News Summary of Collaboration and Shared Services from 8th February 2017

Yesterday was the last seminar for the 13th cohort of senior managers and leaders who were are on the Oct. 2016, Postgraduate Certificate in Collaborative Transformation. Many of them were talking about how valuable the six month part-time study has been and how it will really turbo-charge their CV to have both the certificate and Collaborative Transformation Architect - CTArc™ recognition. The next cohort starts in Oct 2017. Contact me if you would like to discuss. The Duty To Collaborate, by police, fire and ambulance, will come into play in April 2017 when the Policing and Crime Bill becomes law. If you need to build your collaboration skills, then the next Chief Fire Officers Association Collaborative Transformation programme is 5th to 7th April and is open to anyone across the public sector. The next session for Police Collaboration leads (held at Ryton College of Policing) is on the 28th Feb to 2nd of March. Here is your collaboration news and collaborative working job vacancies from the last seven days… Local Government £120 million project launched to grow rural economy A £120m government scheme aimed at supporting rural businesses and projects that help create new jobs has been launched by the government. Read more   East Dorset District Council rejects merger plans East Dorset District Council has become the first to vote against replacing Dorset's nine councils with two. Read more   Vulnerable offenders to get more support in bid to prevent them relapsing into crime Vulnerable people already in the criminal justice system or in danger of breaking the law again will be helped by a new support service designed to stop re-offending. Read more City deal signed for Inverness The deal’s heads of terms document was signed in March 2016. It will see the Scottish Government commit up to £135 million worth of investment and the UK Government will invest up to £53.1 million. Read more   Council scraps plans to share support services Plans to share support services between three West Sussex district councils have been dropped. Read more   Two districts agree to creation of single unitary council in Oxfordshire Two district councils in Oxfordshire have agreed to back the county's plans for the creation of a single unitary council, potentially saving up to £100m. Read more Health & Social Care Scotish Government launch health & social care workforce consultation The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on a new strategy for healthcare staff in Scotland to close the "gap" in supply. Read more   Integrating Health and Social Care inquiry Demand for health and social care services is rising, and funding is not keeping pace. Read more First contract for NHS Health and Social Care Network awarded NHS Digital has awarded a three-year contract for the development of Peering Exchanges Services as part of the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN), set to replace the current N3 system in March this year. Read more   Public Health England pilots new online community Public Health England (PHE) is piloting an online space on Knowledge Hub to share information about local knowledge and intelligence products and services. Read more   ‘Put aside prejudice about the private sector’ says Kreft A social care leader is calling for the authorities to put prejudice about the private sector in to one side to solve the crisis facing the NHS this winter. Read more   Predictions for the year ahead: healthcare IT suppliers on 2017 If 2016 was a year of changing faces at the top of NHS IT, and of changing plans for digitisation – with the arrival of sustainability and transformation plans and digital exemplars – then 2017 should, in theory, be the year when those changes lead to real progress. Read more Devolution   Is English devolution dead? Seven months on from the EU referendum, Greater Lincolnshire and the East of England deals have fallen apart and the Sheffield mayoral election has been postponed. Read more IT Technology could make 250,000 admin roles redundant in public sector Smart machines and autonomous robots could make nearly 250,000 administrative roles redundant, report argues. Read more  Housing Blog: Collaborating with European cities to fund and deliver affordable housing Scottish Cities Alliance’s housing advisor Jim Hayton speaks about the Alliance’s role on the European Housing Partnership and how it will assist Scotland’s cities to deliver more affordable housing in Scotland. Read more Receive this Shared Service News Summary into your inbox every week. Just register on our website.