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CCPS conference 2010

 

SCOTLAND’S LEADING CARE AND SUPPORT CONFERENCE

Stick, Twist or Fold? Gambling on the future of care and support

Dunblane, 25-26 November 2010

CCPS's 2010 conference faced up to the three powerful influences likely to re-shape social care and support in the 21st century: rapidly growing demand, a radically reduced resource base, and a clear consensus for re-design and personalisation.

On day one of the conference, delegates first heard from Annie Gunner Logan [ppt-2.58MB], Director of CCPS, who outlined the challenges facing providers in an uncertain future.  Tris Lumley [ppt-1.34MB], Head of Strategy at New Philanthropy Capital, then advised providers on how evidencing their impact, and using performance information effectively, might help them through the challenging times ahead.

The highlight of Thursday's sessions for many delegates was the Carnegie Challenge debate, where leading public policy thinkers and commentators debated current issues around the big society, co-production, cuts in public spending and innovation in public services.  Panellists at this session were Anna Coote, Head of Social Policy at New Economics Foundation, Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of RSA and Jim McCormick, Scotland Advisor to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Martyn Evans, Chief Executive of Carnegie UK Trust, who also sponsored the debate, expertly chaired the session.

After lunch, delegates split into five parallel sessions, looking at provider-led service and system re-design.  Breakouts covered:

• Maximising community, family and volunteer resources: new ways to use Self-Directed Support [ppt-4.07MB]
• Positive conditionality: a new way to incentivise and encourage participation [ppt-1.26MB]
• Collaborating for better outcomes: how the creation of frameworks can support effective partnership working [ppt-1.26MB]
• The use, development and ethics of telecare systems [ppt-1.08MB]
• Adapting to Direct Payments: new roles for provider organisations [ppt-7.66MB]

The final session of the day was the Great Debate, where the following motions were hotly contested:

• A ‘full house’ or ‘no hand’ – what does personalisation offer the care and support workforce?
  Full house: Sam Smith, Director, C-Change for Inclusion. No hand: Simon Macfarlane, Regional Organiser, UNISON
• Cutting the deck – are cuts in public spending an opportunity or a threat to the third sector?
  Opportunity: Martin Sime, Chief Executive, SCVO. Threat: Robert Farquharson, Director, The Action Group
• Third Sector and Private: Convergence or Divergence?
  Convergence: Ranald Mair, Chief Executive, Scottish Care. Divergence: Craig Sanderson, Chief Executive, Link Group

On Friday morning, a political panel of Iain Gray, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Annabel Goldie, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Shona Robison, Minister for Public Health and Sport and Robert Brown, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Justice and Co-Convenor of the Cross Party Group on Children and Young People, got the day off to a powerful start answering questions from the audience on spending cuts, personalisation, a national care service, and workforce terms and conditions. This session was chaired by BBC Scotland's Glenn Campbell.

From here, delegates split into a series of breakouts keeping them up to date on the following key issues:

• Personalisation and the workforce [ppt-404kB]
• Regulation of care: the challenge for SCSWIS [ppt-714kB]
• Developments in social care procurement [ppt-1.2MB]
• Demonstrating outcomes: an exploration of models [ppt-3.72MB]
• Putting the individual in charge: moving self-directed support into the mainstream [ppt-70.7kB]

The final session of the conference was led by Craig-Dearden Phillips [ppt-31.7MB], public services social entrepreneur and third sector commentator, who shared his experiences, and the lessons he had learned from 'facing the cliff edge with confidence'.

CCPS is grateful to the Carnegie UK Trust, CCLA, the Joint Improvement Team and the AV Department for their support in staging this conference.