Advance event notice: Securing Strong Partnerships in Care
18 February 2009
ADVANCE NOTICE OF EVENT
Securing Strong Partnerships in Care
Monday 23rd February 2009
Tŷ Cynnal, Cardiff Data Centre, 10am-12noon (refreshments and buffet lunch available)
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), ADSS Cymru, Care Forum Wales, The Registered Nursing Home Association and the UK Home Care Association have, for the first time, joined forces to ensure a more consistent and cost effective approach to delivering social care services over the next 10 years, and with the shared aim of improving outcomes for service users.
Next Monday, the five partners will join together in a unique partnership to Wales to sign a Memorandum of Understanding which sets out a shared agenda for addressing the enormous demands and challenges facing the social care sector over the next 10 years. The statement signals a commitment by all the partners to work together to find improved, efficient and consistent ways to best deliver social care services.
In particular, this collaboration is aimed at delivering a more strategic and cost effective approach to service commissioning and contacting arrangements to ensure that services are planned and delivered in a way that best meets people’s individual needs, as well as being financially sustainable for the service providers. The partnership will also focus on the implications of the social care challenges on the social care workforce, identifying where continuous development and staff training is needed.
The memorandum sets out an agreement for working in partnership, shared principles and proposed joint action.
All the partners will meet in Cardiff next week to commit to taking this agreement forward.
Gwenda Thomas, AM, Deputy Minister for Social Services will also be attending.
If you are able to join us please contact:
WLGA: Natasha Weeks, WLGA Media & PR Officer on 029 2046 8673, mob: 07747 535388 or e-mail: natasha.weeks@wlga.gov.uk
ADSS Cymru: Rhian Edwards, Business Manager on 01633 648487 or e-mail:
rhian.edwards@torfaen.gov.uk