1. New Directions – The Future for Day Services
Anne Melly
Praxis Care Conference
City North Hotel November 9th 2016

2. Today Context New Directions – the future for day services
What has happened so far
What are the key targets for 2017

3. Context 2008 - 2011 2011 - 2012 2012 2012 2013 Review of Day Services
Priority Issues addressed
New Directions published
2012
Transforming Lives
(Value for Money and Policy Review of Disability services in Ireland) published
New Directions Implementation Group established
2012
2013

4. Supports responsive, flexible and tailored to individual need.
New Directions
Quality,
Person Centred, Community Integrated Supports respecting each individual as a citizen of the state.
Supports responsive, flexible and tailored to individual need.
A radical shift from “segregated”, “programmed” services to “integrated” and “personalised” supports.

5. The Future for Day Services

6. New Directions Supports

7. New Directions Supports

8. New Directions Supports

9. New Directions – Recommendations
Change Management
Policy into Action
Capacity for Person Centredness
Clarify HSE Role in Work/ Employment
Planning, Monitoring & Quality Assuring
Aligning funding

10. Change Management – What has Happened So Far
Benchmarking Exercise by all Service providers in 2015
Learning Event Demonstrations of Change.
Service Location Paper.
Communication Plan
- Bulletin / Website

11. Policy Into Action - What Has Happened So Far
National Implementation Group
Liaise with NCSE
Stakeholder in Implementation of Comprehensive Employment Strategy

12. – What has Happened So Far
Capacity for Person Centredness
– What has Happened So Far
Development of Person Centred framework
(in progress)
Current Models in Practice
Literature Review
Case Studies
Development of Training Pack for all stakeholders

13. Clarify HSE Role in Work and Employment – What has Happened So Far
No New Work/ Employment developments funded by HSE
Support for Accessing Vocational Training and Work Opportunities
RT Programmes – work experience continues
Comprehensive Employment Strategy – cross departmental group

14. Planning, Monitoring and Quality Assuring – What has Happened So Far
Interim Standards developed
Interim Standards ratified by HSE
Consultation and Advice by HIQA
Paper – developing an Independent Guidance Service under consideration
Attending to tracking the change – data collection

15. Aligning Funding – What has Happened So Far
Collation of Service Arrangements
Secure funding for school leavers
Track funding for school leavers
Profiling of need to allocate funding on needs basis and not population

16. Key Targets 2017 CHO Implementation Structure
Identify change / reconfiguration
RT – Develop transition and PCP programmes
Analysis of current resource allocated for day service provision
Provision of new services to school leavers in line with New Directions
Implementation of Person Centred Planning Framework
CHO Implementation Structure
Implementation of Interim Standards
- Self Assessment
- Quality Improvement Plan
- Identification of gaps

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