Current category: Europe
01/07/2016
Good Practice Innovation Award Submission – Caerphilly CBC.pdf – Jul-2016
This submission seeks to highlight the excellent and innovative practices that Caerphilly County Borough Council, Democratic Services have undertaken with regard to Elected Member support and seeks to demonstrate that the training and support have demonstrably improved the outcomes for our Elected Members and Caerphilly County Borough Council.
02/06/2016
Report: Commissioning Skills and Capacity Project – West Wales Pilot Assessment.pdf – Jun-2016
The Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University (IPC) was commissioned to develop an approach to assessing joint commissioning skills and capacity across social care and health for older people in Wales, and so inform the development of national resources to meet any gaps that are identified. This is the final report.
26/05/2016
Survey of Domestic Abuse Refuge Provision.pdf – May-2016
This report has been prepared for the Domestic Abuse Housing Related Support Services Modernisation Group, which has been convened by the Local Authority Homelessness and Supporting People Networks. It presents the findings of a questionnaire investigating the standard of accommodation available for people within Domestic Abuse Services.
02/05/2016
PYOG – Curriculum for Life – What contribution can youth work make to a new curriculum for Wales?.pdf – May-2016
Discussion paper introduced by PYOG on behalf of the Youth Service in local authorities in Wales which makes a contribution to the huge effort required to successfully raise our children and young people and the challenge this brings. The work cannot be carried out by schools in isolation but requires the input of a wide range of stakeholders, both from the wider education ‘family’ and communities.
03/04/2016
Domiciliary Care Workforce.pdf – Apr-2016
This is a joint Welsh Local Government Asociation and ADSS Cymru response to a Welsh Government consultation on Improving the recruitment and retention of Domiciliary Care workers in Wales.
02/04/2016
WLGA (SSIA) Children’s and Adults’ Services – Social Services Peer Review Guide.pdf – Apr-2016
This document sets out the standards for Children’s and Adults’ Services, which are used to support the Peer Review process as set out in the Social Services Peer Review Guide. The Standards are built around the following key themes: (1) Outcomes for and the experiences of, the children, young people and families or the adults who use services (2) Leadership, strategy and working together (3) Service delivery, effective practice and commissioning (4) Performance, quality and resource management.
02/04/2016
Appendix A: Commissioning Skills and Capacity Project – West Wales Assessment Framework.pdf – Apr-2016
The Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University (IPC) was commissioned to develop an approach to assessing joint commissioning skills and capacity across social care and health for older people in Wales, and so inform the development of national resources to meet any gaps that are identified. This is the assessment framework.
02/04/2016
Outcomes based commissioning in domiciliary care – A discussion paper.pdf – Apr-2016
This paper explores some of the opportunities and challenges presented by taking an outcomes-based approach to the commissioning of domiciliary care, and is intended to stimulate further discussion about how this vital range of services for people who need care and support in Wales can be further developed and improved.