Health and Employability Delivery Group

Health and Employability Delivery Group Minutes of Meeting

14th July 2011

1 Introductions: Attendee List

Morag Hamil NHS Grampian [email protected] Judy Gibson NHS Lothian/ [email protected] Now Scottish Government Sandra McGuire Renfrewshire WFP [email protected] Health and Employability Lead Phil Myers NHS Dumfries & [email protected] Galloway Michelle Gibson SG:Employability & [email protected] Health Development Manager Michael Kennedy SG: Health and Work [email protected] Partnership Manager Anne McVey JC+ [email protected] Claire Brown NHS Grampian [email protected] Sam Coope Scottish governement [email protected] Neil Hamlet NHS Fife [email protected] Wendy Third NHS Tayside [email protected] James Egan Glasgow Centre [email protected] population Health Elaine Livingston Jobcentre Plus [email protected] Hazel Meechan NHS Forth Valley [email protected] Kim Murphy Glasgow Works [email protected] Lisa Cohen NHS Health Scotland [email protected]

Apologies

Andrina Hunter, Gabe Docherty, Rachael Ozanne, Lisa Buck Freda Stewart, Jackie Bayne, Ruth Slessor, Maureen Richardson, carol Wilson, Elaine Caldow ------2 NHS Grampian ‘Scottish Offer’ Pilot, Clair Brown

NHSG ‘Scottish Offer’2.ppt More information available from Clair Brown, Health Works Project Manager, Public Health and Planning 07876258705 [email protected] ------Outcomes Frame Work, Lisa Cohen

3 presentation 140711.ppt More information available from: LisaCohen Public Health Advisor NHS Health Scotland Tel: 0141 354 2962 Mob: 0790 9941142 [email protected] 4 ------Macmillan Vocational Rehabilitation Service Kim Murphy

Hedge Presentation_Macmillan VR Service.ppt KimMurphy Telephone:0141-287-6491

5 Email: [email protected]

------Employability and Health Showcase Event

With the ending of the National Employability and Health Innovation Network (NEHIM) Events a gap for the promotion of best practice in the field of health and work has been identified. Building on the successful event of October 2010 it is hoped to hold an event in the spring of 2012 to showcase best practice. Our 2010 event had been planned by a sub group of the HEDG and again we are looking for volunteers to be part of the planning group. If you are interested drop me an email or give me a call, or if you have any ideas you think we should consider for workshops or speakers let me know also. 6 Michelle.gibson@ scotland.gsi.gov.uk 0300 244 1338

Note: this event will now be fully funded from the Employability and Tackling Poverty Division. ------

Chair of the Group In keeping with other external stakeholder groups, we are seeking a non SG person to chair the group. The Chair person would meet with myself to discuss and plan agendas, meetings and work. They would also represent the group at the NDG quarterly meetings either giving a brief update in person and or a short written brief into meeting papers. It is not a big commitment time wise but it is an important role in ensuring that the HEDG is representing the interests of health professionals involved in employability work and in 7 ensuring that health is kept on the agenda a national employability meetings.

If you are interested or want to discuss your interest further please give me a call or email me. Michelle.gibson@ scotland.gsi.gov.uk 0300 244 1338 ------

Updates: Welfare Reform Paper Thank you to all who made comments on the draft welfare reform paper. The paper will now be re drafted to include the comments. We have also had agreement from the ‘Deep End GPs’ to comment on the final draft, these are GPs working in the most deprived areas in Scotland. I will get the redrafted paper to you all by the end of the month.

There was some discussion on how the paper would be distributed and some useful suggestions on people, groups and forums. It was agreed to compile a suggestion list of 8 these for circulation. If you can send me any suggestions that you mentioned at the meeting I can pull this together.

The general consensus was that there was no quick way to do this and that it was down to individual to use a multi strand approach and target as many audiences as they felt was useful.

9 Health Works, Michael Kennedy

HEDG UPDATE July 2011.doc (132... Note three action points embedded in Michael’s update please reply to [email protected] ------SURF Award Employability for ALL

New SURF Award open for entries. If you are working on or know of a project that supports people with health barriers to move into work please encourage them to apply for the Employability For All award.

Aim: To reward best practice in the provision of employability support for those with health barriers.

Criteria: This award will be presented to a project that supports community regeneration by successfully achieving employment outcomes for those disadvantaged by health issues, learning disability and/or mental health barriers.

Entries will be expected to demonstrate:

Innovation in project development and delivery, A strong employment outcome focus for their clients, Evidence of local partnership working, Employer engagement, The practical benefit the project has made to a community and The potential for long term sustainability of the project

2011 SURF Awards now open for applications

Entries are now being accepted for the 2011 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration.

If you are aware of a project or initiative that you believe deserves particular recognition, please consider nominating it for a 2011 SURF Award in one of four categories:

People

Partnership

and Employability for All

The application process is designed to be simple and straightforward, and the closing date this year is Monday 12th September.

Please click here for further background information and details on how to apply.

------Sandra McGuire Renfrewshire Update 1 0 Renfrewshire's Workforce Plus Phase 1 ceased operation on 30th June. Phase 2 will be known as Renfrewshire Employability Partnership and there will be a focus on supporting 16-24 year olds.. The project will be smaller in size with the partner strucure will also change and is yet to be finalised. Renfrewshire CHP will not be going forward as a partner in Phase 2. Funding for the Health & Employability team came via European monies aligned to the programme with NHSGGC 1 employing the staff. Two staff, John Barber and Denise Mcdaid, are on a 90-day 1 redeployment scheme within NHSGGC from July to September.

Talks are still to take place regarding the way forward for employability within RCHP and as part of the wider NHSGGC partnerships. I will keep the HEDG updated of any relevant information as it becomes available.

------Letters to GPs on welfare reform We are aware that some areas are sending out letters to GPs and are keen to know about any. NHS Dumfries and Galloway have kindly allowed us to circulate the letter and information sheet they have used which may be useful to other areas, it was a joint letter with JC+ and the GP.

1 Welfare and Benefit 2 Reform GP signed letter.pdf 1. 22

2011-04-11 - ib reassess for GPs.doc

------Date of Next two meetings: 12th October 2011 and January 19th 2012