Cardiff Health Alliance : Cynghrair Iechyd Caerdydd

• Development of Joint Commissioning Strategies for Physical Disability and Sensory Impairment
• Development of day services from a day centre based model to a community day services model
• Establishment of an Accommodation Sub-group of the Physical and Sensory Impairment Advisory Planning Group
• Service User Sub-group established to link with Physical and Sensory Impairment Advisory Planning Group
• Telecare Funding - process established and installations achieved
• Review of telephone rentals completed
• Joint Equipment Service established
• Completion of regional review of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
• Completion of Management of Stroke Integrated Care Pathway
• Achievement of 28 week waiting times targets across all areas of service provision
• Establishment of Critical Friends Network - Disability Equality Scheme
• Development of Intermediate Care Teams linking health and social care.

Specific to Sensory Impairment:

• Training of a group of home care staff in BSL signing and sensory awareness training
• Completion of All Wales Visual Impairment Benchmarking Exercise
• Awareness training for contact officers in relation to the total spectrum of sensory impairment.

1. To promote health improvement for people with a physical and/or sensory impairment
2. To reduce inequalities for people with a physical and/or sensory impairment
3. To develop a service specification for an independent advocacy service
4. Expansion of the reablement service specifically for young people with a physical impairment
5. Develop, implement and respond to priority areas identified in phase 2 of developing day services
6. Evaluation of physical and sensory impairment awareness training already provided and development of a rolling programme of awareness training for staff
7. Implementation of priority areas identified in the accommodation strategy
8. Commission appropriate service for respite, residential and Nursing Home provision
9. Development of the Transitions Action Plan for young people moving from Children's Services to Adult Physical Disability Services
10. Implementing the action plan of the Commissioning Strategy for Sensory Services
11. Implementing the action plan of the Commissioning Strategy for Physical Disability Services.