Engagement and Consultation. 2.9.1 The Ministry and the PSA are committed to building a strategic and effective relationship, and the Ministry is committed to ongoing consultation with the PSA and its employee members.
2.9.2 To this end, the Ministry and the PSA will meet nationally, regionally or locally on a regular basis, to discuss issues of mutual interest.
2.9.3 The Ministry agrees to formally notify the PSA about any organisational review, which is likely to result in significant changes in the organisational structure, staffing or work practices affecting staff. Where a decision to make a change or undertake a review is beyond the control of the Chief Executive, formal notification will be made as soon as possible after the decision is announced.
2.9.4 In addition to these provisions, the engagement provisions contained in the Relationship Engagement Agreement 2017 – 2019 will xxxxx.Xx addition to these provisions, the Ministry and the PSA will jointly establish a Relationship Engagement Agreement and a joint People and Performance and PSA Annual Workplan. The Relationship Engagement Agreement will be reviewed jointly following PSA National Delegate elections, which occur once every two years. Any previous relationship agreement remains in effect until a new agreement is reached.
Engagement and Consultation. 12.1 This SOA has been led by the members of the Strategic Partnership who bring with them the contribution of the individual partner organisations and sectors which they represent.
12.2 It is built on a sound foundation of ongoing engagement with communities and individuals through thematic and local partnerships - most recently through dedicated events in the Engagement Phase of the SOA 2013-16 development - and also builds on their respective consultations on their strategies and plans.
12.3 In addition there have been a number of specific projects that have undertaken community and stakeholder engagement. This has fed into the profile data as well as the Actions for what we want to achieve over the next ten years: • The Putting You First Change Programme (our response to Reshaping Care for Older People) • Acute Services Redevelopment and new Dumfries and Xxxxxxxx Infirmary • Dumfries and Xxxxxxxx Community Survey • Dumfries and Xxxxxxxx Council Budget and Priorities consultation • Local Policing Plan • Local Fire and Rescue Plan
12.4 In particular, our diversity communities - through our Diversity Working Group - have been closely involved in supporting the development of the SOA content to ensure that our approach and content evidence best practice in equalities.
Engagement and Consultation. Engagement activities have taken place with people who use the services, providers, advocates, social workers, health and care workers and other stakeholders. This has included attending events and forums, holding workshops and a survey. The key findings will be taken into consideration by the Service Provider when developing the Service delivery model. • People want to have choice and be able to express their opinion about day to day activities, such as choosing their clothes to wear, feeling safe, when changes happen in their lives, with social care and doctor appointments and with finding 2 xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx work or a suitable volunteering opportunity. They want to be as independent as possible and need to be supported to develop self-advocacy skills. • There is often a lack of understanding and a misconception about what advocacy services provide. It has been recommended to widely promote current and new provision to ensure that people are aware of their options in terms of accessing support to self-advocacy and advocacy services. • As resources available to commission advocacy decrease, there is a need to be more creative in designing and providing advocacy services. People suggested offering advocacy support in community settings, and delivering training to the voluntary/community sector on advocacy principles, as well as training for peer advocates. • Family, friends and relationships are very important and people would like to have opportunities to build good relationships and socialise with their peers. Therefore the Service Provider will ensure that opportunities are developed for people with similar lived experiences to meet and for peer advocates to be identified. • However, family members may also disempower people through lack of understanding of the rights of individuals; or might not have access to or understand information well enough to support their relatives to make informed decisions. Therefore it will be important that Carers are supported to understand advocacy principles and to develop self-advocacy skills. • Services should be designed as ‘community hubs’, where the culture and language used are positive and friendly to be more able to connect with the public. Documents should be accessible and written in ‘plain’ language. This should also reduce the need for resources and services including advocacy provision.
Engagement and Consultation. 2.8.1 The Ministry and the PSA are committed to building a strategic and effective relationship, and the Ministry is committed to ongoing consultation with the PSA and its employee members.
2.8.2 To this end, the Ministry and the PSA will meet nationally, regionally or locally on a regular basis, to discuss issues of mutual interest.
2.8.3 The Ministry agrees to formally notify the PSA about any organisational review, which is likely to result in significant changes in the organisational structure, staffing or work practices affecting staff. Where a decision to make a change or undertake a review is beyond the control of the Chief Executive, formal notification will be made as soon as possible after the decision is announced.
2.8.4 In addition to these provisions, the engagement provisions contained in the Partnership for Quality Agreement dated October 2008 also apply. The parties have agreed to review this agreement, and any new agreement will apply in its place once signed by the parties.
Engagement and Consultation. ▪ Establish a dedicated Aboriginal Engagement Team responsible for building and maintaining relationships with Aboriginal communities. ▪ Develop a comprehensive stakeholder engagement strategy that includes consultation, information sharing, and involvement of Aboriginal stakeholders in project planning, design, and decision-making processes. ▪ Conduct regular community meetings, workshops, and information sessions to update Aboriginal and local communities on project developments, milestones, and impacts.
