Merthyr Tydfil ASD Action Plan 2010/11

Objective / Activities / Progress/
Outcomes / Timeframe / Cost / By Whom / Reference to overarching action plan aim
To develop systems for collecting data for people with ASD. / ASD co-ordinator to establish a pathway between herself and the ASAS panel in order to keep the children’s database up to date.
ASD co-ordinator to liaise with performance management to establish systems within SWIFT to record ASD as a primary and/or secondary diagnosis.
Ensure this system is used and kept up to date / Objective partially met/ongoing
Communication pathway established
ASD is available as a category on SWIFT for primary and/or secondary diagnosis.
Category is not being used by staff who input information onto SWIFT / November 2010
November 2010
January 2011 / N/A
N/A
N/A / Gaynor Preece/ Sue Jablonski
Gaynor Preece/
Tina Browning
Care managers/ admin staff / There is an infrastructure that promotes and supports the ASD Strategic Action Plan
Clear pathway for the commissioning of services / ASD co-ordinator to liaise with IPC to gather information regarding costs etc of commissioning IPC to produce an ASD Commissioning Strategy.
Commission IPC to develop an ASD Commissioning Strategy / Objective partially met/ ongoing
IPC have given a ” ball park” costing based on other, similar projects they have completed. ASD Steering Group to agree expenditure / November 2010
November 2010 / £13,500 - £16875 / Gaynor Preece/
IPC
ASD Steering Group / There is an infrastructure that promotes and supports the ASD Strategic Action Plan
ASD Co-ordinator / Employ a part-time ASD co-ordinator. / Objective complete
Expenditure from ASD grant agreed by ASD Steering Group
Gaynor Preece has been designated ASD co-ordinator - 2 days per week / April 2010 / £20,000 / ASD Steering Group / There is an infrastructure that promotes and supports the ASD Strategic Action Plan
ASD grant expenditure is monitored / ASD grant is monitored at ASD Steering Group meetings. SS&SR Finance Manager attends each meeting and provides update
Service Improvement Manager to manage budget. / Objective Complete / September 2010 / N/A / ASD Steering Group
Jonathan Strong
Nicola Kingham / There is an infrastructure that promotes and supports the ASD Strategic Action Plan
Training needs analysis / Pan Gwent areas are looking at the feasibility/costs of carrying out a Training Needs Analysis. David Poole will recommend to the group that Merthyr Tydfil join the project / Objective ongoing
Pan –Gwent TNA group have agreed that Merthyr Tydfil join their TNA project /
To be reviewed March 2011 / No costs in financial year 2010/11 / David Poole
Gaynor Preece / There is an awareness of ASD including needs and how to meet them across Merthyr Tydfil
To ensure the workforce have the necessary /appropriate skills to support individuals who have ASD / 11 key staff from adult services to attend/ participate in a 2 day TEACCH training Course / Objective met
October 2010 / October 2010 / £1,980 / Gaynor Preece
Key adult services staff
TEACCH Institute / There is an awareness of ASD including needs and how to meet them across Merthyr Tydfil
Continue with the parent support group. / Carers Development Officer to co-ordinate and support the ASD parent/carers group / Objective met
Carers Development Officer to take over support role 12/11/2010 / November 2010 / N/A / Gaynor Preece/ Elaine James / There are appropriate services for individuals with ASD
Adult parent support group / Children parent carers support group to be accessible to all parent carers of individuals who have ASD both children and adults / Objective met
Parents of adults with ASD accessing parent/carer support group 12/11/10 / November 2010 / N/A / Gaynor Preece/
Elaine James / There are appropriate services for individuals with ASD
There is support and information following diagnosis / RCT has developed and disseminated a draft Post Diagnostic Support Pack for consultation to the Merthyr Tydfil ASD
Steering Group in order for it to become a regional resource / Objective ongoing
Post Diagnostic Support Pack disseminated for consultation to members of the Merthyr Tydfil ASD Steering Group, responses/ comments sent back to RCT for inclusion in the pack / To be reviewed March 2011 / No cost in financial year 2010/
2011 / Gaynor Preece
ASD Steering Group
RCT ASD Lead – Tony Isingrini & Darrell Clarke / There are appropriate services for individuals with ASD
Parents and carers are able to access the Early Bird programme / The Early Bird and Early Bird plus will run 2010/2011, it will be led and co-ordinated by Carol Conway at Greenfield school / Objective ongoing
Expenditure from ASD grant agreed by ASD Steering Group
Carol Conway to provide action plan and regular updates on programme / September 2010
November 2010 / £16,300 / ASD Steering Group
Carol Conway/
Earlybird Team / There are appropriate services for individuals with ASD
The increase in demand for respite care for children with ASD to be evaluated / Children Service Intake Manager and ASD Co-ordinator to evidence the types of respite being purchased by families, with a view to addressing the need. / Objective ongoing
ASD Steering Group agreed to finance respite from the ASD grant, amount to be agreed
Report to be discussed in ASD Steering Group meeting / September 2010
November 2010 / £27,615 / ASD Steering Group
Mark Anderton
Gaynor Preece / There are appropriate services for individuals with ASD
Children with an ASD are recognised and assessed at an early stage / Designated members of Steering Group will meet with Dr Rangarajan in order to establish a multi-agency assessment and diagnosis pathway for children in Merthyr Tydfil / Objective ongoing
Awaiting dates for initial meeting / To be reviewed March 2010 / N/A / Dr Rangarajan,
Christine Dowle, Mark Anderton
Gaynor Preece / Assessment and diagnosis
There is a clear assessment pathway / See above / See above / To be reviewed March 2010 / N/A / Dr Rangaraja,
Christine Dowle, Mark Anderton
Gaynor Preece / Assessment and diagnosis
There is a clear timescale for the assessment process / See above / See above / To be reviewed March 2010 / N/A / Dr Rangarajan,
Christine Dowle, Mark Anderton
Gaynor Preece / Assessment and diagnosis
Parents/carers are aware of assessment procedure for children & timescales from the offset. / See above / See above / To be reviewed March 2010 / N/A / Dr Rangarajan,
Christine Dowle, Mark Anderton
Gaynor Preece / Assessment and diagnosis
Outcomes of assessment are clearly communicated to parents and there is signposting to follow up services at the time of diagnosis. / See above
RCT has developed and disseminated a draft Post Diagnostic Support Pack for consultation to the Merthyr Tydfil ASD Steering Group in order for it to become a regional resource / Objective ongoing
Post Diagnostic Support Pack disseminated for consultation to members of the Merthyr Tydfil ASD Steering Group, responses/comments sent back to RCT for inclusion in the pack / To be reviewed March 2010
To be reviewed March 2010 / N/A
No cost in financial year 2010/
2011 / Dr Rangarajan
Christine Dowle, Mark Anderton
Gaynor Preece
ASD Steering Group/ RCT ASD Leads
Gaynor Preece / Assessment and diagnosis
Total Expenditure / £82,770