GSLP-Liberals-Manifesto-2019

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THE CARE AGENCY - PLEDGES We are wholeheartedly committed to continue to work with all levels of the Care Agency to ensure that all the important services the Care Agency delivers are developed even further and continually reviewed so that the social care provided is meaningful, provides the relevant support, and enables its users to participate in society. EARLY INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES In September 2017, we inaugurated, in a first for Gibraltar, the Family and Community Centre, which offers a wide variety of activities. Over 1,300 children and 1,400 parents and carers attended during the financial year 17/18. Our policy is to ensure that the Care Agency increasingly provides early intervention when families most need support. In the case of Children’s Services, the Family and Community Centre has been instrumental in facilitating access to early intervention. This service has been influential in providing children and families with more opportunities to succeed and achieve best outcomes. In government, our policies have promoted early intervention so that children are able to live with families in a caring home and so that problems are tackled as soon as possible before they become difficult to reverse. The idea of addressing problems soonest is to prevent detrimental consequences for children and families, such as poor educational attainment, mental health problems, or, in the worse cases, criminal conduct. Especially important, a Parent - Child Assessment Unit has also been created. The aim of this service is to provide residential parent and child assessments for those who have suffered, or are at risk of suffering, significant harm. The programme helps parents build on their parenting skills and adopt positive, day-to-day strategies. We are committed to continue to fully resource and support the important work of early intervention and support services for families. SAFEGUARDING BOARDS & PUBLIC PROTECTION In government, we have ensured the proper functioning and resourcing of two Safeguarding Boards led by the Care Agency, namely the Child Protection Committee and the Safeguarding Adults Board. The Child Protection Committee, which was restructured in 2016, is responsible for co-ordinating with relevant organisations on how they should best work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and ensure that agencies provide an effective service. To ensure the Child Protection Committee’s ongoing professional development, the Government has ensured that the Care Agency is adequately funded to organise the appropriate training. The newly reconstituted Safeguarding Adults Board was established this year and focuses on issues relating to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults, ensuring that the appropriate local safeguarding arrangements are in place. The Board also works to make certain that agencies deliver timely and proportionate responses, should abuse or neglect occur. We are committed to continue to fully resource and support the important work of both boards. CONTINUING SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR THE CARE AGENCY In government, we have provided more than adequate funding for all levels of the Care Agency to be properly resourced. We have also provided the necessary resources for the continuing training of all levels of the Care Agency. We are committed in ensuring that any training undertaken is specific to the learning requirements of all of the Care Agency’s service users. WHOLESALE DISABILITY REVIEW We have started the introduction of exciting and important changes in our cherished disabilities services. In government, we have met with parents and family members of children and adults with learning disabilities and with the relevant support organisations to better understand the challenges families and individuals face on a daily basis. The Government has understood the need for change in the way services are delivered to this vulnerable and beloved sector of our community. A multi-disciplinary group was formed to consider ways in which services within education and the care sectors could work together and recommend reforms to better meet the needs of the community. The Working Group met with other stakeholders, such as the GSLA and Youth Services, to further inform their work. It is important for a person with a learning disability, and their families, to know that there is a supportive plan in place and on which they can rely. One of the major issues raised by families is that Paediatric health services cease service delivery when children reach the age of 16 years; this includes service delivery to children with disabilities. Families typically enjoyed, by their own statements, a fantastic multi-disciplinary team approach around the child, consisting of Consultants and other Allied Health Practitioners, which then virtually disappeared on their 16th birthday. The child would then transition to working with a GP in a very busy Primary Care Centre setting. PAEDIATRIC SERVICES The age of Paediatric services for children with learning disabilities and additional needs was, therefore, this year, raised to 18 years. There has also been an increase in the therapies provided by Paediatric Allied Health Professionals. The importance of this expansion of service provision to persons with disabilities and their families cannot be overstated. The, also first-for-Gibraltar, Children’s Health Centre, already houses numerous services, offering a single point of access to children services, eliminating the need for parents or carers having to navigate from one professional to another. The Working Group continues to consider the age criteria for use of these services for those over 18 years so that there can be a smooth transition into later adulthood. RESPITE FOR CHILDREN Respite for parents and carers of children with learning disabilities was dependent on resources deployed from the Care Agency’s Children’s Residential Services. This did not 110 ...aspire to the best Gibraltar
always enable this service to provide respite as and when needed. The Government has increased the budget for respite services to ensure that more children and their families are able to access the necessary support and respite services when they need it. We must care for our carers; they are our silent champions and they need our support. ADDITIONAL SOCIAL WORKER The Government has provided funding to the Care Agency to recruit an additional Social Worker to work exclusively with children with disabilities and their families. Up until now, this area of work has been conducted in addition to other areas of children’s social services. This practitioner will support families through the many processes required to access services and assess the most appropriate support packages. NEW RESPITE VENUES The Government acknowledges that respite premises are essential and continues to explore alternative venues to deliver daytime, overnight, and weekend respite, separate to the current Children’s Residential Service. SUPPORT FOR ADULTS The Government has provided additional resources to help adults with learning disabilities to access meaningful community activities. Typical of any person trying to attain independence, young adults do not always want to be chaperoned by parents or family members; however, because of their vulnerability, adults with learning disabilities require a certain level of supervision. The Government has, therefore, increased the budget of the Care Agency to address this need and provide paid, trained carers to deliver a support service akin to a mentoring service. This new area of service will assist in enhancing adults’ social and support networks and help these individuals build skills that will serve them well for leisure, and also, in some cases, for employment. The Government has, additionally, increased the Care Agency’s budget to recruit a second Social Worker who will work exclusively with adults with learning disabilities and their families. This Social Worker will co-ordinate care packages, assess the needs of the individual, and the degree of support required by family members. The recruitment is progressing well. This Social Worker will also work with Dr Giraldi Home, St Bernadette’s Resource Centre, the GHA, and other Government agencies. This practitioner will be ringfenced to work solely in this area of service to create more effective channels of communication between the different services, families, and around the person with the learning disability. ADDITIONAL VENUES FOR ST BERNADETTE’S RESOURCE CENTRE With adults now enjoying better healthcare and living longer, there has been an increase in attendances at the St Bernadette’s Resource Centre. This Centre now offers a service to a wide range of service users both in age and learning disability. We have worked with the Education Department and the Care Agency so that transitions from one service to another were reviewed and improved. The Government is fully committed to continue the Disability Review as there is much further ground to cover. It is important to note that we are only at the initial stages of delivering on new developments and we will continue to strive to provide a platinum-standard service. ELDERLY CARE IN THE COMMUNITY No one can doubt that we have prioritised care in the community. When we were elected the GSD had only destined £500k to Domiciliary Care per year. We now spend in excess of £3m per year on this service. Domiciliary Care continues to be provided to assist vulnerable, elderly, or infirm persons at home. Over 430 individuals received a package of care in <strong>2019</strong>, reflecting an increase of 127 over the last year. Given the huge importance of supporting persons in the community, we have increased the Domiciliary Care budget so that further support can be provided to more individuals at home. We also ensured that the Waterport Day Centre for the elderly opened an extra day, providing a total of 40 additional placements, with 20 new members attending. DISABILITY BENEFITS We will set out in a concise and objective manner the benefits available to people with disabilities and the circumstances that allow for claims to be made. We need to demystify the benefits available and how to access them. ...aspire to the best Gibraltar 111
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CONTENTS PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM FABI
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Personal message from Fabian Picard
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Our credentials are clear. We have
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this manifesto, a reality because i
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Personal message from Joseph Garcia
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...progress does not just happen by
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let’s talk about...Fabian FABIAN
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new Town Planning Act requires the
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distortions and altered differentia
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programme will also provide a basis
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LOCATION SHOOTING We will continue
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let’s talk about...Joseph JOSEPH
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This has included detailed informat
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THE CONDUCT
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Withdrawal Treaty and was included
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to develop and expand the role of G
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Gibraltar exit the European Union.
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GRAND BATTERY HOUSE We will work wi
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let’s talk about....Sir Joe JOE B
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the two basic resources, namely our
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After 1996, under a GSD Government,
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and adaptation for re-exporting. Al
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let’s talk about...Paul PAUL BALB
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have continued the policy of chargi
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The GSLP Liberals will continue to
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