Library
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Innovation Fund
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In its early days, the Improvement Service was able to set up two funds - the Innovation Exchange Fund and the SMART Fund - to support special projects that it was believed could have a wide impact on services. This report provides short summaries about the funded projects, highlighting the learning and deliverables which will be of value to others. Contact details are also provided to enable further sharing of the expertise and knowledge developed during these projects.
Gary Semple from Forth Valley GIS gave an update on the web-based GIS and management system that they have been developing, including a walkthrough of the soon-to-be-released pilot system, and Douglas Ralph from Clackmannanshire Council provided concrete examples of how this system has assisted with management and reporting of such community issues as ASBOs and fly-tipping.
Mandy Evans-Ewing and Helen Weir presented the progress so far on the West Dunbartonshire Integrated Care Planning Project, which aims to provide seamless care services to support addictions treatment through joint planning mechanisms.
Person centred outcomes (learning disability support services) - East Lothian & Midlothian Councils
30/04/2008
Leslie Shannon, Ruth Lowe and Duncan MacIntyre of Midlothian Council presented its integrated person-centred service planning and implementation system which consists of three key elements: Person Centred planning, Shaping the Future (a service-planning tool) and In Control (a self-directed support system).
Local Footprints works with local authorities and schools, assisting them in measuring and managing their Ecological Footprint. Amie Fulton from the Sustainable Scotland Network outlined the project and its progress so far.
Programme highlight report from the antisocial behaviour information sharing service (now renamed OASIS - Online Anti-Social behaviour Information Sharing system) improvement fund project based at Forth Valley GIS in Stirling, covering July to September 2007 showing that Stage 2 is scheduled to be complete by and of December 2007.
Update on the improvement funded Stirling-based anti-social behaviour information sharing system, July 2007.
Successful application for improvement funds innovation exchange funds by Midlothian and East Lothian to develop an integrated person-centred service planning and implementation system comprising three key elements: Person Centred planning, Shaping the Future (a service planning tool) and In Control (a self-directed support system).
successful proposal under improvement funds innovation exchange for Sustainable Scotland Network and WWF to utilise the Ecological Footprint to measure and manage the environmental impact on Scotland
April 2007 highlight report from West Dunbartonshire Council and community health partnership joint planning for addictions treatment funded through improvement funds innovation exchange fund.
Successful proposal for improvement funds under innovation exchange for West Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire community health planning for joint planning mechanisms to support addictions treatment.
Update report for Stirling GIS community planning partnership to implement an antisocial behaviour system and share information. This report is in Stirling's own report format and will be superseded with one following an IS template shortly.
Update on improvement funded Stirling GIS community planning partnership, dated November 2006.
This document is the proposal for an improvement fund application to investigate an anti-social behaviour system and information sharing in partnership with other related parties.
Postcard advertising Local Footprints, a support service for local authorities and schools interested in using the Ecological Footprint to measure and manage their environmental impact. The project is being carried out by WWF Scotland and the Sustainable Scotland Network.
