For Statutory Services : SP Solutions

Commissioning and strategic review of social care services

We have considerable experience of the Supporting People programme and have expertise across the full range of social care commissioning and strategic review functions. Examples of recent work across the broader social care spectrum during 2009/10 demonstrates our expertise and what we have to offer:

Project management of PB pilot for LB Lewisham

· Involvement in pilot Total Place project for LB Lewisham

· Development of QSF for NE Councils

· Review of services for adults with physical disabilities for LB Lewisham

· Management of SP programme for North Tyneside Council

· Strategic review of MH accommodation, support and day services for NTC

· Strategic review of LD accommodation, support and day services for NTC

· Value for money assessment of all MH and LD services funded through social care in NTC , resulting in substantial savings

· Cost-benefit analysis of SP programme for NE Councils

· Development of move-on strategy for Gwynedd and Anglesey County Councils

· Development of MH accommodation and support strategy for Oxfordshire County Council

Project management of Personal Budget pilot for LB Lewisham
Involvement in pilot Total Place project for LB Lewisham
Development of a regional Care Quality Standards Framework for 12 North East Councils
Review of services for adults with physical disabilities for LB Lewisham
Management of SP programme for North Tyneside Council
Strategic review of MH accommodation, support and day services for North Tyneside Council
Strategic review of LD accommodation, support and day services for North Tyneside Council
Value for money assessment of all MH and LD services funded through social care in NTC , resulting in substantial savings
Cost-benefit analysis of SP programme for NE Councils
Development of move-on strategy for Gwynedd and Anglesey County Councils
Development of MH accommodation and support strategy for Oxfordshire County Council

About Frank Curran

Frank established the company in 2002. He has worked in the social care sector for more than twenty years. He has considerable operational experience but has also worked extensively with Local Authorities in the commissioning and procurement of social care and housing related support services.

Frank has acted as Lead Officer for four SP programmes and has led strategic reviews for SP programmes, substance misuse and learning disability services. He is currently undertaking a strategic review of commissioning arrangements for substance misuse services as well as managing an Individual Budgets pilot.

He has particular expertise in helping both local authorities and providers prepare for the personalisation agenda. He is been actively engaged with commissioning and strategic planning.
Project News: July 2010 - Completed a major piece of work in relation to care quality standards across 12 local authorities in the North East region. As part of this project we have had considerable contact with local authority commissioners, performance and quality assurance officers as well as nearly 1000 providers of care services in the north east. We effectively used a web based approach to support communications/stakeholder engagement activity for this project. The website can be accessed at this link:
NE Regional Quality Standards Project

About Frank Curran