1. The H & SC Sector Environment
A Presentation to the Health and Social Care Services Network Services
10am
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2. Context Political instability Economic uncertainty Rising inflation
Brexit
procurement & competition law
working time directive
Austerity, cuts to NHS & social care
Neoliberal consensus – reducing government
New funding models
Neoliberal consensus understrain
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3. Responses Testing out of new models Strengthening communities
Social prescribing models
Increased volunteering
Reducing demand
Community based services
Increasing resilience
Move to the electronic
Social Investment
Testing out of new models
Strengthening communities (Placed based social action BLF/ DCMS. Participatory City B&D)
Social prescribing models (recent govenmnet fund)
Increase volunteering – youth (sport England, iwill – youth gvt & BLF fund, Nesta – older people
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4. Financial Pressure But, Consortia as a response?
Disappeared grant funding from statutory authorities, “replaced by”:
Contracts, often too large for local organisations to tender for
But, Consortia as a response?
Engagement with the commissioning cycle …

5. CCG Commissioning cycle:
engagement with commissioners at all stages of the cycle
CCG commissioning plan
Notes the diversity of the Vol Sec and promises to:
Strengthen relationships with individual organisations
Meet them when services impact on people they represent
Networking
CCHG will also bring together primary care providers
CCG will work with Public Health to strengthen links between providers & community & voluntary services to implement social prescribing
Optimism? CCG Strategic plan
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6. Better Care Together A joint vision of the CCG & LA where:
Care is personalized
Individuals are supported to be independent
Pooled budget
Bringing NHS, Council, Healthwatch, Vol sec, residents together
Integration agenda Better care fund – pooled health & social care into a single fund - £18. m in the last financial year.
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7. Contact www.communitywalthamforest.org
Main office number:
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