Warwickshire Together

Peer Review

At its meeting on the 30th April 2009, the PSB undertook to commission a Warwickshire-wide Peer Review.

Warwickshire Peer Review Final Report

The Warwickshire Peer Review will take place from the 1st to the 5th March 2010 and will see a team of Peers onsite in Warwickshire acting as critical friends to assess our effectiveness at working in partnership to deliver improved outcomes.

Chris Williams, Chief Executive of Buckinghamshire County Council will lead the team of Peers who will be drawn from the across the public sector including Elected Members and representatives from a Police Force, Primary Care Trust and the Voluntary Sector.

This page will be updated over the coming months to contain all the necessary information relating to the Peer Review including details of the on-site visit from the Peer Review team, an evidence bank that will contain the key information about Warwickshire and how its agencies work in partnership and the findings of the review. Should you have any questions about the Peer Review please contact the County Partnerships Team

Peer Review Team
Chris Williams, Chief Executive of Buckinghamshire County Council, who will lead the team for the week.
Jane Scott, Leader of Wiltshire County Council
Ross Henley, Councillor, Taunton Deane Council
Alan Goodrum, Chief Executive, Chiltern District Council
Gill Galliano, Chief Executive, Lewisham Primary Care Trust
Gerry Broadbent, Chief Superintendent, West Yorkshire Police
Stephen Harrison, Chair, North Somerset Primary Care Trust
Judith Hurcombe, IDeA Review Manager, Senior Improvement Manager for the North of England

Peer Review Team Biographies

Here are the names of the lead contacts within partner organisations for information to go through regarding the Peer Review.

North Warwickshire Borough Council - Steve Maxey (stevemaxey@northwarks.gov.uk)
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council - Steve Gore (steve.gore@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk)
Rugby Borough Council - Ian Davis (ian.davis@rugby.gov.uk)
Warwick District Council - Andy Jones (andrew.jones@warwickdc.gov.uk)
Stratford District Council - Dave Nash (dave.nash@stratford-dc.gov.uk)
Warwickshire PCT - Rachel Pearce (Rachel.Pearce@warwickshire.nhs.uk)
Warwickshire County Council - Simon Robson / Tricia Morrison (simonrobson@warwickshire.gov.uk / triciamorrison@warwickshire.gov.uk)
Warwickshire Police - David Weston (David.Weston@Warwickshire.pnn.police.uk )

Here are the names of the Heads of Communications from partner organisation, who will ensure that all staff and Elected Members are kept kept updated on the Peer Review.

North Warwickshire Borough Council - Karen Barrow (karenbarrow@northwarks.gov.uk)
Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council - Gail Hudson (gail.hudson@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk)
Rugby Borough Council - Matthew Deaves (matthew.deaves@rugby.gov.uk)
Warwick District Council - Rachael Carpenter (Rachael.carpenter@warwickdc.gov.uk
Stratford District Council - Beverley Hemming (beverley.hemming@stratford-dc.gov.uk)
Warwickshire NHS - Kiri Gray (kiri.gray@warwickshire.nhs.uk)
Warwickshire Police - Carl Baldacchino (carl.baldacchino@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk)
Warwickshire County Council - Kushal Birla (kushalbirla@warwickshire.gov.uk)
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust - Ian Andrew (ian.andrew@covwarkpt.nhs.uk)
Warwickshire College - Julie Peach (jpeach@warkscol.ac.uk)
CSWP Connexions - Lynda Pinks (lynda.pinks@cswpconnexions.org.uk)
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust - Murray MacGregor (Murray.MacGregor@wmas.nhs.uk)
George Eliot NHS Trust - Sam Cook (Sam.cook@geh.nhs.uk)
Voluntary Action Stratford on Avon (VASA) representing Coventry and Warwickshire Infrastructure Consortium (CWIC) - Trevor Russell (trevorr@stratfordcvs.org.uk)
University of Warwick - Trevor Seeley (trevor.seeley@warwick.ac.uk)
Warwickshire Criminal Justice Board - Victoria Hedley (victoria.hedley@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk)

For more information on the Peer Review please read the' What's it all about?' leaflet

Also, here is the summary analysis from the recent partnership questionnaire, along with the marked up questionnaire, which the IDeA will use as one of the key documents to inform their pre-site work.
The IDeA have used the questionnaire responses and produced a summary report of the survey.

Addressing Partnership Effectiveness - An Improvement Plan for Partnership Working in Warwickshire

The detail of the Peer Review workshops and interviews will be added here on a daily basis to ensure the most up to date information is shared.
Monday 1st March 2010
Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Thursday 4th March 2010
Friday 5th March 2010

Warwickshire Peer Review Opening Plenary Presentation

The IDeA presented their initial findings at the Closing Plenary on 5th March 2010. A more detailed draft report will be submitted at the end of April, with an opportunity for feedback before being finalised and reported to the PSB Meeting on 26th May 2010.

Warwickshire Peer Review Closing Plenary Presentation

From the 152 CAA Area Assessments that were carried out across the country, 62 Red Flags and 74 Green Flags were allocated. These provide unique learning opportunities to learn from innovative practice underway which warranted green flags as well as learning from how those areas that were awarded red flags have responded. Full details of all the flags allocated can be found in the Oneplace national overview report page 45.