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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? |
By the Right Services in the Right Place we mean providing as close as possible to their homes the kind of help people need to be healthy and independent. We see ourselves as enhancing people’s abilities, resilience and control over their lives and complementing their own resources with access to services. It matters that in Denbighshire we adopt an approach that builds on the strengths of individuals, families, neighbourhoods and communities by having a workforce that is competent, proactive and makes the best use of all resources.
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HOW DOES THIS FIT WITH WHAT WE KNOW? |
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Workforce planning involves making sense of the numbers, skills and competencies of all health and social care employees. Also, it involves identifying the skills and competencies Denbighshire will need so that we can deliver new and improved services. By comparing the workforce now, with the workforce we want, we can see the shortages, surpluses and the skills gaps |
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By looking closely at our services and gathering views about our priorities, we can link service and financial planning. Also, we can support multi-disciplinary learning, development and working by offering joint training. By using management information systems that are shared across health and social care we can pool information about the labour market in Denbighshire, explore ways of retaining employees and decide how many employees are and will be needed for example |
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The importance of keeping and supporting employees in work is vital to the economy and pivotal to ensuring that we have the right staff in the right place – happy and healthy staff! |
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WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR? |
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Achieved a Corporate Health Standard Award for promoting health and well-being of staff |
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Ensured that all staff working with older and disabled people have achieved their BTEC Award in the provision of community equipment |
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Signed up to a Mental Health Partnership with Conwy to create an integrated service |
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Ensured the extension of the Heart Failure Team with an additional specialist nurse, funded by the British Heart Foundation |
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Enabled the employment of generic support staff who work with the Intermediate Care Critical Response Service to support people who use both health and social care services using Joint Working Grant funds |
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Provided inter-agency training regarding the Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Child Protection, Domestic Abuse, Mental Health legislation, Moving and Handling, Continuing Health Care, and Social Work Education and Training |
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Made significant progress in enabling ‘retirement-age’ staff to continue in employment on a full or part-time basis |
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Supplemented the workforce capacity in Accident and Emergency and the cancer unit by supporting the recruitment and support of 115 volunteers. The Robins Volunteers won an Investing in Volunteers Award in 2006 and now work in all areas of the Trust |
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Improving information services for children, young people, families and staff working with children and young people |
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Created and re-energised the Health, Social Care and Well-being Workforce Development Partnership |
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Developed a Health, Social Care and Well-Being Partnership website to improve access to information |
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Established a Needs Assessment Working Group responsible for the development of the Needs Assessment |
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Established projects in Rhyl, Corwen & Denbigh which are planning local joint health and social care facilities |
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WHAT MIGHT THIS MEAN FOR YOU? |
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Health and social care staff who are better qualified with the skills and knowledge they need for the work they do |
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Bringing GP’s, community health and social services together on single sites across Denbighshire |
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Development of specialised teams made up of both health and social care staff |
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Lower level health and social care needs can be met by a single specifically trained worker |
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Happier, healthier workforce! |
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HOW WOULD THIS BENEFIT CERI'S FAMILY? |
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USEFUL CONTACTS |
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Children and Young Peoples Partnership |
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Representatives from organisations who provide services for children and young people |
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Telephone: |
01824 712900 |
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Email: |
firstcontactteam@denbighshire.gov.uk |
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Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC) |
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Promote voluntary action by helping with the provision of training, recruitment and placement of volunteers |
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Telephone: |
01824 702441 |
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Email: |
office@dvsc.co.uk |
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Website: |
http://www.dvsc.co.uk |
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