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Adult Social Care Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Recovery planning

Iain MacBeath Director of Adult Care Services

Recovery Planning

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Getting back to normal

we know it has been very difficult for everyone

• People have been worried about health,

money, support, loneliness and much more

• It has been scary to see health and care staff

wear protective masks, gloves and gowns

• People have missed doing things they enjoy

and seeing people they care about

• Family carers told us they are worried about

support falling away

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Getting back to normal The good things that happened

• Communities pulled together and

volunteered to help each other

• The great work of the NHS and social

care workers is celebrated.

• Some people have tried different things

and enjoyed them - technology

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What has the council done in response to the

• utbreak?
• Focused on support for people and carers
• Given support and guidance to care providers,

Money, PPE ( Masks, gloves. Gowns)

• Care Provider Hub (contact area) set up early to

assist and advise providers

• Care Recruitment Service arranged and paid for
• Co-ordination of volunteers to Operation ‘Shield’ and

‘Sustain’

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What has the council done in response to the

• utbreak?
• Supported the NHS in their response
• Early emotional wellbeing support for all care staff
• Used flexible working and technology to keep services

running

• Refurbished two former care homes as safe places for

people

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And this won’t end quickly for some…

• People living in care homes are likely to be

shielded for another year

• Social contact will be limited and physical

distancing will continue

• Places of leisure likely to be the last to reopen
• Public transport affected
• Some care providers may go out of business

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And this won’t end quickly for some…

• There may be a second wave of coronavirus

to deal with

• Families will return to work, leaving others at

home with less support

• There will be mental health and wellbeing after

effects on people

• People’s health will have got worse during the

Covid-19 period

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Adult Care Services’ Recovery Priorities

• People, family carers and communities
• Health & Care staff and care providers
• Partners and stakeholders
• Preparing and planning

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Adult Care Services’ Recovery Priorities

• We need to be clear
• Lawful and Ethical
• Safe
• Realistic

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Adult Care Services’ Recovery Priorities

• work with partners and stakeholders
• Use evidence and analysis
• Co-produce priorities and decision

making

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How has Covid-19 changed our work?

There has been big changes to new requests compared to last year:

• Less ‘new’ needs assessments
• Less ‘new’ contacts
• Less ‘new’ concerns

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• 1. Supporting people, carers and communities

recover from Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

• Prioritise assessments and reviews of people who

begin to need, or continue to need, care and support

• Build plans on Connected Lives approach. What

we’ve learnt about our communities in supporting people

• Make sure adults are safeguarded, services return to

being high quality and we spot risks

• Agree a plan for re-opening the services closed.

Manage the risks to service-users and our teams

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• 2. Supporting our adult social care staff and

care providers

• Support our colleagues (staff) mental health and well-

being

• Work ‘SMART’ and safely to get closer to our

communities

• Consider the needs of colleagues from black, Asian, and

minority ethnic backgrounds who appear at higher risk from the virus, make reasonable adjustments

• Prioritise our transformation programme. Make sure

services have the right amount of money to pay for what needs to be paid for.

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• 3. Collaborating with our partners and

stakeholders

• Working with other commissioners to reduce

pressure on struggling providers

• Joint commissioning where possible to make sure

we have the right services and prevent care providers from failing

• Review and renew partnerships for staff planning

and development (workforce development)

• Consider a new Compact and commissioning

strategy with the voluntary and community sector, including investment (money)

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• 4. Prepare and plan the response for the on-

going impact of Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

• Preparing for a second peak with partners

alongside winter planning

• Make sure care homes are protected
• Make sure Care providers can continue to meet

the current and future needs of people

• Agree a new 3 year plan for ACS