1. Welsh Government Regional Partnership Boards Workshop Event 2 November 2016

2. Context for today
7 Regional Partnership Boards now establishing themselves
New roles and responsibilities and membership
Population assessment
Pooled funds and integration of services
Implementation of ICF

3. Purpose of the workshop
Recognise the progress that has been made by Boards to date and consider the challenges facing them in the next 18 months.
Share examples of emerging arrangements and practice in the strategic commissioning role of Boards
Consider how all partners, in particular the 3rd sector can contribute and support the work of the Boards effectively

4. Outline of the day 10:30 Introduction and welcome
10:45 RPB commissioning/pooled fund responsibilities and update - Chris Stevens
10:55 The case for alternative delivery models Glenn Bowen – Wales Co-operative Centre
11:10 Overview of National Commissioning Board - Dave Street
11:35 Workshops – Joint commissioning
12:20 Plenary feedback from workshops
12:40 Lunch
13:20 Third sector keynote speakers Richard Williams- Action on Hearing Loss Cymru, Jim Crowe – Learning Disability Wales, Wayne Crocker- Mencap Cymru, Claire Sullivan- North East Wales Carers Information Service
14:15 Tea/coffee
Workshops –Third sector engagement
15:10 Plenary feedback from workshops.
15:45 Summary and Close Albert Heaney

5. Logistics Times Toilets and breaks Materials Fire Recording
Introductions

6. Part 1 - The strategic commissioning role of the Regional Partnership Board
Chris Stephens
Dave Street
Workshops
Plenary

7. Part 1 - The strategic commissioning role of the Regional Partnership Board
Workshop Questions
What should RPB’s be doing to prepare for joint commissioning in 2018?
What are the RPB’s commissioning priorities ?
How can partners work together to make the most effective use of assets and avoid duplication of effort both of commissioners and providers?
Do you have the capacity to deliver on your integrated commissioning agenda ?
What does Welsh Government need to do to support the RPB agenda on commissioning?

8. Part 2: Getting the most from all partners on RPBs
Richard Williams- Action on Hearing Loss Cymru
Jim Crowe – Learning Disability Wales
Wayne Crocker- Mencap Cymru
Claire Sullivan- North East Wales Carers Information Service (NEWCIS)
Workshops
Final Plenary

9. Part 2: Getting the most from all partners on RPBs
Workshop questions
How can regional partnership boards get the most out of 3rd sector engagement?
How should regional partnership boards be innovative in identifying 3rd sector representatives?
What are the skills and abilities needed from 3rd sector RPB members to be most useful?
What can Welsh Government do to support the 3rd sector in engaging with regional partnership boards?

10. A reminder CCW materials for regional partnership boards
Module 1: Introduction to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
Overview of the Act, its principles and intentions.
How it relates to other legislation
Module 2: Part 9 - Co-operation and Partnership
What’s required by the Act
Roles and responsibilities
Module 3: Effective Partnerships
Good practice governance
Decision making
Managing Stakeholders
Module 4: Strategic Transformation
Key themes of the transformation agenda
Tools for transformation
The Leadership Task

11. Additional Resources
Module 5 – an introduction to the Act for Leaders outside the Regional Partnership Boards
Care Council for Wales Learning Hub (
Social Services Improvement Agency Interactive Guide to the Implementation of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act (

12. How are Regional Partnership Boards developing - arrangements
Transition from Forums, new members. Takes some time
Different local governance arrangements needed – including reporting arrangements
Terms of reference, formal statements of purpose and commitment of resources
Minimum membership is a guide and final membership is emerging on the basis of good balance of people and agencies
Difference between appointment due to role and appointment through selection
Support and induction for new members considered vital

13. How are Regional Partnership Boards developing - focus
Boards challenge is to work out the range and depth of the issues that the Board needs to have on agendas. Most are shaping:
Overview and exception reporting on regional transformation agenda inc ICF and DTG
2- 3 major regional change priorities which the Board will concentrate on this year
An initial statement of strategic intent or direction of travel

14. How are Regional Partnership Boards developing - reporting
Most building reporting frameworks prepared by the regional transformation lead or team to report on all regional projects
Frameworks include DTG and ICF and focus on shared or collaborative work
Expect to use them as the basis of regular review of programmes by the Board

15. How are Regional Partnership Boards developing – example key priorities
Within the overall reporting framework, many have agreed priority areas where they want to interrogate and lead change, for example:
Population assessment
Pooled funds for care homes
Integration of services for carers, children with disabilities, older people
Information sharing
Workforce
Public and staff information, communication and branding

16. Joint statements of intent
Joint Statement of Strategic Intent
People’s experience and outcomes
Balance of services
How demand for services will be managed
Areas of collaboration such as commissioning, service delivery, care pathways
Levels of collaboration such as parallel, joint, integrated
Investments, savings and expenditure

17. Future challenges
Working through what collaboration and integration mean in practice
Getting close enough to the work to constructively challenge and drive change
Working with the constraints and challenges that each partner is faced with in achieving change an getting the best possible
Pooling budgets and managing risk
Influencing the final decision-makers in each agency
Creating a common narrative meaningful to all partners in the region