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Whole Life Disability Strategy 2018-2023

The new Whole Life Disability Strategy sets out our vision for people with disabilities of all ages in Staffordshire from 2018 onwards. It builds on the approaches advocated in the previous disability strategy for Staffordshire, ‘Living My Life My Way’, and redefines the role of the Council in meeting needs for the next five years to 2023, in a way which better manages expectations and choice with affordability for the Council.
Cabinet will be asked to consider approval of the new Strategy, noting the engagement and consultation process completed during its development, and subsequent to this to support implementation of the Strategy, and ensure that it is used to inform commissioning of services.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Not a key decision but required to go to Cabinet;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Divisions affected: (All Divisions);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/03/2018

Decision due: 21 Jun 2018 by Cabinet

Lead member: Mark Sutton, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People mark.sutton@staffordshire.gov.uk, Alan White, Leader of the Council alan.white@staffordshire.gov.uk

Lead director: Director for Children and Families, Director for Health and Care

Department: Health and Care

Contact: Dr Richard Harling MBE, Director for Health and Care Email: richard.harling@staffordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01785 278700.

Consultees

Feedback from over 200 Staffordshire residents with lived experience of disability has informed the content of the draft. Joint sessions have been conducted with SLT/WLT members from both Directorates above to further refine the content, as well as a workshop with the Healthy Staffordshire Scrutiny Committee on March 7th.

Beyond this during May we have engaged face to face with interested members of the public at 3 open public meetings on their thoughts on the Strategy, as well as a number of service user groups for people with specific needs (for example learning disability service users, physical disability service users) at further events around the County. Finally full Scrutiny from Elected Members from the Healthy Staffordshire, Prosperous Staffordshire, and Safe

Public or Private Decision: Public

Service Area: Health & Care and Families & Communities