Centre Details
Disability
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Centre Plan
Team Plan 2006-07
Primary Role: Strategic aim is to enable people to stay in their own homes. Clients are people with acquired physical disabilities who have long term chronic conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke and Head injury. Clients may also have some other psychosocial issues such as depression, carer under stress etc. We provide a wide range of rehabilitative, therapeutic and social supports in both centre and community settings.
Operations |
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| Key Objectives | Key Tasks/Timescales | Monitoring Methods |
| Develop/pilot more flexible activity programme model | Design and implement new model - Oct 06 | Ongoing feedback from staff and clients - final evaluation in June 07 |
| Continue development of community rehab model | Community rehab goal for individual clients identified, input given then monitor. Oct 06 on | Numbers of clients achieving goal. |
| Pilot local area co-ordinator model in one local area | Initial pilot by Jan 07 | No. of clients achieving community connection |
| Further develop satellite group activity model | Ongoing development. Aim to have 2nd self-financing group by June 07. Explore options for 3rd group | 2nd group becomes self-financing infrastructure for 3rd group |
| Pilot evening activity project in conjunction with vol org | Initial plan by Jan 07 | Setting up of group |
| Pilot/study physiotherapy needs of clients -MS -Stroke | Setup studies by Jan 07 | Measure results of pilot (before/after) produce report |
| Develop "sth Edinburgh partnership" voluntary organisation. | Strengthen organisation Attract funding for projects eg advocacy, therapy etc | Expansion of oragnisations role |
Policy |
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| Key Objectives | Key Tasks/Timescales | Monitoring Methods |
| Review of the role of centre/aims and objectives. Includes defintion of therapeutic, rehabilitation and respite models/packages | Major staff event - Dec 06. Possibly followed by further events involving clients carers | Date set and event run |
| Develop Centre role in relation to and contribute to pan Lothian strategy. Includes liaison with MCNs and pilot projects. | Pilot projects with MSNs (see opeations) Defined our role in relation to therapeutic and rehabilitative models -07 on | Definition or roles Acknowledgement in MCN structure |
| Explore dependency models with a view to developing measurable inputs for specific clients | Develop system (based on assessment/need) to link staff input to needs of clients Jan 07 on | Development of system to be piloted/implemented |
Administration |
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| Key Objectives | Key Tasks/Timescales | Monitoring Methods |
| Have comprehensive risk assessments in place for all aspects of Centre | - general risk assessments by Nov 06 |
Completion of risk assessment system - ongoing monitoring |
| Participate in "best value" exercise which involves benchmarking our service against other similar ones | participate in process, focus groups, questionaires etc by Dec 06 | Completion of process Completion of report |
| Continued development of Personal Plan for clients plus Effective review system | complete 6th version of personal plan - Dec 06 reviews ongoing | Completion of 6th version. Each client to be reviewed |
| Explore "direct referrals" | Liase with practive teams Dec 06. Meeting with finance by Jan 07 | Accuracy of oracle printouts |
| Resolve budget discrepancies, ensure accuracy of Oracle budget management system | Meetings with finance By Jan 07 |
Accuracy of Oracle printouts |
| Encourage uptake of ILF/Direct payments when appropriate. | Identify appropriate clients Liase with relevant agencies. Ongoing | Measure of number of clients taking up this option |
Building |
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| Key Objectives | Key Tasks/Timescales | Monitoring Methods |
| Improve access path to garden | Army to undertake as community project - Oct 06 | Task completion |
| Develop new activity room (from old woodwork room) | Staff/volunteers to redevelop - Nov 06 | Task completion |
| Attract additional funding for garden project | Design project to attract funding - Jan 07 | Project in place |
| Further develop coffee bar. Link to health living | Strategy to link coffee bar to healthy living agenda Nov 06 | Strategy in place and implemented |
| Change structure re cleaners | Explore options | New structure in place |
Apply pressure on dept for - Roof replacement (sth side) |
Ensure property reps are aware of issues ongoing | Task completion |
Management |
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| Key Objectives | Key Tasks/Timescales | Monitoring Methods |
| Implement PRD staff supervision system | All staff to have initial meeting by Dec 06 | Evidence of meetings and regular supervision |
| Carry out Training Needs Analysis for all staff | Organise event following "centre role" event - spring 07 | Each member of staff to have printed plan |
| Persue "restructure of management" for disability services-area co-ordinator model | Resurrect model with line managers - November 06 | Passed up the line (again) to senior management |
| Pilot -PA supervision/support system | Identify scale of gap. Provide supervision for PA - Oct 06 | Measure success of intervention |
