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Making The Connections Project

Local Services for Local People
Holding handsIn 2006 the Mid Wales Social Care Partnership was successful in drawing down funding from the Making the Connection Improvement Fund to take forward the first year of a longer project to investigate joint health and social care delivery models appropriate for rural areas and to pilot and/or reconfigure joint service delivery model(s) in site(s) services in Mid Wales.

Project Plan

Making the Connections proposed project plan
Anticipated Time ScheduleActivity
June 06 - Sept 07

Desktop research into:

  • Facilities and Resources
  • Service Delivery Models
  • Workforce Development Issues
September 07Project planning and bid submission
October 07 - April 08Stakeholder Engagement and Set up of Pilot/Reconfiguration
April 08 – April 09Delivery of joint model and evaluation
April 09 – June 09Project Evaluation Report

Facilities and Resources Audit

Extensive research was carried out into local health and care resources and the information mapped out using GIS. To find out more and view the map click here.

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Service Delivery Model Research

Joint health and social care delivery in a rural area will undoubtedly face different issues from an urban equivalent. Existing research and examples of good practice in similar areas were sought out. Find out more.

Service Users' Research and Mid Wales Profile

This project has concentrated on the following service user groups:

  • Older People
  • Adults with Learning Disabilities
  • Carers

The attached report examines the current legislative framework, policy and research which identifies service users needs and aspirations in relation to the development of a rural care delivery model. Section 6. highlights the trends within the Mid Wales population which will influence service provision within Mid Wales.  Service User and Carer Engagement Research [1007kb] []

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Care workers

Workforce Development Issues

The process of integrating health and social care provisions may well require new skills to be learned and developed. A comparison of current skills versus the predicted skills required in a joint provision scenario was carried out. Find out more.

What Have We Learnt?

A number of learning points and areas of potential integration were revealed by the research carried out. To read more about what we learnt click here.

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Our next steps

Based on the information gathered in the research phase of this project our next steps will consist of:

  • Piloting integrated services
  • Application to draw down further funding
  • Sharing the Learning Events

Read more about our next steps.


Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Welsh Assembly Government via the Making Connections Improvement Fund for supporting the first phase of this project.

We acknowledge the contribution and support of our Steering Group Members including NLIAH, SSIA and WLGA representatives in bringing the research phase of the project to fruition.

As a result of the research programme, we became aware of other groups working in similar areas and have networked with them. We would like to thank these groups for their help and their willingness to share experiences, documentation and results.

Denbighshire County Council

Oxfordshire Social & Health Care Directorate

Cumbria County Council and Health Trust

Joint Improvement Team, Scottish Executive

Integrated Care Network – Durham

Ynys Môn Telecare Partnership

Ceredigion's CAT@H Project Group

Powys Phoenix Team

Gareth Williams of TelecareThink Tank and Kevin Doughty of the Centre for Usable Home Technologies, University of York.
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