If only we could all work in silos. Never having to overcome the obstacles of sharing information & working in partnership. It’s not enough to flag ‘inter agency working’ as an issue, the learning we identify must be far more specific.

The unsung hero in a review is often what goes unrecorded. The value of the process, not the report. Feedback from our latest SILP Focussed review suggests
'It provided a useful insight into how other agencies operate & different ways to access certain services. Also, more importantly, ways to get around obstacles'

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The decision to NOT conduct a review… It’s based on many factors. Application of criteria comes first. Wise application of resources & choosing cases that will elicit learning…these factors now also come into play under Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018. Our experience is that local areas can & should be trusted with this.

Up to now we see no evidence to mistrust decision makers or suspect any motivation to avoid publication. The new freedoms will improve the system..we are getting there…. ... See more

In some reviews we can focus on a couple of episodes /themes/ days & still learn what we need to learn.

We dig deep into those focussed areas. Depth rather than breadth..

Learn quickly & implement on the ground. Do you have examples of the kind of case in which this might work? We have developed case studies. Help us name the model… how about SILP Focussed? ... See more

Belief : now isn’t the right time to invest in upgrading your review practice.

But consider how much of your time is spent on reviews. Can you afford to not be working effectively & with maximum support?

Question : when is the right time? When the new arrangements have bedded in? When the budget is less stretched?

Guarantee : this day will never come. The world of reviews is changing. Don’t be left on the sidelines. There’s one month left. Get your funding in place. Grab our early bird offer http://pos.li/2dzkmt #SILP 10th Birthday Conference 18 June 2020. ... See more

Weighed down under the burden of recommendations? There are too many, that’s for sure. At our 10th birthday conference we will be exploring the topic in some depth.

But, we know that for now they are here to stay.

QUESTION : how are recommendations making us FEEL? If your front line feels judged or punished, it’s time to change the image of reviews.

Give your front line full permission to use the review to speak out & lead your reviews with strengths, even where the facts ended in a poor outcome. Like our approach? 1 month left on our early bird offer https://pos.li/2dzfj3 #SILP 10th Birthday Conference #Birmingham Botanical Gardens ... See more

What is the real cost to you when you run a review without active sign up from all involved across your partnership? Hard to cost it, but apply an hourly rate to the time alone that is generally required to get it right, it would equate to thousands over the year & let’s not allow this to sound easy. Practitioners are out there delivering their service to those who need it most. Finding the time to come along & participate is a big ask. The same authors have been asked time & time again to produce material & the review is under pressure to deliver learning quickly, efficiently & cheaply. The answer is to make it as easy as possible for them to participate. Briefings they can consume electronically, online resources to help a line manager prepare a first time review participant, & many other strategies, takeaways & freebies reside in our free virtual training series ‘2020 Reboot’ in January reserve my seat https://pos.li/2dxrsf Further details throughout December. ... See more

What is the real cost to you when you run a review without active sign up from all involved across your partnership? Hard to cost it, but apply an hourly rate to the time alone that is generally required to get it right, it would equate to thousands over the year & let’s not allow this to sound easy. Practitioners are out there delivering their service to those who need it most. Finding the time to come along & participate is a big ask. The same authors have been asked time & time again to produce material & the review is under pressure to deliver learning quickly, efficiently & cheaply. The answer is to make it as easy as possible for them to participate. Briefings they can consume electronically, online resources to help a line manager prepare a first time review participant, & many other strategies, takeaways & freebies reside in our free virtual training series ‘2020 Reboot’ in January reserve my seat https://pos.li/2dxrsf Further details throughout December. ... See more

Mid review we may find it is unclear WHAT happened in the case. So how then do we get to ‘the why?’ It’s tempting to ask the family. After all, we want to be thorough. We don’t want gaps.

I have been there. But our role with families is more narrow. My health warning : resist the wider remit. We are not investigating.
Explore the topic with Frank Mullane, AADFA at our SILP 10th birthday conference 18 June 2020. Click here for pdf http://pos.li/2dxqek

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You trusted that by assembling the right people in a room you would elicit learning.

When it didn’t work that way you lost confidence. But the pressure is on to host a learning event. Practitioner engagement is required. Even by guidance now.

I hear you. But there is only one way to regain the confidence. & when you do your practitioners will want to return again & again. They will want to commit the time for their own personal development. It will be valuable to them to leave the event with takeaways that they could implement immediately on the ground.

A learning event is such a delicate project & must be treated with maximum respect every single time. Even after 10 years of running events, teaching what we know & offering a simulated experience on our university accredited training course we have lots to learn. We can share with you the surprises we uncovered when we commissioned research from the University of Nottingham about our SILP learning event.

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Compulsory training for health and social care workers in learning disability & autism will be trialled in 2020. It’s a step forward to raise awareness. It doesn’t solve the recruitment crisis in specialist hospitals & nothing has been announced about homes for those who are still being detained. We still have a long way to go… ... See more