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Progress So Far  Previous Document

The Project started in January 2007 with the recruitment of a fulltime HIV Services Co-ordinator, to be based at the offices of Drugline Lancashire Ltd in Union Street Preston.

The progress made against each of the contract requirements, as of March 2008, are listed below:

Development of corporate advertising materials

  1. Social Services HIV and AIDS directory updated and re-written, awaiting publication and distribution
  2. Lancashire County Councils website to contain information from directory including live links to service providers along with an increase in the web profile of key events such as World AIDS Day
  3. Sector Directory written and distributed

Development of corporate service administration, assessment, monitoring and review procedures.

  1. Protocols for confidentiality, information sharing and assessment are now being trailed in East Lancashire and Blackpool with the intention that they will be used countywide by the end of 2008
  2. Performance management frameworks for services are currently under development

Development of service user tools

  1. Service user forum planned for qtr 1 2008
  2. Preston Needs Assessment completed February 2008
  3. Regular attendance at Service User Support Groups

Development of voluntary sector infrastructure tools – policy and practise

  1. Drafts of Referral, Confidentiality, Information sharing and Assessment policies and protocols are now being trailed.
  2. Service Level Agreements applied to contracted agencies

Service awareness networking and representation at all appropriate forum

  1. Lancashire County Council (LCC) –Commissioners
  2. Blackburn With Darwen County Council - Commissioners
  3. Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust  (PCT) –Commissioners & Sexual Health Leads
  4. North Lancashire PCT – Commissioners & Sexual Health Leads
  5. East Lancashire PCT – Commissioners & Sexual Health Leads
  6. Cumbria and Lancashire Action on Sexual Health (CLASH)
  7. Navajo
  8. Oscars – LGBT Group
  9. Preston Genito Urinary Medicine (GUM)
  10. Blackpool GUM
  11. Lancaster GUM
  12. Southport GUM
  13. SHIVER Project
  14. Preston HIV Support Team (PHIVST)
  15. South Lancashire HEAL
  16. Signposts
  17. The Jarman Centre, Blackburn
  18. Hyndburn CAB
  19. BP/HEAL, Blackpool
  20. George House Trust (GHT)
  21. Body Positive North West
  22. Barnardos, Health Through Action
  23. Community HIV Nursing Teams
  24. HIV/AIDS Specialist Social Workers
  25. HIVE Support Group Preston
  26. East Lancashire HIV Support Group
  27. Rainbow Project
  28. Manchester LGF
  29. Chaps Conference
  30. NorthWest Sexual Health Conference
  31. Positive Action Conference
  32. CLASH Conference

Development of focus and administration for voluntary sector forum, social work forum and future service user forum

  1. Voluntary sector forum for Lancashire based service providers now operational and meets bi monthly
  2. Regular individual contact with voluntary sector maintained
  3. Service user forum planned for qtr 1 2008
  4. Social Workers Forum Planned for April 2008

Launch of individual and forum meets for voluntary sector services and LCC social work staff

  1. Bi Monthly Service Development Meetings in Central, East and North Lancashire are now operational; each meeting includes frontline workers from the voluntary sector, Social Services and NHS according to area.

Service resources including leaflets, education and training packs to be confirmed

  1. Public services directory and website awaiting publication
  2. Sector HIV AIDS Service directory written and distributed

Access to training for services to be co-ordinated and confirmed

  1. HIV training pack developed for year 11 students
  2. HIV training Pack developed for social care professionals
  3. Accredited training obtained and supplied to the voluntary sector
    1. Brief interventions
    2. Sexual Health
    3. Call Handling
  1. Training on HIV and Social Support delivered to Social Worker HIV Champions January 2008
  2. Training on HIV and Social Support for East Lancashire PCT and Voluntary sector staff delivered February 2008
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