Integritas Advocacy CIC
We are a Community Interest Company We are based in Nottingham We have been in business for five years We have four strands of business: ◦ Advocacy Service ◦ Independent Social Work Reports ◦ Independent Service Reviews ◦ Training
We work in the St Ann’s and Sneinton areas of Nottingham We provide a free advocacy service to our clients Our clients chose to work with us We work in partnership with a wide range of services via the VPP We work together to identify the most vulnerable adults Result of the Fiona Pilkington Case
• Monthly, multi-agency meetings. • Chaired by the Police. • Representation from Housing, Health, City Council and Voluntary and Third Sector. • Profile and support people who are vulnerable .
The Police Ourselves Housing Mental Health Services Physical Health Services Drug and alcohol services Other voluntary sector organisations Local Services
Approached by the Police Word of mouth Approached by other partners A willingness to work together An understanding that working together and sharing information was the way forward An understanding of the importance of sharing information All partners signing up to confidentiality Partners signing up to working together
All partners attend regularly All partners share information All partners take their share of the work load All partners work together All partners support each other i.e. discuss cases, share ideas etc All partners are committed to the VPP All partners have monitoring systems in place – particularly the police
Clients are local residents They have a wide range of issues Clients want to work with us For adults 18 plus Identified as being Vulnerable How we identify clients: By the police By any partner sat around the table Self referrals By other services
Two meetings a month Able to contact partners with ease Monitoring – both at VPP and each partner Able to respond quickly Able to be flexible in our approach Able to access information Each partner responsible for day to day running but answerable at the VPP
Information sharing means the most vulnerable are identified All partners can refer in, leading to greater access to services Due to ongoing sharing of information and monitoring the panel can be flexible and creative in its approach Outputs are indentified, monitored and shared with all partners A willingness to work together
Evidence that it works Partnership working for the greater good Clients receiving a much more coordinated service and approach The ability to access some service quickly and easily The time to problem share and work together to find solutions Able to keep the lines of communication open
At each meeting by the police At each meeting via information sharing Each organisation monitors their own outputs etc Discussion around the table – how effective, what else can we do etc Police are answerable LAB Area
Not everyone is signed up Funding Staffing, resources, time The future of the VPP’s Where are the other VPP’s Working differently – not uniformed approach Information Sharing Confidentiality
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VPP’s are changing – not sure how it will look in the future Charitable Status Funding
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