Sarah Callaghan, Director of Education and
Skills, Lancashire County Council, and Zoe Richards, Senior
Programme Manager for SEND, Lancashire and South Cumbria and Hilary
Fordham, Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG),
introduced the item.
It was noted that the first monitoring visit
had taken place, as shown in the report and monthly reports would
be produced for the Committee containing the progress made for each
action since the last meeting of the Committee. The report for this
meeting was in reference to progress made to the actions for
October and November 2020
Each action in the report were taken in turn
and members' provided comments to each action:
Action One: Leaders'
Understanding of Local Area
In terms of Action One, the following key
messages were noted:
- Good progress had
been made with regard to the leaders' understanding of the local
area and that the new SEND Partnership Manager and Local Officer
Development Officer posts, jointly funded by Lancashire County
Council and the NHS, would both commence their employment on 4
January.
- A joint County
Council/Health data team had been established and strong scrutiny
and challenge processes are in place, including the data dashboard,
which is currently being developed. The Personal Outcomes
Evaluation Tool (POET) survey had now been reviewed and the
relevant action was being taken. The survey Monkey Quiz was
being developed and the agreed focus of support was in place.
- A feedback mechanism
would be piloted from January and most health providers within the
Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint have engaged with the Data
Quality Improvement Programme.
Members' requested that a key of the colours
used for Red – Amber – Green (RAG) ratings should be
included in the document, along with a glossary of abbreviations
and terms. The report should also be amended to identify which key
milestones referred to which of the particular priorities.
Action Two: Joint
Commissioning
In terms of Action Two, the following key
messages were noted:
- A report had been
sent to the Children and Young People's Commissioning Network,
which looks at the strategic element of commissioning arrangements
across Lancashire and South Cumbria, and a Lancashire Commissioning
Group, which considers tactical arrangements particular to the
county, have recently been convened. School Nurse
Practitioner Workshops had been held in November and December and
the Special School Nursing Task Group had been reconvened. A review
of Specialist Children's Nursing Services had also been completed,
with parent and carers asked for feedback. Continence policy
arrangements had also been reviewed and would shortly be sent out
to stakeholders.
- All key milestones
for this quarter are on target and progressing well but it was
noted that the implications of the response to Covid-19 had made an
impact on the commissioning capacity.
Action Three: Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Pathway
In terms of Action Three, the following key
messages were noted:
- All providers and
Clinical Commissioning Groups had engaged in a recovery plan
approach and a request for recovery plan funding had been made to
the Integrated Care System for ...
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