Reshaping Care for Older People

The Change FundThe Change Fund is a major Scottish Government initiative, established in 2011 for a four year period.

The programme aims to shift the balance of care from acute and institutional settings to community based and preventative approaches.

£80m is being invested in this initiative across Scotland during 2012-13 to bring about lasting changes in the way we care for older people.

The funding targets Scotland’s 32 local authority areas and requires a partnership approach to transform the care of older people from a reactive to a preventative model and from institutional care to care at home or in a homely setting.

There are four key partners involved in each local Change Plan - the NHS, local authority, independent care sector and Third Sector Interfaces, each of whom negotiate, agree and sign off Change Plans for their area.

Change Plans represent a unique opportunity for partners to work together across services and sectors, to identify the most effective ways to achieve the outcomes that will make a real difference to the way that people experience ageing in Scotland in years to come.

For 2012 -13, Glasgow Change Fund has been allocated £8.9m.

Welcome to the first edition of our Reshaping Care for Older People (RCOP) news bulletin. This newsletter aims to give you a flavour of the work we have been undertaking as a partner in Glasgow’s Change Plan over the last year.

This important initiative aims to re-define the way that older people’s care will be supported and delivered in years to come, offering an increasingly important role for voluntary and community activity.

In particular, we are highlighting the research that has been taking place since last October to evidence the sector’s role in RCOP as well as a new £700K Third Sector Transformation Fund which will be open for bids from August this year.

The third sector has a crucial role to play in RCOP, so we hope what you read here will help to inform you about third sector developments and ways you can get involved in the Change Plan for Glasgow.

Liz McEnteeHead of External RelationsGCVS

“We all need to recognise that the way the population is changing means we cannot simply stand still.. Scotland needs to make sure we can provide services that work for older people and that the country can afford.” Scottish Government 2011

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What’s RCOP all about?Scottish people are living longer and remaining healthier into old age. By 2033 life expectancy is projected to rise to 81 years for men and 85 years for women. While this is good news, it presents significant challenges. A plan is now needed to meet the health needs of our ageing population and ensure the infrastructure to support this. Government consultation has explored how improved health and care services can be delivered for Scotland’s older people over the next twenty years.

The emerging consensus is that new approaches should:

• Focus on preventative care and community involvement

• Support people to look after their own health• Loosen dependence upon institutional care• Enable people to stay active and engaged within

their communities

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GCVS Role and Progress to DateGCVS, on behalf of Glasgow’s Third Sector Interface, has negotiated and signed off Glasgow’s Change Plan in Partnership with NHS GG&C, Glasgow City Council and Scottish Care.

To ensure a shared approach to this work, we have engaged and consulted with key third sector partners who are represented on a Third Sector Reference Group (TSRG). This group is part of the governance structure for the Change Plan.

The TSRG is chaired by GCVS and reports bi-monthly to the Glasgow Interface Third Sector Executive Committee and to the RCOP Change Plan Strategy Group. A list of the key partners represented is provided on page 4.

In addition to our role in the governance of the Change Plan we also aim to ensure the meaningful involvement of the third sector in the programme and to research the contribution of the third sector to this agenda and potential ways this can be grown.

Over the past year, the TSRG has recommended a number of key priorities including the need to:

• Research the role the sector plays in RCOP

• Develop funding opportunities to support the third sector to build capacity & bring forward demonstration projects

Details of progress in these areas is given in the rest of this bulletin.

The New Third Sector Transformation Fund The RCOP Transformation Fund will launch in July 2012 . Organisations will be able to access funding of between £20,000 and £50,000.

Specific investment will go towards projects and activities that can support Change Fund strategic priorities and can:

• Demonstrate maximised social capital

• Work to coproduction delivery models

• Deliver preventative and anticipatory services

• Build on existing effective service models

• Work in partnership to scale up proven effective

services in a wider geographical or thematic area

Please contact Gillian McCamley, RCOP Strategic Coordinator gillian.mccamley@gcvs.org.uk or on 0141 332 244 if you would like more information on any aspect of this bulletin.

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Development FundFor the next three years GCVS has secured a recurring fund of £50,000 to build the capacity of key third sector partners to engage in RCOP, demonstrate their expertise and be supported to:

• Fulfil key representational roles

• Lead on development and co-ordination

• Promote RCOP

• Consult with constituencies to build intelligence

• Implement policy and best practice

• Share information and engage in partnership

activities.

Activities Funded in 2010-11A range of RCOP activities have been funded to date including:

• Development of a RCOP consultation mechanism for Carers

• Support to enable community controlled housing association research and demonstrate the contribution of housing-led solutions to support independent living

• Pathways for Change events (supporting lifelong learning for older disabled people)

• Information sharing and consultation lead by TS partner organisations with their members

• Support to strategic partners to increase capacity to attend RCOP events, fulfil representation roles within RCOP structures and feed in expertise and knowledge

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Third Sector MappingOur research is being undertaken to gather evidence & demonstrate to health planners in the city, the third sector’s contribution to RCOP. Building upon existing Infobase intelligence, the research aims to:

• Scope the current reach of third sector services

• Identify the capacity and potential to grow more localised, community-based services

• Capture examples of good practice & opportunities for replication

• Explore & establish options for effective monitoring and evaluation

Since Jan 2012, over 200 face to face interviews have taken place, capturing information on 300+ groups & organisations contributing towards RCOP agenda. Final interviews are currently being held if you wish to participate please email samira.adris@gcvs.org.uk

Third Sector Mapping Final ReportThe report will be available later in June and will be accompanied by a series of case studies highlighting some existing good practice, innovative approaches and a range of developments being pursued.

If you are interested in your organisation being the focus for a case study please email samira.adris@gcvs.org.uk

Emerging ResultsThe research has been particularly valuable in raising third sector awareness of RCOP and of the organisations we interviewed:

88% work directly with older people

30% are aware of their current activitiescontributing towards RCOP agenda

52% recognise potential to contributetowards RCOP in coming years

We are now starting to identify key trends and themes in relation to service users, identified need, service demand, outcomes, volunteer involvement, capacity to develop & much more.

These will be shared the at the forthcoming RCOP event.

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GCVS RCOP Event 14 June 2012Come along to our Reshaping Care For Older People event to learn more about:

• Progress on the Change Plan for Glasgow & opportunities for you to get involved

• What we have learned from mapping the Third Sector’s contribution to RCOP so far

• The new £700, 000 Third Sector Transformation Fund for Glasgow which will be open for bids from mid August

When? Tuesday 14 June 2012 1 - 4pm

Where? Albany Learning & ConferenceCentre

To find out more about this FREE event and to book your place visit our website- ‘What’s On’. Note - specific workshops on the Transformation Fund will take place at the beginning of August.

RCOP ResourcesVisit our website for more information about Reshaping Care for Older People and the developments outlined in this bulletin.

• Third Sector Reference Group Members• TSRG Meeting Papers• Change Plan Documents

External Resources:• Joint Improvement Team Resource Library• Reshaping Care Workstreams• Scottish Government Website• Knowledge Network RCOP Portal

Third Sector Reference Group

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