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The P#rpose o! the Strateg

The purpose of the strategy is to have a five year strategic plan for thedevelopment and improvement of Short Break services in the local area. Thisincludes Leicestershire County Council, Rutland County Council and the NHS.ur intention is to !ork !ithin the national policy frame!orks, linking these tolocal priorities and the availa"ility of resources at a local level. The strategytakes account of the different needs that are found across Leicestershire andRutland, and set out in this five year plan.

-hat do $e mean ' Short Brea"s.

# Short Break is responsive to people using services, parents and familycarers circumstances !hich are regular and relia"le. $t is for parents andfamily carers to get a complete "reak and for people !ith learning disa"ilitiesto get an en%oya"le "reak !ith real opportunities and choices.

Short Breaks should "e fun and en%oya"le, support people !ith learningdisa"ilities to "e part of the community and provide opportunities to do ne!and different things. They should "e easy to get, especially in an emergency,no matter !hat day or time it is.

The o#tcomes $e $ant to achieve

The Short Breaks Strategy aims to "uild on and reflect the re&uirements ofcurrent and future Short Breaks provision "y taking into account !hat peopleusing services, parents and family carers have told us !ould help supportthem. 'eople !ant Short Breaks that(

Have a single point of access to Health and Social Care Short Breaks

#re person centred

)nsure health care needs are met !herever individuals are staying.

There is good information is availa"le a"out Short Break services

$s responsive to cultural and religious needs $s a positive e*perience through choice and control, social inclusion and

increased independence.

Ho$ $ill $e meas#re o#tcomes.

The + key outcomes from ur Health, ur Care, ur Say- provides anapproach to measure the outcomes !hich are significant in telling us a"outpeoples e*perience of their short "reaks. These !ill "e measured "y most ofthe follo!ing(

$mprove health and emotional !ell"eing $mprove &uality of life

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Support adults in making a positive contri"ution 3ake a commitment to providing greater choice and control

)nsure freedom from discrimination

$mprove economic !ell"eing 'romote personal dignity

-hat do $e "no$ a'o#t o#r e/isting short 'rea"s provision.

#t present there are t!o !ays that Short Breaks are arranged and it has "eenrecognised that services need to "e arranged in a !ay that ensures people4shealth and social care needs are met in the communities !here they live.

#nalysis of the current provision has sho!n that there are four options andservices availa"le, !hich consist of(

Building "ased residential care,

Community opportunities #dult placement services

/irect payments.

# detailed consultation !as undertaken using a &uestionnaire and focusgroups a"out current and future short "reaks options involving adults !ithlearning disa"ilities, parent and family carers.

The response to the &uestionnaire has told us !hat type of Short Breakservices !ould most meet the needs of service users, parents and familycarers. The follo!ing are the preferred choices for short "reak options5

Shared Holiday Breaks for adults !ith learning disa"ilities 67 !ith family

)mergency Short Breaks

Community pportunities 8previously called /ay Services9

Supported Holiday Breaks for adults !ith learning disa"ilities in the 67

!ith friends

/irected 'ayments

Building "ased residential care

Befriending Schemes

Support at home

The &uestionnaire also told us that adults !ith learning disa"ilities, parentsand family carers !ant the a"ility to mi* and match their Short Break package,"y "eing a"le to e*plore and e*perience more innovative options to meet a!ider range of their outcomes !hilst still having the more traditional types ofShort Breaks availa"le.

Ho$ this can 'e achieved.

The future of short "reaks provisions !ill no! focus more on individual

outcomes to deliver &uality services according to need and choice. The

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/elivery #ction 'lan 8appendi* ;9 sets out the key delivery areas to achieve"etter outcomes for service users through the follo!ing actions(

Consider Community pportunities as part of an integrated support or

care package for Short Breaks.

Build the capacity of community services such as li"rary services,

s!imming pools, gyms and clu"s to open !ider opportunities and supportsfor short social and leisure "reaks.

3a*imi'ersonalisation #genda4 !ill ena"le people !ith learning disa"ilities

and their family carers to have more choice over their service and controlover their allocated money.

Commissioners to shape the market in order to make availa"le options

and services "ased on the choices to meet the needs of those accessingthe service.

/evelop in partnership !ith the City the availa"ility of culturally appropriate

services in response to the needs of the B3) community.

)nsuring that people !ho need short "reaks are offered a choice of

services and the opportunity to determine their o!n support through theuse of direct payments and individualised "udgets.

$n addition !e !ill continue to !ork in partnership !ith Leicester City Counciland the NHS as !e have already undertaken a %oint revie! of Short Breakservices !hich has identified a num"er of key areas in !hich partners can!ork together to make the "est use of resources and achieve added value forpeople !ith learning disa"ilities and carers. These are areas !here !e !ill%ointly commission(

Specialist learning disa"ility health staff to provide a peripatetic service tosupport other services across the Counties and the City.

Services that can respond to the needs of people !ith learning disa"ilities

and carers in emergency or crisis situations

Short Breaks to meet the needs of people from Black and 3inority )thnic

groups.

Trends in pop#lation and reso#rces implications

$ncreasing population trends in young people coming through to adult4sservices !ithin a : year period, the forecast sho!s that the intake through

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transition is similar for the ne*t three years ranging from 2? in 1@@A do!n to21 in 1@. There is an ageing population of carers and people !ith learningdisa"ilities are living longer. This increase means that, in order to meet needsthe level of options for Short Breaks that is availa"le needs to increase.The total resources spent in 1@@+1@@? amounted to D1,+,?1+. The ta"le

"elo! sho!s the level of revenue invested "y the local authorities and theprimary care trust, through L'T4s service level agreement in current short"reaks.

Reso#rces ())01)2 Reven#e

Leicestershire CountyCouncil

D,+?:,:;8inc. income from health,

LCC and service users9

Rutland CountyCouncil

D,E2@

NHS Leicestershire F

Rutland F L'T

D,1EA,++

Total 345+426(*+

This does mean that !e !ill need to use some of our e*isting resources moreeffectively in order to increase capacity 8for e*ample #dult 'lacementServices are more cost effective than residential services9, the overall level ofinvestment in Short Break services !ill need to demonstrate value for moneyand move to!ards choice, opportunities and individualised "udgets.

This method of delivery is in line !ith the !ider programme for implementationof the 'ersonalisation #dult Social Care in 1@@A across the authorities. Githinthis implementation a ne! system for the allocation of funds !ill take place!ith departments developing to!ards a more self=directed system.

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