service continuity.
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| Embedding person-centred care planning |
- Collaborating with providers to ensure tailored care packages to refine how needs are assessed and translated into care packages, ensuring safety, risk management and efficiency are balanced.
- Providers must evidence how they work with people to optimise their independence and achieve outcomes, ensuring accountability and transparency.
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| Innovative housing and accommodation approaches |
- Facilitating Affordable Housing Partnerships, promoting an holistic approach that support the development of accommodation achieving value for money.
- Promoting development of flexible accommodation models that are co-designed and support move on to more independent living solutions. This will include shared housing and clustered care models to make single-unit commissioning more financially viable.
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| Promoting and developing the use of assistive technology |
- Providers must utilise assistive technology in developing models of care that meet the person’s needs in the most cost-effective way.
- This will include working with the person and their representatives on how to use the technology, ensuring buy-in and confidence from the start of the care package.
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| Setting clear expectations and milestones |
- Coproducing detailed pathway plans for everyone in partnership with the individual, outlining short, medium and longer-term milestones.
- Making goals and expectations clear to all stakeholders including the individual and creating a shared vision for progress.
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| Reviewing progress |
- The Council expects providers to play an active role in reviewing care packages alongside the individual and their social worker, ensuring support remains cost-effective while keeping people safe and well and meeting agreed outcomes.
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