South West HUB Year one overview Janeine Barrett North Ayrshire Council

Structure  5 Local Authorities  Meet monthly/6 weekly  Structured agenda  All meetings minuted  Shared responsibility  SHBVN administration  Sub groups for focussed work

Outcomes  All five LA’s will meet 2012 target  Working towards a “HUB” brand (HO guide, leaflets, website)  Housing options presentations and workshops  Programme of job shadowing  Suite of cross authority training identified  Commissioning of joint training undertaken  Benchmarking and sharing of published data  Joint funding bid made  Shared practice and response to service development  Self evaluation audit framework being developed

Benefits / drawbacks  “Thank god it’s not just us!”  Shared practice  Shared resources  Changing culture  Staff confidence and learning  Better outcomes  Widening experience and understanding of national issues  Confidence in approach  It is a lot of work  Requires shared commitment

Why it works for us  Trust  Respect of differences  Regular meetings  Co-ordinated and organised  Live agenda  Shared responsibility  Outcome focussed  Can do attitude and commitment