Local people will be able to use data from Total Place and the Audit Commission’s Oneplace website to find out how local public bodies are performing. The extension of local authority scrutiny to all public services in an area will complete the triangle of accountability.
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By Tom Bracey
A whole menu of innovative options has been investigated, including ‘virtual wards’, which use the systems, staffing and daily routine of a hospital ward to provide care in people’s homes, multi-agency teams providing older people’s care and intensive programmes to give older people back skills they may have lost after a stroke or severe illness.
Local leaders will have greater freedom to lead and set local priorities, but the price to be paid is a tightening of the purse strings. Using simple arithmetic to calculate to size of budget cuts could pose a threat for many councils and other bodies. Capacity to deliver radical change is the unknown factor and setting tight deadlines could spell disaster.
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Mr X’s partner had recently and suddenly died and he came to the Kent Gateway, knowing he had to register the death but at a loss for what to do next.
By Robert Hardy
The Kent Total Place (TP) pilot is focused on improving services to the customer, reducing duplication and improving efficiency across the public sector. Although Kent partners have welcomed the focus that the pilot timescale brings, the key actions were already underway before TP was announced and will persist for at least 3 to 5 years.
“The Skills Plus centre at Ashford Gateway has proved really popular and numbers of adults attending regularly to improve their skills have exceeded our expectations. I believe the Gateway concept enables us to reach more people in a way that fits with their busy lives and I am keen to see Adult Education feature in more Gateway developments.“
(Head of Service – Adult Education)
Brett Green and Chelsea Stevens were the very first customers to use the new Housing Plus service and have found it invaluable.
Brett moved to Spain with his family in 2005 and quickly found work in the building trade. He met and set up home with girlfriend Chelsea Stevens whose family had made Spain their home in 2003.
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