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The latest SMART Governance Network Newsletter

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SMART Governance Network News

November 2008

News Digest of the SMART Governance Network

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In this issue

* Achieving world class public services
* Mobile working successes: Online TV Programmes
* Early Years Foundation Stage
* Framework for Third Sector participation in Local Strategic Partnerships
* Local Performance Framework - Roles
* JSNA Core Data Set* 16-18 and Post-19 Funding Transfer Bulletins
* Personalisation of Adult Social Care in Rural Areas
* National Indicators - Consultation on deferred indicators
* South Norfolk recruits chief exec on Youtube
* Planning and partnerships
* Councillors' guide to creating quality public spaces
* Lifting the burdens on health and social care
* Contact details

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ACHIEVING WORLD CLASS PUBLIC SERVICES

The Cabinet Office has published 'Excellence and fairness: Achieving world class public services'.

The paper describes the characteristics of world class public services as:
* Delivering excellent outcomes
* Offering personalised approaches
* Being fair and equitable
* Offering good value for money

The common lessons from high-performing services are said to be:
* Citizens are empowered to shape the services they receive
* Public service professionals act as the catalysts of change
* Government provides strategic leadership.

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/~/media/assets/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/strategy/publications/new_excellence_report%20pdf.ashx

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MOBILE WORKING SUCCESSES: ONLINE TV PROGRAMME

The latest online tv topic is mobile working. The headline is "25% improvement in efficiency and productivity".

Discussion forum includes:

* Ian Laughton, Director of Nomad
* Jacky Scobell, ICT Strategy Manager, Kent County Council
* Prof.Gary Smith, Consultant, Critical Care, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

* Prof. Iain Carpenter, Human Ageing, Kent University Centre for Health Studies
* Steve Reynolds, Deputy Chair, Mobile Data Association
* Chris Chant, Chief Information Technology Officer, DEFRA

Case studies:
* Social Care Staff Go Mobile in Barking & Dagenham and Havering
* Kent Mobile Working: Delivering joined-up services for Older People
* Waltham Forest achieves savings with flexible working strategy
* Cambridgeshire enables flexible working with new telephony VoIP solution
* Mobile tasking system increases productivity for Beds Police
* Bradford Housing Trust Increases Productivity in Repairs with Mobile Working
* Wakefield Mobilises Social Care
* Lewisham Transforms Building Services with Mobile

Programmes (require registration) at:
http://www.localgov.tv/cgi-bin/details.pl?action=pre&id=155

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EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE

The Early Years Foundation Stage takes effect from this month.

The 'Everything you need to know about EYFS' document includes a 'Myth Buster' which tackles a range of myths about EYFS including:

* Myth: The development of the EYFS is not based on any research or evidence
* Myth: The EYFS is going to place a huge bureaucratic demand on nurseries and childminders and they will waste time on it, that they could be spending playing with children
* Myth: The EYFS pushes children into formal learning when they are too young
* Myth: The EYFS removes parents' right to choose the sort of provision they want for their children

Details at:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/publications/eyfs/downloads/DCSF-EYFS_Media_Pack.pdf

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FRAMEWORK FOR THIRD SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

This document provides a set of seven guiding principles to help the local third sector to organise itself and maximise the impact of its voice on Local Strategic Partnerships and other partnerships.

The Principles are:
* Accountability - clearly defined responsibilities for all decisions and actions
* Equality - place equality, diversity and inclusiveness at the core of what you do
* Leadership - the sector's representatives will need to think and act strategically
* Openness - be as open as possible in all your dealings and relationships
* Purpose - be clear about the local sector's objectives and support them with a strong evidence base
* Sustainability - ensuring the continuation of the collective voice
* Values - identify and build on the values of the local sector

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/923277.pdf

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LOCAL PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK - ROLES

The roles of councils, Local Strategic Partnerships, Government Offices, Inspectorates and central government departments in the Local Performance Framework are set out in this online document from the Department for Communities and Local Government.

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/906952.pdf

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JSNA CORE DATA SET

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) core dataset is now available
at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_086676

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16-18 AND POST-19 FUNDING TRANSFER BULLETINS

Bulletins are to be provided on the transfer of responsibilities and
resources from the Learning and Skills Council to Local Authorities

First Bulletin at:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19/index.cfm?go=site.home&sid=51&pid=426&ctype=NEWSLETTER&ptype=Single

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PERSONALISATION OF ADULT SOCIAL CARE IN RURAL AREAS

An interesting report on the implications of personalisation of adult social
care in the countryside:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/CRC%2078%20Adult%20Social%20Care.pdf

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NATIONAL INDICATORS - CONSULTATION ON DEFERRED INDICATORS

The following three indicators, which support outcomes for Adult health and wellbeing, have proposals for changing the definition and/or method for measuring the indicator from April 2009:
* NI 123 Stopping smoking
* NI 130 Social care clients receiving Self Directed Support per 100,000 pop'n
* NI 137 Healthy life expectancy at age 65Deferred indicators subject to consultation

The introduction of the following 10 indicators was deferred until 2009/10:
Safer Communities:
* NI 26 Specialist support to victims of a serious sexual offence
* NI 32 Repeat incidents of domestic violence
* NI 38 Drug-related (Class A) offending rate
Children & Young People:
* NI 54 Service for disabled children
* NI 57 Children and young people's participation in high-quality PE and sport
* NI 71 Children who have run away from home/care overnight
* NI 199 Play
Adult health and wellbeing:
* NI 127 Self reported experience of social care users
* NI 128 User reported measure of respect and dignity in their treatment Environmental sustainability
* NI 190 Achievement in meeting standards for the control system for animal health

Consultation document at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/963006.pdf

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SOUTH NORFOLK RECRUITS CHIEF EXEC ON YOUTUBE

The Leader of South Norfolk District Council, Cllr John Fuller, fronts a Youtube video seeking to recruit their new chief executive.

Youtube job advert at:
http://www.youtube.com/SouthNorfolkCouncil

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PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS

A report from the Planning Advisory service 'Plan and deliver: How planners are working in partnership to create better places' includes a range of case studies and reports common lessons including:
* implement corporate and community priorities
* create organisational structures that facilitate project delivery
* build a culture of working in partnership

Case studies:
* New England Quarter, Brighton and Hove City Council
* Primary Schools Capital Investment Programme, London Borough of Barnet
* EC1 New Deal for Communities, London Borough of Islington
* Laycock Street development, London Borough of Islington
* Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership, Plymouth City Council
* Gold Route, Sheffield City Council

Report at:
http://www.pas.gov.uk/

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COUNCILLORS' GUIDE TO CREATING QUALITY PUBLIC SPACES

This guide is made up of a series of thematic case studies, based around key issues:
* Making savings and working more efficiently
* Building partnerships
* Dealing with transient populations
* Educating the public
* Working with private land and property owners

Guide at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/915722.pdf

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LIFTING THE BURDENS ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

The Lifting the Burdens Task Force Review was led by Chief Executive of London Borough of Camden, Moira Gibb. It focuses on those burdens that are a direct result of the local government/Department of Health relationship as well as those that emanate from the Commission for Social Care, and makes recommendations in the areas of:

* Information for performance monitoring, management and assessment
* Service and regulatory inspection
* Regional working to support performance improvement
* Supporting people
* Enhancers and inhibitors to partnership working

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/507390/pdf/953096

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