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Provider Briefing and Update

Alan Willmott

Learning DisabilityNetwork Meeting 13th September 2011

Funding for Training 2011-12

Surrey Care Association Ltd

www.surreycare.org.uk Department of Health via SfC - Replaces TSI ongoing professional development of staff in

adult social care through vocational qualifications

NVQ units completed (assessed and verified) after 1 January 2011 and before 30 September 2011 can be claimed for

SCA require all NVQ units to be in by Oct 3rd

QCF units can be claimed throughout the 2011/12 funding year

Workforce Development Fund

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Workforce Development Fund

Completed NVQ units to 30th Sept = £75

Completed units on the QCF- SfC allocate £10 per credit- QCF units made up of several credits- SCA will accept minimum claim of 8 credits

(completed units)- Payment to employers = £74 for 8 credits

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Workforce Development Fund

Health & Social Care Level 2 Diploma = 46 credits (£425.50)

Health & Social Care Level 3 Diploma = 58 credits (£536.50)

Smaller qualifications on the QCF e.g. Level 2 Award Supporting Individuals with LDis Level 2 Certificate Supporting Individuals with LDis Level 3 Award Supporting Individuals with LDis Level 3 Certificate Supporting Individuals with LDis

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WDF Eligible Units Priorities for 2011-12:• dementia • end of life • learning disabilities • safeguarding • Management Extensive range of units on the QCF Mandatory units for Level 2 and 3 Health and

Social Care diplomas – relate to CIS

www.surreycare.org.uk All adult social care providing establishments can claim Administered through employer led partnerships SCA lead partner for WDF in Surrey, Brighton and Hoveand E. Sussex Requires a new fully completed WDF partnershipmembership form for each individual member – 1 perestablishment NMDS requirements: - NMDS Organisation record completed and updated after April 1st 2011- Fully completed employee records for 90% employees- Exceptions if partners met 2010-11 requirements –eligible until 30th Sept

WDF: Employer Eligibility

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WDF: Evidence Requirements For all QCF / NVQ units - Unit summary sheet

(from the assessment centre or awarding body)

• NVQ units must be assessed and verified between 1st January 2011 and 30th September 2011

• All dates for QCF units must be between 1 January 2011 and 16 March 2012.• Fully completed WDF partnership form• Met NMDS requirements and have NMDS-SC

unique reference number

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Likely that claims process will include following

elements• Employer/Company Details Form • Claim Form – now simplified • BACs Form• Supporting Evidence

Adult Social Care Grant 2011-12

Training that will be eligible for a contribution from the ASCG currently being reviewed in light of new WDF

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Feedback from

The Future of Learning Disability CareConference 8th September

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Presentations:

Sheila Scott OBE – Chair National Care AssociationProvider Perspective

Shaun O’Leary – Exec. Head of Adults and SafeguardingCommissioner Perspective

Steve Strong - NDTI and Sarah Maquire – Director of Quality Choice SupportFeeling Settled: Changing a service from Res Care to SL

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Housing Benefit ConsultationKey Points/Feedback from event

Consultation opened 19th July closes 9th Oct.

Why?Gov states HB for people in Supported Housing not workingIssues around “exempt” status conflicting with SL requirementsComplexity etc.

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Proposals:Calculated in simpler ways“Cost neutral” not cost cuttingIntend that private landlords can access same level as NfP landlords2 Categories for non registered Providersa) People in Conventional Supported Housingb) People with more specific housing needsRegistered Providers – no real change

Concerns:Simplification fails to acknowledge different costs.Whole range of uncertainties and potential dangers with little detailgiven as to how will work.General consensus that there is not enough detail to form real opinionon proposals.Fear around “typical” costs Vs “actual” potential to be cuts in reality

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Other News

The Low Review:Personal Mobility in State-Funded Residential CareCall for Evidencehttp://lowreview.org.uk/

The review invites anyone with an interest, particularly peopleliving in state funded residential care, care home providers andlocal authorities,to share their views and insights on how personal mobility needsare met for people living in residential care.

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Learning Disability Coalition response to ODI reporton Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. In 2009, the UK signed the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities which aims tomake sure that disabled people are treated in the same way as everyone else. This year the Government must report back to the UN about how well it has put theConvention into practice. The Office for Disability Issues has put together a draft report on theGovernment’s progress, which the Learning Disability Coalition has responded to.

http://www.learningdisabilitycoalition.org.uk/latestnews.asp

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) haspublished the results of its inquiry into disability-related harassment.New figures released in September showed that disability hate crimes rose by morethan a fifth in 2010. Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, police recorded 1,569incidents in which the victim thought the alleged crime was motivated by their disability,compared with just 1,294 in 2009.Mencap – Stand by Me Campaign contact your MP

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http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/mca/index.asp