News Summary of Collaboration and Shared Services from 8th February 2017

Yesterday was the last seminar for the 13th cohort of senior managers and leaders who were are on the Oct. 2016, Postgraduate Certificate in Collaborative Transformation. Many of them were talking about how valuable the six month part-time study has been and how it will really turbo-charge their CV to have both the certificate and Collaborative Transformation Architect - CTArc™ recognition. The next cohort starts in Oct 2017. Contact me if you would like to discuss. The Duty To Collaborate, by police, fire and ambulance, will come into play in April 2017 when the Policing and Crime Bill becomes law. If you need to build your collaboration skills, then the next Chief Fire Officers Association Collaborative Transformation programme is 5th to 7th April and is open to anyone across the public sector. The next session for Police Collaboration leads (held at Ryton College of Policing) is on the 28th Feb to 2nd of March. Here is your collaboration news and collaborative working job vacancies from the last seven days… Local Government £120 million project launched to grow rural economy A £120m government scheme aimed at supporting rural businesses and projects that help create new jobs has been launched by the government. Read more   East Dorset District Council rejects merger plans East Dorset District Council has become the first to vote against replacing Dorset's nine councils with two. Read more   Vulnerable offenders to get more support in bid to prevent them relapsing into crime Vulnerable people already in the criminal justice system or in danger of breaking the law again will be helped by a new support service designed to stop re-offending. Read more City deal signed for Inverness The deal’s heads of terms document was signed in March 2016. It will see the Scottish Government commit up to £135 million worth of investment and the UK Government will invest up to £53.1 million. Read more   Council scraps plans to share support services Plans to share support services between three West Sussex district councils have been dropped. Read more   Two districts agree to creation of single unitary council in Oxfordshire Two district councils in Oxfordshire have agreed to back the county's plans for the creation of a single unitary council, potentially saving up to £100m. Read more Health & Social Care Scotish Government launch health & social care workforce consultation The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on a new strategy for healthcare staff in Scotland to close the "gap" in supply. Read more   Integrating Health and Social Care inquiry Demand for health and social care services is rising, and funding is not keeping pace. Read more First contract for NHS Health and Social Care Network awarded NHS Digital has awarded a three-year contract for the development of Peering Exchanges Services as part of the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN), set to replace the current N3 system in March this year. Read more   Public Health England pilots new online community Public Health England (PHE) is piloting an online space on Knowledge Hub to share information about local knowledge and intelligence products and services. Read more   ‘Put aside prejudice about the private sector’ says Kreft A social care leader is calling for the authorities to put prejudice about the private sector in to one side to solve the crisis facing the NHS this winter. Read more   Predictions for the year ahead: healthcare IT suppliers on 2017 If 2016 was a year of changing faces at the top of NHS IT, and of changing plans for digitisation – with the arrival of sustainability and transformation plans and digital exemplars – then 2017 should, in theory, be the year when those changes lead to real progress. Read more Devolution   Is English devolution dead? Seven months on from the EU referendum, Greater Lincolnshire and the East of England deals have fallen apart and the Sheffield mayoral election has been postponed. Read more IT Technology could make 250,000 admin roles redundant in public sector Smart machines and autonomous robots could make nearly 250,000 administrative roles redundant, report argues. Read more  Housing Blog: Collaborating with European cities to fund and deliver affordable housing Scottish Cities Alliance’s housing advisor Jim Hayton speaks about the Alliance’s role on the European Housing Partnership and how it will assist Scotland’s cities to deliver more affordable housing in Scotland. Read more Receive this Shared Service News Summary into your inbox every week. Just register on our website.

News Summary of Collaboration and Shared Services from 1st February 2017

A major change in the public sector collaboration landscape happened yesterday (31/01/17), when the Policing and Crime Bill received royal assent. The key area of interest for you as Collaboration Practitioners and Architects is that it mandates “…a new duty on police, fire and rescue and emergency ambulance services to collaborate where it is in the interests of their efficiency or effeciveness ...” I was teaching the CTPrac™ programme at the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) last week, and the week before at Ryton College of Policing. There seem to be few barriers to police and fire working together, but what is noticeable is the consensus that ambulance has yet to fully come to the party. If you haven’t seen the November Emergency Services Collaboration Review the you can download it by clicking here. Here is the rest of your collaboration news and jobs, from the last few days…  Blue Light Transformation   Policing and Crime Bill receives Royal Assent The government marked a major milestone in its police reform agenda today (Tuesday, 31 January) as the Policing and Crime Bill received Royal Assent. Read more Select committee says action needed now to address risks in emergency communication switchover A new Public Accounts Committee report has warned that the target date to replace the radio system used by emergency services is unlikely to be met. Read more Local Government Two districts approve ‘historic’ council merger Suffolk Coastal and Waveney District Councils have approved plans to formally merge and create a new ‘super district’ council. Read more   Assessing the value of regional collaboration in Wales Cardiff Business School (with Shared Intelligence and IFF Research) has published a report, commissioned by the Welsh Government, which identifies a range of factors that contribute to effective regional working. Read more   Kent district councils consider merging to create super council Four district councils are to consider a proposal into the feasibility of creating a single council for east Kent in a move that could save nearly £7m. Read more Devolution   Voluntary sector’s role recognised in Greater Manchester devolution agreement The third sector’s role in designing and delivering services has been formally recognised by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership. Read more   Significant step in devolution call after Work and Health Programme budget is transferred to London Another significant step along the road to devolution took place today, with Whitehall officially passing the budget for the Work and Health Programme to London boroughs. Read more  Housing Do you think housing associations and local authorities are natural partners? “I get the feeling that housing associations do not really think we as a council are relevant to their business,” commented a senior local government officer to me recently, adding that this is ‘a mistake’. Read more Receive this Shared Service News Summary into your inbox every week. Just register on our website.