Presentation on Disability

Presentation on

Disability Services from

Ms. Anne Melly, Disabilities Specialist to

Regional Health Forum – Dublin North East 26th April, 2011

Population – Dublin North East  Information captured on two National Databases.

National Intellectual Disability Database (NIDD);  National Physical & Sensory Disability Database (NPSDD). 

Population Dublin North East National Disability Databases NIDD

NPSDD

Dublin North

1,161

731

Dublin North West

1,111

468

Dublin North Central

552

270

Louth

999

586

Meath

649

643

Cavan/Monaghan

606

474

5,078

3,172

Total

Disability Service Funding Dublin North East 348.25M

2011

% Dublin North

14

Dublin North West

26

Dublin North Central

32

Louth

11

Meath

10

Cavan/Monaghan

7

Disability Services  Services targeted to meet health and personal social

service needs through all stages of the life cycle.  Main Categories of Service Provision:Community Based;  Day;  Respite;  Residential. 

Service Provision Structure  HSE Direct provided services - 109.187m

 60 Non Statutory Agencies - 238.38m 

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St. Michael’s House; Daughters of Charity; Prosper Fingal; Midway; Steadfast House; Malta Services.

Irish Policy & Legislation Underpinning Service Delivery

 1996

A Strategy for Equality

 2001

Quality & Fairness

 2004

National Disability Strategy Disability Act 2005;  Cross Sectoral Plans;  Citizens Information Act 2007. 

 2004

Health Act

International Policy Directing Service Provision

ď ľ 1993 UN Standard Rules & Equalisation of

Opportunity for People with Disabilities. ď ľ 2008 United National Convention on Individuals

with Disabilities.

2010/2011- Value for Money & Policy Review (VFM)

Implications for HSE  Alignment of Service Delivery with policy;  Allocation of Resources – development of resource

allocation model;  Restructuring of Non Statutory Sector

consolidation/amalgamation;  Mainstreaming agenda- non core activity.

Service Plan 2011 - Current Service Focus  Responding to service demands/requests by

creatively using existing resources to better effect;  Maintaining existing service levels;  Utilising available development funding to address

priority needs – 2011 – day services for school leavers;  Providing Services in line with Policy and Legislative

Framework (Disability Act);  Contributing to VFM & Policy Review.

Service Plan 2011 - Current Service Focus  Preparing for Introduction of HIQA Standards  Finalising and implementing Plans to:-

Reconfigure Day Services - New Directions;  Reconfigure Children’s Services;  Move Residential Services from Congregated Settings;  Implement Recommendations of Neuro Rehabilitation Strategy. 

Service Plan 2011 - Current Service Focus

Development of Regional & Local Consultative Fora  

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HSE & Non Statutory Sector; Partnership Working; Service Planning and Delivery; Implementation of Outcomes of VFM Review.

Achievements 2010  New Services Commissioned (Demography Funding ‘10):  

24 Residential Placements; 88 Day Placements; 31,000 new annual hours of Home Support/Personal Assistant Services.

 Commissioning of Knockamamm – 10 x 6 bedded

Community Residential Complex St. Ita’s Portrane.

Achievements 2010  Provision of Community Based residential Services to

former residents (Intellectual Disability) of St. Davnet’s Hospital Monaghan;  Development of Early Intervention Team in North Dublin to assist compliance with the Disability Act;  Completion of Service Arrangements with majority of Agencies providing Disability Services on behalf of HSE;  A range of efficiency initiatives to address better Value For Money – transport reviews, review of Home Support, trialling of direct payments, negotiation of external residential placements costing.

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