A better place
Jackie MouldDirector Be Birmingham
Third Sector Assembly, Annual Conference
One way to respond is to pull up the drawbridge …
Another is to move to greater collaboration
Gangs
Early intervention
Learning disability
Mental health
Drugs and alcohol
Community demonstrator
Council and LSP
1. UNDERTAKING A STRATEGIC REVIEW OF PRIORITIES
What is this?: Priority setting beginning with discussion at Exec Board Priorities for next 5 years that will:
•Enable progression towards 5 strategic outcomes•Where we can make a real impact using existing resources and expertise•Only be achieved through joint working across agencies•Plan for Engagement with elected members to be agreed
Progress: •Summit in July to explore Total Place and vision 2026 priorities further, detailed work during summer and summit in autumn to finalise
2. REVIEWING THE GOVERNANCE & PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE FUTURE
What is this?: This action will develop proposals for partnership working post-2011. Total Place values and principles, strengthened Governance and resource implicationsProgress:Future role of LSPDraw up proposals for role, values and principles to underpin Total Place approachMore robust governance arrangements with a greater Elected Member accountability discussions with scrutinyRevamped board, and collaborative leadership network
3. DEVELOPING BEHAVIOUR & CULTURE CHANGE
What is this?: Building on the work that is taking place with the Executive Board around partnership behaviours, the Leadership for Change programme will be focussing on the behaviour and culture change that will be required to embed a Total Place way of workingProgress: • Leadership for Change programme started 26th May•100 participants•Leadership for change programme underway , 100 participantsInitial meeting of HR Directors• Proposals to develop public sector workforce development model
4. DEVELOPING THE PRINCIPLE OF A 'BUDGET FOR BIRMINGHAM'
What is this?: To develop the concept of a budget for Birmingham working with partners to identify more efficient ways of working, and establishing value for money criteria Progress: Establishing a Total Place Core Finance Team, meeting to develop a workplan for approval by Executive Board Initially covering issues such as:
•Revisiting Public Expenditure and Investment study•comparing financial strategies across partner agencies•Matching investment to agreed priorities
5. SHARING SERVICES
What is this?: This assignment will explore and identify potential areas where partners could collaborate around
sharing services to save money and improve quality of service delivery.
Progress: First meeting of Partners 28th May - Immediate ‘quick win’ opportunities identified:
• The City Council postal service • Energy supply• Telephone services• Payroll• initial meeting held with PCT’s WM Police , WM fire service and BCC• procurement officers to identify opportunities for collaboration, workshop to be held to explore
customer interface services, service mapping to be undertaken• further meeting in 2 months to review progress
6. DEVELOP A SHARED INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION
What is this?: Work to improve greatly the quality of evidence used in selecting priorities, making investment choices and estimating impacts of our work on people’s lives and budgets. A feature of the Birmingham approach will be collecting less data of a higher quality and doing more with that data.
Progress: Cross agency project board established, stocktake of current arrangements underway, initial meetings with HMT and Manchester CC on cost-benefit work, strategic framework drafted by DoPH, working with Steve Aos (Washington State Institute) to develop UK-based model of prevention.
7. APPLYING A TOTAL PLACE APPROACH TO CAPITAL PROJECTS
What is this?: The examination of the existing capital and investment infrastructure together with wider planning arrangements to find efficiency and effectiveness gains through greater synergy
Progress: Scoping meeting scheduled for 23rd June
8. DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN A MORE JOINED UP AND CO-ORDINATED WAY
What is this?: This workstream will improve the identification of and assistance given to high demand or high need families.
Progress: Initial cross-sector scoping meeting arranged for 7th July.
9. PILOT PROJECTS
• Total Community • Board Champion: Sophia Christie
• Drugs & Alcohol• Board Champion: Jason Lowther
Learning Disabilities• Board Champion: Moira Dumma
• Mental Health• Board Champion: Peter Hay
Four Themes developed from the original pilot
10. DEVELOPING A JOINT APPROACH TO LOCALISM/ NEIGHBOURHOOD WORKING
What is this?: This workstream will build on the ‘neighbourhood approach’, with greater collaboration between agencies and involvement of communities and community organisations in local service delivery. (Big Society for Birmingham)
Progress: Consultation process under way