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11.1

The Committee considered a report of the
Strategic Director for Adult Care and Wellbeing which provided an
update on the progress of Sheffield’s Changing Futures
Programme.

 

 

11.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:
 
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Agrees the need to incorporate the Changing Futures delivery
approach and tackling multiple disadvantages into future policy
development.
 
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Requests that the Strategic Director of Adult Wellbeing and Care
provides the Committee with updates on progress against the
Delivery Plan in March 2024
 
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Approves the development of a city-wide strategy for Adults experiencing Multiple Disadvantage led by the
Changing Futures Team.
 
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Endorses the need to sustain specialist resource for those
experiencing Multiple Disadvantage in the city.
 
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Requests that the Strategic Director Adult Care and Wellbeing
brings proposals to a future Committee, aligned to the
Co-Production Strategy agreed at Committee on 19th December 2022 on
how co-production will be resourced.

 

 

11.3

Reasons for
Decision

11.3.1
 
 
 
 
11.3.2
 
 

The
reason for the recommendations is to enable the Committee to be
sighted on Changing Futures progress and use of funding provided.
In addition to set out plans and an opportunity for Committee to
provide advice on the ongoing use of the programme to tackle
multiple disadvantages in the City.

 
The
Changing Futures programme will help to deliver a number of
strategic objectives that are shared between key partners, such
as:

 

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Sheffield City Councils Corporate Delivery Plan: Fair, inclusive,
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and wellbeing for all

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Adult Health and Social Care Strategy 2022-2030: all is relevant.
Priorities include Safe and Well, Active
and Independent, Connected and Engaged and Aspire and Achieve.

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Homelessness Prevention Strategy 2017-22: strengthen partnerships
to support adults with complex and multiple needs.

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Community Safety Partnership Plan: Cuckooing, domestic abuse and
hate crime. - South Yorkshire Integrated Care Boards Five Year
Plan: Developing a Population Health System and Broadening and
Strengthening our Partnerships to increase our opportunity.

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Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019-24: all is relevant.
Ambitions include “Everyone has access to a home that
supports their health” and “Everyone has equitable
access to care and support shaped around them”.

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Sheffield Safeguarding Adult Board Strategic Plan 2020-23: all is
relevant. Priorities include “working in partnership”
and “engage and empower”.

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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Plan 2022-25. Current plan
priorities are all relevant, including “protecting vulnerable
people” and “treating people fairly”.

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- South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Strategy: most are relevant.
Priorities include “Encourage all professionals and
organisations to continue to work toward becoming
trauma-informed” and “Work in partnership to improve
the mental health of the population, and advocate for those who
need support to receive it in a timely manner”.

 

 

11.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

11.4.1
 
 
 
 
 
11.4.2
 
 
 
 
11.4.3
 
 

Partnership work to improve outcomes for
adults experiencing multiple disadvantages has been ongoing for
several years. Previous business cases have been developed for a
seconded multi-agency team; and commissioning a service through a
Social Impact Bond. These projects encountered complications and
did not enter delivery.
 
As grant funding, the Changing Futures
programme is considered to be a more flexible and therefore more
appropriate approach for this complex cohort. Its system-wide focus
is also more likely to lead to a sustainable change in support
offered to vulnerable adults in Sheffield.
 
Sustainability planning is ongoing which
includes identifying opportunities to embed learning from the
programme and source funding to continue operational delivery.
However, to date no continuation funding has been secured.