Chinese Investments in Italy: Facing Risks and Grasping Opportunities
Challenges and opportunities facing the independent sector.
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Challenges and opportunities facing the independent sector
Challenges
Early intervention Thresholds, Assessments, and care plans Commissioning Continued growth?
Opportunities
Right-sourcing Partnerships
Early intervention
Emphasis of social work practice – keeping children in their families where it is safe and in the child’s best interests
Impact: Key reports – ‘Couldn’t care Less’ (CSJ) & ‘In Loco Parentis’ recommend early intervention and investment in preventative services
Investment: ‘Backing the future’ report (NEF) highlights that For every £1 invested in targeted services, designed to catch problems early and prevent problems from reoccurring, society benefits by between £7.60 and £9.20
Down-side: Should intervention prove ineffective problems are more complex to address
Thresholds, assessments and care planning
Thresholds - impact of cost saving & budgets and social work decisions
Quality of assessments Quality of information Emergency placements Outcomes and care planning
Commissioning
Key issue: Level playing field
Spot Purchase (with discount)Cost and volume (discount)Preferred Providers (single or consortium)Single providerOutsource part or whole of service
Quality improvement?
Cost Effectiveness?
Effective Commissioning Relationships
Key Issues Structure & process Support systems Cultural differences Threats & myths Trust & transparency Monitoring & reporting on outcomes & service
delivery
Continued growth?
Impact of Spending Review Commissioning IFA’s as a last resort Outcomes for children – placement choice 14% rise in IFA placements 11,200 in 2009 to 12,800 in 2010,
1,600 out of 3,300 Shortage of carers – ‘Bursting at the Seams’ report
(Fostering Network) Provision of appropriate placements – capacity and meeting
needs
Right-sourcing
Insourcing & outsourcing Delivering on
– Confidence & trust– Carers and placements– Staffing and infrastructure– Sustainability – price– Value for money – quality
Partnerships
Is outsourcing a threat or an opportunity?IFA acting as the local authorityDifferent delivery models – joint ventures– Private/3rd sector/LA
Summary
Intervene early but delivery has to be right Thresholds need to be appropriate and need good quality
information Establish desired outcomes at the outset and enshrine in the
care plan Commissioners need to decide what they want, form good
relationships and monitor performance and delivery of services and outcomes
Opportunities will remain to develop services Right source Our sector to develop partnerships??