| Refresh the SEND JSNA |
31 July 2024 |
LA and ICB |
Refreshed joint evidence base to inform future joint commissioning. |
Work in progress |
| Further strengthen our partnership approach to participation and co-production with children, young people and their families |
31 March 2025 |
LA and ICB |
We co-produce with children, young people and their families as our default starting point. We listen, hear and understand each other, as well as giving and receiving meaningful updates. |
Work in progress |
| Strengthen the multi-agency use of data through the continued development of shared data dashboard |
31 October 2024 |
LA and ICB |
Partners have a shared understanding of performance. |
Work in progress |
| Continue to strengthen the SEND Local Offer |
31 March 2025 |
LA |
Recommissioned ICT solution promotes further join up of information across all partners. |
Work in progress |
| Continued development of Family Hubs Networks in Lancashire |
Ongoing |
LA with support from health |
Support is available for all stages of family life, from pregnancy through to 19 years old or 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). |
Work in progress |
| Continued strengthening of the Break Time offer and provision of inclusive leisure activities |
Ongoing |
LA with support from all partners |
More parent / carers able to access a break from caring. |
Work in progress |
| Ensure sufficient school places to meet the needs to children and young people with additional needs |
Ongoing |
LA with support from all partners |
Children and young people have access to education |
Work in progress |
| Implement the graduated response to speech and language |
Ongoing |
ICB with support from all partners |
Improved communication outcomes by supporting parents, adapting environments, developing the workforce, identifying needs, and providing appropriate interventions. |
Work in progress |
| Further strengthen the emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people through the Lancashire and South Cumbria Children and Young People's Mental Health Transformation Programme |
Ongoing per Transformation Plan |
ICB with support from LA |
Access targets met. Reduced waiting times for CAMHS services. Evidence of positive outcomes. |
Work in progress |
| Further strengthen the short breaks offer for children and young people with complex needs |
31 March 2025 |
LA with support from health |
Families of children and young people with complex needs are better supported to remain together. Reduction in new entrants in to care. |
Work in progress |
| Establish new in-house children's home with joint staffing from LA and NHS to better support children in care with complex needs |
31 August 2025 |
LA with support from ICB |
More children in regulated children's homes that can meet needs. Fewer children inappropriately on paediatric wards. |
Work in progress |
| Oversight of the joint packages of care pilot |
Ongoing |
ICB & LA |
Reduction in time taken to agree packages. To reduce wait times for children waiting for a package. Alternative and sustainable options to packages of care to meet need. |
Work in progress |
| Develop opportunities through alternative provision and expand the number and range of vocational options at school and college and work with local employers to increase employment opportunities. |
Ongoing |
LA /Schools and settings |
More children and young people supported to remain in school and to successfully transition to adulthood. |
Work in progress |
| Strengthen the ND Pathway |
Full business case to be developed by September 2024 |
ICB with LA support |
Reduction in waiting times for needs to be assessed. Range of support services commissioned to meet CYP and family needs. Improved outcomes for children and young people with Neurodiversity Improved experience reported by CYP and their parents /carers |
Work in progress |
| Review of health input into youth offending |
Ongoing |
Health with support from the LA |
To have the appropriate level of support in the youth offending team to meet the health needs of children and young people. |
Work in progress |
| Strengthening the new multi-agency contextual safeguarding teams |
Full launch April 2024. Ongoing strengthening. |
LA / ICB |
Strengthened support to meet the needs of young people who are/at risk of exploitation. |
Work in progress |
| Preparation for Adulthood |
Ongoing |
LA with support from health |
Consistent pathways across health and care. Improvements in transition between services. |
Work in progress |
| Establish guidance and implement process for health professionals in responding to and managing tribunals |
Ongoing |
ICB with support from LA |
Guidance and process in place, leading to more effective response and efficient management of tribunal work. |
Work in progress |
| Review of sensory needs across LSC, and identify recommendations |
Presentation on pilot Mar 2024 Proposal within ND business case Sep 2024 |
ICB |
Sensory needs identified and met |
Work in progress |
| Respond to the recommendations in Lancashire Joint Targeted Area Inspection (May 2024) |
Ongoing |
ICB / LA |
Reduction in unnecessary criminalisation of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and those in care through timelier access to specialist diagnostic health assessments, tighter risk assessment tools, and embedding in practice the capture the voice of children and young people. |
Work in progress |