Learning from one area applied to another

Toby PriceLB SuttonJuly 2010

Sutton Disability Partnership for Children and Young PeopleImproving the lives of disabled children and young people, and their families

Evidence of “success”

Processes and care pathways that work

Fewer bottlenecks, faster access to services

Less reactive, crisis-driven service provision

Fewer disabled children coming into care

Feedback from parents, children and young people Disabled children increasingly seen as “everybody’s business”

But ….. TRANSITION!

Inherently difficult life-change for families

Structures that don’t match up Different funding streams Different legislation Different priorities Different policies Multiple cultures Strongly held, conflicting beliefs

Transition Partnership Board

Young

people

Transition one year on

Better understanding Vision and Principles ProtocolTransition health check big

issues affecting outcomes we agree we must tackle

Question

As LAs and PCTs focus on cutting spending, will the arrangements we have all developed for partnership and participation (a) survive and (b) continue to serve a purpose?

Current threats to Partnership and Participation

Retreat to silos: from collaboration to cost-shunting

Participation costs money but is not core business

Savings not optional – so why consult?

Power relationships laid bare Mindset shifts from “involve in

decisions” to “manage expectations”