We have been recognised

by Northumberland Care Trust as meeting the new Supporting People Standard. The standard is assessed across five criteria including Assessment and Support Planning, Security and Health & Safety, Safeguarding and Protection from Abuse, Fair Access, Diversity & Inclusion, Client Involvement and Empowerment. The standard was revised in 2009 and therefore Barnabas Safe & Sound needed to demonstrate compliance with the new standard. After an initial visit in September 2009 by Northumberland Care Trust Supporting People Team, an improvement plan was agreed with a target for completion at the end of April 2010. The improvement plan has been signed off as of Friday 23rd April 2010. Chris Menzies, Manager at Barnabas Safe & Sound stated, "We are pleased to have been recognised for this improvement over the past 6 months. The new standard ensures that our policy and practice is upto date and increases the focus on customer satisfaction."  Barnabas Safe & Sound have already started looking at how they can further improve practice and outcomes for young people using their Supported Housing Project.