What is happening?• Reforms to care and support services set out in law• Changes to be made by April 2015 (funding reform April 2016)• Some new in law, some update existing law & others are

already policy – opportunity to get better at what we already do• Significant changes to the funding of care and support• National consultation on draft regulations and guidance• Local implementation project in place to deliver change• Impact analysis• Delivery and resource plans in development• Informing key partners and stakeholders of changes• The reforms strongly support the responsibilities and objectives

of the Health & Wellbeing Board and its Strategy

The Care ActBriefing for Health & Wellbeing Board

June 2014

Implications for Sheffield• We will have to have care and support services that:

– Promote the health and wellbeing of people of Sheffield– Prevent needs and support people to stay independent in their

community– Put the person at the centre of the process– Promote diversity and quality– Provide information and advice that is personal– Promote integration of care and support services with health– Successfully manage the transition from childhood to adulthood– Keep people safe

• Better information and advice on care and support• Better internal cooperation between adult services, children’s

services, housing and public health• A platform for integration of services with health• Ensure we understand the impact of the changes on our customers

and our staff and how best to deliver them

Implications for Health and Wellbeing Board

Links to Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy• Duty to consider a person’s health and wellbeing• Provide care closer to people’s homes• Person centred approach to care• Focus on prevention• Information and advice• Provides the legal framework for health and social

care integration

Implications for Better Care Fund

• The aims of the Better Care Fund align with the principles in the Care Act

• The Commissioning workstreams align with what the Care Act aims to deliver

• The financial implications of the Care Act will impact pooled budgets

What will it mean for the people of Sheffield?

• It will be easier for you to find relevant information and advice about care and support

• When talking to you about your care and support we will focus on your wellbeing and the outcomes you want to achieve

• We will help you maintain your independence• You will be in control of how your care and support is provided• We will make it easy for you to understand how we work

including how much it will cost you for your care and support• There will be a range of provision that meet can meet your

needs• There will be a stronger focus on the needs of carers• Health, social care and other services will have to work better

together to support you• Some people will have to spend less of their own money on their

care and support

Department of Health Consultation

• The consultation on the draft guidance and regulations was launched on 06 June

• http://careandsupportregs.dh.gov.uk/• The project is coordinating a local response from

Sheffield City Council• We invite the Health and Wellbeing Board to

respond to the national consultation• The guidance is broken down into sections and

comments can be made through a series of questions posed by DH

• You have until 15 August to comment