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From: Sandra.Beard <sandra.beard@email.cipfa.org.uk>
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Subject: CIPFA SCAN Network Subscriber Newsletter July 2020

 

 

 

Social Care Advisory Network (SCAN) Newsletter

July 2020

 

Events

 

The future of adult social care

 

14 August, free webinar

 

Building back from Covid: Re-setting your social care transformation plans

 

27 August, free webinar

 

Introduction to Financial Planning

 

16 September, webinar

 

A look at the spending review in relation to social care

 

6 October and 22 October, webinar

 

Introduction to adult and children’s social care

 

10 November and 12 November, webinar

 

Introduction to budgeting and financial planning for budget holders within social care

 

30 March and 31 March, webinar
 

 

SCAN Home

Advisor Update

 

 

Dear SCAN Subscriber

 

Welcome to the July SCAN Newsletter, providing the latest news and guidance for those in adult and children’s social care.

 

COVID-19 continues to dictate how CIPFA delivers its support to the sector, and for our network training events CIPFAs plans are to continue to deliver these digitally until at least the end of 2020.

 

Feedback for our digital events has been very positive so far this year however the one change that we may make to some full day events is to run them over 2 half days, as some delegates have expressed the view that full day webinars are too long.

 

Discussions are underway as to how training events are going to look for 2021 and for SCAN I hope to introduce lots more short webinars throughout the year, even after we are able to run face to face events again.

 

July saw another two successful SCAN events, one run by me on budgeting and financial planning for social care budget holders and the 2nd run by our associate Phil Harding on managing resources well within demand led services. Following on from Phil’s July event, CIPFA will shortly be releasing a publication written by Phil which builds upon and delves deeper into the content of this event. Keep an eye out and I will of course provide details as soon as it becomes available.

 

Some of our future events for SCAN are not available to book online yet however I have included the dates in the event section so that you can save the date. By the next newsletter many of these events should be available to book on the website, but if you would like to book a place before then please do feel free to contact me directly.

 

Best Wishes

 

Sandra

 

 

Sector and CIPFA News

 

Two free social care webinars in August

 

August brings not one but two free webinars for those working in or with an interest in social care.

 

The first webinar on 14 August, ‘The Future of Adult Social Care’ will discuss the past and present of adult social care, and what reforms must take place in a world that has been significantly changed as a result of the pandemic. Speakers for this event include CIPFA’s Health and Social Care Policy Manager Dr Eleanor Roy, Deputy Chief Executive at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) Ewan King and Aileen Murphie from the National Audit Office. They will consider lessons learnt from the pandemic, how these should inform adult social care reform and what the future system may look like. Dr Eleanor Roy will discuss what is required in terms of funding reform and CIPFA’s five-point plan for the development of a sustainable system.

 

The second webinar, on 27 August, ‘Building Back from Covid: Re-setting your Social Care Transformation Plans’ will be available for booking shortly.

 

£62 million additional funding for councils to help discharge people with learning disabilities or autism into the community

 

Central government published further details this month on the £62 million previously announced in the March Budget. The total funding consists of £74 million with local authorities in England receiving £62 million of this, with the remaining £12 million being distributed to devolved nations under the Barnett Formula.

 

The money will be paid out over 3 years with £20 million paid in 2020/21, £21 million in 2021/22 and the remaining £21 million in 2022/23. Funding will be allocated to nominated local authorities in each Transforming Care Partnership based on forecast need and can be spent on costs associated with discharge, including establishing community teams, funding accommodation and staff training. Areas with the highest number of autistic people or those with learning disabilities currently in inpatient settings will receive the most funding. However, all local areas will receive a share of the funding.

 

The funding is to be distributed to local government through payment of grants under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003.

 

DfE consultation: Changes to the adoption and children regulations: coronavirus (COVID-19) – Closing date 5 August 2020

 

The DfE is seeking views on proposed changes to the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. The amendments are temporary and due to expire on 25 September 2020. The proposed changes look to extend a small number of the changes to manage future challenges.

 

Parliamentary report: Readying the NHS and social care for the COVID-19 peak

 

The Public Accounts Committee has today (29th July) published a scathing report on the governments approach to social care during the Covid-19 pandemic and contrasts the priority given to the NHS with the social care sector.

 

The report claims that the Governments “slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent approach” to social care in the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the “tragic impact” of  “years of inattention, funding cuts and delayed reforms”, leaving the sector as a “poor relation” that has suffered badly in the pandemic.

 

Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Committee said; “The failure to provide adequate PPE or testing to the millions of staff and volunteers who risked their lives to help us through the first peak of the crisis is a sad, low moment in our national response. Our care homes were effectively thrown to the wolves, and the virus has ravaged some of them.”

 

Within its recommendations, the report calls for the DHSC to name the equivalent to the chief executive of NHS England for adult social care, as well as named national leads for PPE provision and supply, and testing. It says these leads should “work with all relevant local and national bodies and have both the authority and data they need to do their jobs”.

 

The full report can be found here.

 

The impact of Covid-19 on young people with SEND

 

Robert Halfon, Chair of the Education Committee, has written to Vicky Ford, Parliamentary Under-secretary of State for Children & Families, regarding the impact of COVID-19 on young people with special education needs and disabilities.

 

In the letter dated 15 July, Robert Halfon notes that the Government does not believe it will be necessary to renew the temporary easements that relate to EHC assessments and plans, should things remain the same.

 

Read the full letter here.

 

How better data could improve outcomes for children and young people

 

A report written by the Institute for Government, in partnership with Nesta, explores what data is available on children’s centres and youth services, and how government might overcome the barriers they face improving this data.

 

Investment in preventive ‘upstream’ services, such as children’s centres and youth services, can improve outcomes for children and young people while also reducing demand for more expensive ‘downstream’ services, such as children’s social care.

 

But the report finds that the lack of consistently good-quality data restricts the ability of frontline staff, local authorities and central government to understand what works and therefore to intervene in an evidence-based way.

 

Read the full report here.

 

CIPFA and NHS Providers call for joined up policy making across health and care

 

CIPFA President Professor Andrew Hardy and NHS Providers CEO Chris Hopson said:

 

"While it’s been clear to those working across the public sector for many years that integrated systems and a place-based approach are key to delivering best value for communities, COVID-19 has brought the benefits of collaborative working, and the financial challenges facing both the NHS and social care sectors, into sharp relief.

 

CIPFA and NHS Providers are today coming together to call on government to see health and social care as wholly interdependent services supporting people from cradle to grave. National policy decisions impacting the resilience of one service have implications for the other.

 

The government’s commitment to ensuring the NHS has the funds it needs to combat the pandemic is very welcome and local government has similarly benefitted from some additional funding. However, this has been insufficient to meet additional costs and cover lost income, so many councils are struggling to balance their books. The need to address historical under funding in social care and place the health and care system on a sustainable footing has never been more pressing.

 

Policy decisions about NHS funding must take into account the impact on social care, and vice versa. If local authorities do not receive adequate funding from government to balance their books, they may be forced to retender critical community and public health services at a time when frontline staff should not face uncertainty, and when those very services are critical for the population and a robust health and care response in the pandemic.  

 

Off the back of this crisis, government can no longer turn a blind eye to the realities on the ground. It’s time to deliver best value and improve outcomes for the populations we serve. That will mean joining up policy more effectively at the top."

  

 

COVID-19 advice and support for local authorities

CIPFA has set-up an online hub for COVID resources. Additionally, the SCAN network page contains links to COVID guidance and information specifically for adult social care, children’s services and education.

 

Essential guidance for local authorities on all aspects of the coronavirus support can be found on the GOV.UK website.

 

Government Releases

 

Adult personal social services: revenue funding 2020 to 2021

The local authority social services letter (LASSL) confirms specific revenue funding and grant allocations for adult social care services

27.07.2020

 

National funding formula tables for schools and high needs: 2021 to 2022

Tables showing provisional allocations for the schools, high needs and central school services blocks from 2021 to 2022

20.07.2020

 

Every pupil in England to see another rise in funding in 2021

The increase comes in the second year of a three-year £14.4bn funding settlement for schools

20.07.2020

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) catch-up premium

Information for schools on the universal catch-up premium for 2020 to 2021 and the National Tutoring Programme. It includes how much funding schools will get and how it should be spent

20.07.2020

 

Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM): 2020 to 2021

Published allocations and conditions of grant for the 2020 to 2021 academic year

14.07.2020

 

Regular retesting rolled out for care home staff and resident

Staff and residents in care homes for over 65s and those with dementia will receive regular coronavirus tests from next week as part of a new social care testing strategy

03.07.2020

 

 

 

News Roundup

 

 

Survey shows 60% of health visiting teams affected by Covid-19 redeployment

The redeployment of health visitors to support the national coronavirus response has left remaining staff with increased workloads, worsened mental health and fears that the needs of children are being missed, a new survey has revealed

LGC 29.07.20

 

Government quashes report it plans to merge NHS and social care

A report suggesting social care is to be merged with the NHS has been quashed by the government

Care Home Professional 28.07.2020

 

Over-40s in UK to pay more tax under plans to fix social care crisis

Exclusive: Matt Hancock is advocate of plan to raise tax to cover cost of care in later life

The Guardian 27.07.2020

 

England's social care plans 'need timetable and to be a radical rethink'

Councils and charities say overhaul promised by PM must be far broader than just funding changes

The Guardian 27.07.2020

 

One year after Boris Johnson promised to fix social care, we're still waiting

Covid-19 has not only exposed the long-term structural weaknesses in social care, but also a lack of grip on policy during the pandemic. Social care too often has seemed an afterthought

The Independent 24.07.2020

 

ADASS calls for ‘home first’ strategy in reforming social care

Social care reform must be centred on a “home first” principle and a shift away from long-stay care homes, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has said

Home Care Insight 24.07.2020

 

The NHS taking over social care would be a disaster. Make services truly local instead

Covid-19 has exacerbated the social care crisis - but a national service isn’t the answer

The Guardian 20.07.2020

 

Covid home to school transport requirements present ‘huge challenge’

School start times may have to be staggered and extra buses commissioned by councils in order to comply with government guidance on social distancing for pupils on the way to and from school, LGC has been told

LGC 20.07.2020

 

Ford reveals details of extension to social care duty exemptions

Children’s minister Vicky Ford has revealed details of the exemptions to children’s social care duties that could be extended beyond September

Children & Young People Now 16.07.2020

 

Funding to help discharge people with learning disabilities from hospital

Councils have been awarded £62m to help accelerate the discharge of people with learning disabilities and/or autism from mental health hospitals

LGC 16.07.2020

 

Social care needs immediate £8bn investment, says Lords Committee

The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has called for an immediate, £8bn investment in social care in order to raise care quality and access to pre-austerity levels

Care Home Professional 15.07.2020

 

OBR issues warning on soaring care and council costs

Soaring costs for adult social care along with indebted local authorities struggling to balance their budgets post-virus are among the key risks to the Government's spending plans warns the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) today

LocalGov 14.07.2020

 

Local areas to get extra support to strengthen SEND services

Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) will visit local areas to help them improve their SEND services following the disruption caused by COVID-19

LocalGov 10.07.2020

 

Care homes offered £1,000 to take hospital patients during pandemic

A one-off payment of £1,000 was offered to care homes who could admit hospital patients within 24 hours during the coronavirus crisis, it has been revealed

Care Home Professional 9.07.2020

 

No councils in England left suspending Care Act duties, says CQC

There are now no local authorities in England applying easements of their duties under the Care Act, the Care Quality Commission has said

Homecare Insight 9.07.2020

 

New support for 'unseen' vulnerable children

A new service to help vulnerable children and young people who don't meet usual social care thresholds has been launched by a coalition of charities

Local Gov 9.07.2020                              

 

 

Publications

Evaluating preventative investments in public health in England (2019)

 

The Guide to Local Government Finance (2019)

 

The Practicalities of Integration (Mar 2018)

Pooled Budgets and the Better Care Fund: A Practical Guide for Local Authorities and Health Bodies (Oct 2017)

 

NHS Finance Explained: For Local Government and Beyond (Nov 2017)

 

From Cost to Price: The Practitioner’s Guide to Commissioning Sustainable Social Care (Apr 2017)

 

Social Care Advisory Network Advisor

Sandra Beard

02476 591922 / 07718242835
sandra.beard@cipfa.org

CIPFA | The Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy

 

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