Andy Scott PSA 16 Manager, External Relations Team, Jobcentre Plus East Midlands'

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Andy ScottPSA 16 Manager, External Relations
Team,Jobcentre Plus East Midlands.
10.03.09
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Covering today
10.03.09

• The regional context and priorities for the
  Regional Employment Team
• The East Midlands Mental Health and Employment
  Strategy
• Work of the Regional Employment Team and
• Funding opportunities to support this agenda
  including ESF.

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The regional context priorities for the
Regional Employment Team (RET)
10.03.09

• Claiming Benefits
• More people claiming Incapacity Benefit as a
  result of mental ill health 68,240 in the East
  Midlands (Jobcentre Plus Nov 2007)
• Incapacity Benefit claims on a basis of mental
  health are increasing throughout the East
  Midlands an average increase of 8.4 between
  2000 and 2007 (ONS/JCP 2007)
• Up to 4.7 of the working population of the E
  Midlands has been claiming Incapacity Benefit
  because of ill health
• (neighbourhood.statistics .gov.uk 2008).

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The regional context priorities for the
Regional Employment Team
10.03.09

• In work
• People with mental health problems have the
  lowest employment rate of all disabled groups
  27 in the East Midlands.
• Mental health problems are the biggest cause of
  sickness absence from work thirty times more
  days are lost to mental ill health than to
  industrial disputes.

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RET strategy objectives
10.03.09

• To
• Increase opportunities support for people with
  mental health problems who are workless, and
  possibly receiving Incapacity Benefit /
  Employment Support Allowance or other income
  assistance, to re-enter, remain and progress in
  work
• Reduce workplace absence and presenteeism due
  to mental health problems primarily helping
  those off sick due to stress, anxiety and
  depression to quickly return to, and stay in
  work
• Promote positive images concerning mental health
  and employment and challenge discrimination
  directed at people with mental health problems.

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RET members
10.03.09

• 1. Eric.Sharp_at_derbycitypct.nhs.uk 2.
  FionaHolgate_at_emd.org.uk
• 3. jamilah.shah_at_lsc.gov.uk 4.
  jill.jefferies_at_frameworkha.org
• 5. jill.pateman_at_goem.gsi.gov.uk 6.
  knowicki_at_acas.org.uk
• 7. Rachel.bassett-darby_at_rethink.org 8.
  helle.castile_at_bitc.org.uk
• 9. ruth.sleigh_at_hse.gov.uk 10.
  neil.lowther_at_dwp.gsi.gov.uk
• 11. david.clarke_at_csip.org.uk 12.
  Karen.graham_at_reed.co.uk
• 13. Carolanne.taylor_at_niace.org.uk 14.
  Kathryn.james_at_niace.org.uk
• Michaela.jacques_at_nottscc.gov.uk
• Anne.marlow_at_eastmidlands.nhs.uk
• 17. Mike.hudson-scott_at_nottshc.nhs.uk
• 18. Andy.scott2_at_jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk
• 19. Marion.blake_at_eastmidlands.csip.nhs.uk
• 20. Vivienne.carmichael_at_eastmidlands.csip.nhs.uk

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The East Midlands Mental Health Employment
Strategy Action Plan
10.03.09

• Went out for consultation 12 January 2009
  closing date for comments was 27 February 2009.
  Contains
• Context statement
• Process map showing key players
• Strategy objectives
• Activities Identified
• Accountability and Implementation
• Monitoring

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The East Midlands Mental Health Employment
Strategy Action Plan
10.03.09

• Action Identified
• Help individuals with mental health issues be
  ready to gain/retain employment
• Working to reduce discrimination preventing
  individuals with mental health issues being ready
  to gain/retain employment
• Collaborative work with other organisations to
  take forward mental health and employment
  initiatives
• Responding to policy directives / guidance
  documents to achieve good practice in respect of
  mental health and employment
• Setting and achieving targets or performance
  measures
• Joint planning initiatives such as City Strategy,
  Local Area Agreements and Local Employment
  Partnerships.

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Work of the Regional Employment Team
10.03.09

• Information sheets to go onto web site covering
• Employment, Mental Health and Well Being
• Economic Development, Mental Health and Well
  Being
• The Health Sector and Mental Health Well Being
• The Third Sector Including the Voluntary and
  Community Sector
• Communities, Mental Health and Well Being
• The Environment, Mental Health and Well Being
  and
• Culture, Mental Health and Well being.

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Work of the Regional Employment Team (continued)
10.03.09

• Encouraged talent debate scheme to raise
  awareness of mental health
• Issues
• Actively support Improving Access to
  Psychological Therapies (IAPT) National
  retention pilot started Feb 09 for 2 years in
  Lincoln Boston)
• Promotion of Mindful Employer mental health
  kite mark and
• Networking between members to share knowledge,
  experiences and concerns consider options for
  adding value.

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Funding opportunities to support this agenda
10.03.09

• RET members work for organisations with
  significant budgets
• RET has had small budget to cover running costs
  to date
• Bid in to allow RET to move forward on the agenda
  and deliver outcomes on Mental Health agenda for
  the next 2 years and
• East Midlands PSA 16 - ESF bid prime example of
  funding becoming available and successfully bid
  for.

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How might you help the RET?
10.03.09

• Consider what you personally might be able to
  offer to support the RET and
• Contact the most appropriate RET member off the
  membership list to discuss work done options
  you may be able to offer to support the agenda.
• No one can do everything
• but every one can do something.

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Chris BeechRegional European Social Fund
Manager, External Relations Team,Jobcentre Plus
East Midlands.
10.03.09
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Activity
10.03.09

• PSA 16 priorities
• Assist 1000 people with mental health
  conditions
• Help 235 people to gain employment
• Employment Advocate
• Add Value ..

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Contract
10.03.09

• Expected Contract Start December 2009
• Potential duration 30 months and
• Indicative Contract value 1,224,000 -1,531,000

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Procurement Timetable
10.03.09

• Issue PQQ 2nd March 2009
• Return PQQ Noon 14th April 2009
• Short listed bidders informed w/c 25th May 2009
• Issue ITT w/c 1 June 2009
• Return of ITT 17 July 2009
• Preferred Bidders informed w/c 31st August 2009
• Contract Awarded w/c 12th October 2009
• Delivery Commences 14 December 2009