semi-independent provision) Regular analysis of data Develop Careplace to Senior Integrated System to go be and trends facilitate needs analysis, Commissioning loaded with borough to help manage Manager and Head information April 2014 discounts, to help of Children’s and to start to go “live” identify vacancies and to Commissioning summer 2014 provide a service Process to be Delays in development directory for internal and developed and due to data protection external usage managed under and complexity of auspices of WLA different data types within different LA’s. Data upload testing is currently taking place. This project should now go live in summer 2015. Support the market Regular meetings of Process to be Ongoing – internal and external to west London residential developed and This has been work together and to providers to take place managed under implemented since achieve value for money auspices of WLA. early 2014 and has and to share intelligence proven a valuable intelligence source regarding C.S.E. and gang activity Care providers to be Ongoing offered opportunity to Process to be work together to realise developed and benefits of collective managed under approach to the supply auspices of WLA chain New developments since this action plan’s inception What we are trying to Key actions Lead Timescale achieve Introduction of Commissioning officers WLA and partner LA’s Ongoing currently with CarePlace e-brokerage are currently involved a view to go live system to manage in user acceptance summer 2015. referral across all WLA training. boroughs. This will aid market analysis regarding location and type of provision currently supplied.
semi-independent provision) Regular analysis of data and trends Develop Careplace to facilitate needs analysis, to help manage discounts, to help identify vacancies and to provide a service directory for internal and external usage Senior Integrated Commissioning Manager and Head of Children’s Commissioning Process to be developed and managed under auspices of WLA System to go be loaded with borough information April 2014 and to start to go “live” summer 2014 Delays in development due to data protection and complexity of different data types within different LA’s. Data upload testing is currently taking place. This project should now go live in summer 2015. Support the market – internal and external to work together and to achieve value for money and to share intelligence Regular meetings of west London residential providers to take place Care providers to be offered opportunity to work together to realise benefits of collective approach to the supply chain Process to be developed and managed under auspices of WLA. Process to be developed and managed under auspices of WLA Ongoing This has been implemented since early 2014 and has proven a valuable intelligence source regarding C.S.E. and gang activity Ongoing New developments since this action plan’s inception What we are trying to achieve Key actions Lead Timescale Introduction of CarePlace e-brokerage system to manage referral across all WLA boroughs. This will aid market analysis regarding location and type of provision currently supplied. Commissioning officers are currently involved in user acceptance training. WLA and partner LA’s Ongoing currently with a view to go live summer 2015.
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