The PDU can support the implementation of all six priorities in the Opportunity Nottingham System Change Plan. Additionally there are two specific challenges the PDU can enable Opportunity Nottingham to overcome: Enabling the Opportunity Nottingham Project to reach everyone with multiple needs in the city - including people with three needs who may not currently be eligible for Opportunity Nottingham services, and people with two of the multiple needs - estimated to be 2070 people in Nottingham (source: Lankelly Chase Jan 2015) – The fact that people with multiple needs engage with different agencies in several sectors; criminal justice, housing, substance misuse and health. In the past these sectors, and the agencies, within them have worked in isolation in relation to people with multiple needs. So the PDU aims to both improve practice and overcome challenges by: Being a means for promoting innovation and improving working practices across the city (and potentially beyond subject to additional funding). Taking a approach - engaging the different professions working with people with multiple needs. Improving outcomes for people with multiple needs across the city Enabling continuous improvement and shared learning Breaking down barriers: A new way of cooperating and learning stemming from Opportunity Nottingham’s inclusive ethos informed by Open Dialogue. Spreading practice beyond specialist agencies - for instance the Police or A&E 3.4 Outline of the Practice Development Unit Part of the scoping exercise will be to outline what the PDU will consist of in detail. In outline it is currently considered likely to be based on a number of key centered on a “segments” mostly virtual Professional Centre of Practice” (see diagram). These segments aim to “Multi contain the core features of the different elements of learning and practice - needed for successful working with people with multiple needs. Each segment should develop over time and draw in relevant expertise. It is considered that participants can engage in all of these, or specific ones, depending on their interest needs and time. It is intended participants come from across the different
The PDU can support the implementation of all six priorities in the Opportunity Nottingham System Change Plan. Additionally there are two specific challenges the PDU can enable Opportunity Nottingham to overcome: Enabling the Opportunity Nottingham Project to reach everyone with multiple needs in the city - including people with three needs who may not currently be eligible for Opportunity Nottingham services, and people with two of the multiple needs - estimated to be 2070 people in Nottingham – (source: Lankelly Chase Jan 2015) The fact that people with multiple needs engage with different agencies in several sectors; criminal justice, housing, substance misuse and health. In the past these sectors, and the agencies, within them have worked in isolation in relation to people with multiple needs. So the PDU aims to both improve practice and overcome challenges by: Being a means for promoting innovation and improving working practices across the city (and potentially beyond subject to additional funding). Taking a approach - engaging the different professions working with people with multiple needs. Improving outcomes for people with multiple needs across the city Enabling continuous improvement and shared learning Breaking down barriers: A new way of cooperating and learning stemming from Opportunity Nottingham’s inclusive ethos informed by Open Dialogue. Spreading practice beyond specialist agencies - for instance the Police or A&E 3.4 Outline of the Practice Development Unit Part of the scoping exercise will be to outline what the PDU will consist of in detail. In outline it is currently considered likely to be based on a number of key “segments” centered on a mostly virtual “Multi Professional Centre of Practice” (see diagram). These segments aim to contain the core features of the different elements of learning and practice - needed for successful working with people with multiple needs. Each segment should develop over time and draw in relevant expertise. It is considered that participants can engage in all of these, or specific ones, depending on their interest needs and time. It is intended participants come from across the different