A better place

Jackie MouldDirector Be Birmingham

Third Sector Assembly, Annual Conference

One way to respond is to pull up the drawbridge …

Another is to move to greater collaboration

Gangs

Early intervention

Learning disability

Mental health

Drugs and alcohol

Community demonstrator

Council and LSP

1. UNDERTAKING A STRATEGIC REVIEW OF PRIORITIES

What is this?: Priority setting beginning with discussion at Exec Board Priorities for next 5 years that will:

•Enable progression towards 5 strategic outcomes•Where we can make a real impact using existing resources and expertise•Only be achieved through joint working across agencies•Plan for Engagement with elected members to be agreed

Progress: •Summit in July to explore Total Place and vision 2026 priorities further, detailed work during summer and summit in autumn to finalise

2. REVIEWING THE GOVERNANCE & PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE FUTURE

What is this?: This action will develop proposals for partnership working post-2011. Total Place values and principles, strengthened Governance and resource implicationsProgress:Future role of LSPDraw up proposals for role, values and principles to underpin Total Place approachMore robust governance arrangements with a greater Elected Member accountability discussions with scrutinyRevamped board, and collaborative leadership network

3. DEVELOPING BEHAVIOUR & CULTURE CHANGE

What is this?: Building on the work that is taking place with the Executive Board around partnership behaviours, the Leadership for Change programme will be focussing on the behaviour and culture change that will be required to embed a Total Place way of workingProgress: • Leadership for Change programme started 26th May•100 participants•Leadership for change programme underway , 100 participantsInitial meeting of HR Directors• Proposals to develop public sector workforce development model

4. DEVELOPING THE PRINCIPLE OF A 'BUDGET FOR BIRMINGHAM'

What is this?: To develop the concept of a budget for Birmingham working with partners to identify more efficient ways of working, and establishing value for money criteria Progress: Establishing a Total Place Core Finance Team, meeting to develop a workplan for approval by Executive Board Initially covering issues such as:

•Revisiting Public Expenditure and Investment study•comparing financial strategies across partner agencies•Matching investment to agreed priorities

5. SHARING SERVICES

What is this?: This assignment will explore and identify potential areas where partners could collaborate around

sharing services to save money and improve quality of service delivery.

Progress: First meeting of Partners 28th May - Immediate ‘quick win’ opportunities identified:

• The City Council postal service • Energy supply• Telephone services• Payroll• initial meeting held with PCT’s WM Police , WM fire service and BCC• procurement officers to identify opportunities for collaboration, workshop to be held to explore

customer interface services, service mapping to be undertaken• further meeting in 2 months to review progress

6. DEVELOP A SHARED INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION

What is this?: Work to improve greatly the quality of evidence used in selecting priorities, making investment choices and estimating impacts of our work on people’s lives and budgets. A feature of the Birmingham approach will be collecting less data of a higher quality and doing more with that data.

Progress: Cross agency project board established, stocktake of current arrangements underway, initial meetings with HMT and Manchester CC on cost-benefit work, strategic framework drafted by DoPH, working with Steve Aos (Washington State Institute) to develop UK-based model of prevention.

7. APPLYING A TOTAL PLACE APPROACH TO CAPITAL PROJECTS

What is this?: The examination of the existing capital and investment infrastructure together with wider planning arrangements to find efficiency and effectiveness gains through greater synergy

Progress: Scoping meeting scheduled for 23rd June

8. DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN A MORE JOINED UP AND CO-ORDINATED WAY

What is this?: This workstream will improve the identification of and assistance given to high demand or high need families.

Progress: Initial cross-sector scoping meeting arranged for 7th July.

9. PILOT PROJECTS

• Total Community • Board Champion: Sophia Christie

• Drugs & Alcohol• Board Champion: Jason Lowther

Learning Disabilities• Board Champion: Moira Dumma

• Mental Health• Board Champion: Peter Hay

Four Themes developed from the original pilot

10. DEVELOPING A JOINT APPROACH TO LOCALISM/ NEIGHBOURHOOD WORKING

What is this?: This workstream will build on the ‘neighbourhood approach’, with greater collaboration between agencies and involvement of communities and community organisations in local service delivery. (Big Society for Birmingham)

Progress: Consultation process under way