Action for Prisoners’ Families Seminar 25 June 2014 Quality services: ticking all the boxes
Quality assurance: framework for change Anisha Mehta
Quality Assurance A framework for change Anisha Mehta Head of Training and Interventions
History First Visitors’ Centres established in the 1970s and 1980s; First play areas established by Kids VIP; Pilot of Family Support Service in ; Extended Pilot in Pact and NEPACS Framework Agreement 2013: Pact, Jigsaw, NEPACS, POPS; Mobilisation of Family Engagement Workers across the YOI and Women’s estate Beyond Hidden Sentence
Why does Quality Assurance do this to me?
Minimum standards Benchmarking Stakeholders Continuous improvement Quality circles Added value Input-output-outcome Performance indicator Right first time Focus groups Self assessment Fitness for purpose Mission statement Internal customer
What do I understand by Quality Assurance? The power dynamic
Approaches to Quality Assurance Traditional Expert Excellence Consumerist
So now I know why I feel like this!
No neat fit for the voluntary sector!
QA Frameworks &the Voluntary Sector PQASSO – Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations)- self assessment Excellence Model (EFQM previously)- self assessment and award Social Audit – voluntary inspection (external) Investors in People - voluntary inspection National Standards and Best Value - compulsory inspection Quality Mark - compulsory inspection for some groups Quality First - self assessment for very small groups/projects Self assessment Workbook: Measuring Success
The key things they all address.... Say what you do Do what you say Monitor and review progress See improvement as a result Element of control/sign off
Key things we’re learning at Pact... Creative swiping Diverse staff skill and experience Sacred cows Oddbods Keep asking questions
What does this mean for Pact?.... Strong leadership People Plan and Strategy Case management system Theory of Change Service User Participation Agile processes, products and services Researching/implementing our QA framework
Thank you for listening
Action for Prisoners’ Families Seminar 25 June 2014 Quality services: ticking all the boxes