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Information for providers

Supported Accommodation Move-on Procedure

The moveon procedure for supported accommodation has now been finalised and can be downloaded below along with the flowchart.

This procedure has come from the MOPP project looking at improving move-on from accommodation based projects

For more information contact AnnMarie in Housing strategy or the SP team

Moveon Procedure

Moveon Flowchart

Floating Support Application Form

The final version of the common referral form for floating support is below. This form is to be used for all referrals to Aksa, Threshold, FCHO and Turning Point.

If you have any feedback on the form please send to  supporting.people@oldham.gov.uk or via the floating support forum

FS Application form

Floating Support Prioritisation

Information sharing between SP providers and housing providers

The information and joint working protocol between Oldham SP floating support providers and housing providers has now been finalised. If you wish to sign up to the protocol please contact either supporting.people@oldham.gov.uk or Moira at OHIP OhipMoira@aksahousing.co.uk

Information sharing protocol between SP providers and housing providers

Provider Forum

The next provider fora are -

Friday 16th January, 10am-1pm. Lees Suite, Civic Centre.

Provider Forum Minutes 19 September 2008

Provider Forum Minutes 11 April

Quarterly SPI returns

SPI returns must be submitted quarterly for all SP contracts.

The period dates and deadlines for return for 2008/9 are -

  • Quarter1 7 April-6 July Deadline 18/07/08
  • Quarter2 7 July-65 October Deadline 17/10/80
  • Quarter3 6 October-4 January Deadline 16/01/09
  • Quarter4 5 January-5 April Deadline 17/04/09

A list of Service IDs that must be used for SPI returns, client records and outcomes can be downloaded here Oldham Service IDs

Contract Management

The Contract Management Handbook describes Oldham's approach to managing SP contracts.

SP Contract management Handbook

The Oldham Steady State Contract, Caldicott Agreement and Notifiable Incidents can be found below

Oldham SP contract terms and conditions

Caldicott Agreement

Notifiable incidents

New contracts are being monitored using a combined contract management workbook that includes within it the original SPI workbook, QAF return, Client record analysis, Outcomes analysis and lead outcomes.

The workbook will be set up by the SP team and sent to the provider to complete. The SP team will load all client record and outcomes data received for the service into the workbook before returning it to the provider each quarter.

Combined contract management workbook

Contract management workbook guidance for providers

 

Annual QAF Self Assessment

All Supporting People providers are required to submit an annual QAF self assessment of all SP services to their AA. This information is then included in our data submission to CLG .

In addition to the 6 core standards the Greater Manchester AA's have agreed to include two supplementary standards as a minimum for self assessment. They are  -

  • S1.2 Consulting and involving service Users
  • S3.3 The living Environment

These supplementary standards were chosen after consultation with service Users. 

Providers are only required to submit a summary of their self assessment, I.E. whether you have self assessed as A,B,C or D against each standard. We do not wish you to submit any evidence.

The SP team will use the self assessment scores you supply to input into our risk based monitoring programme.

 Please complete the attached proforma and return to pauline.rutherford@oldham.gov.uk by 08/08/08

QAF Self Assessment Summary

The QAF requirements for ‘alarm only’ services is different to the 'staffed' services.

 Alarm only services use the QAF Lite and standards c1.3, c1.4, c1.5 and c1.6 are the only applicable standards. (I.e standards 1.1 and 1.2, needs/risk assessment and support planning don't apply to alarm only services where there is no physical response) For each of these you need to tell us how you self assess your services - either a level D (don't comply) or C (comply) 

Housing Benefit Authorisation

Oldham SP will pay SP subsidy automatically where we know that a tenant is in receipt of Housing Benefit. In order for us to check this providers of subsidy services need to get permission from tenants for us to check housing benefit entitlement.

The following form should be completed and returned to Adult and Community Services Finance, Unit 2, Whitney Court, Southlink Business Park, Oldham, OL4 1DB

Subsidy Authorisation Form

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