Mid Kent Improvement Partnership (MKIP) and Mid Kent Services (MKS) Communications Plan 2015/16

Aim: for members and staff to understand and trust MKIP and MKS.

Our objectives are:

·                     Members to understand the aims of MKIP/MKS

·                     Members to understand the governance arrangements of MKIP/MKS

·                     Members to feel that they are involved in the MKIP/MKS decision making process

·                     Staff to understand the aims of MKIP/MKS

·                     Staff to understand the difference between MKIP/MKS

·                     Staff to feel informed of the MKIP/MKS decision making process

Who do we need to talk to?

1.            Members

2.            Staff

Key messages: 2015/16 is focussed on raising awareness of MKIP and MKS so that members and staff understand what they are, how they work and how they can get involved should they wish to do so. Depending on how this progresses, it may be appropriate to start using some key messages to emphasise the benefits of working in partnership these are: 

Working in partnership:

·                     Makes the best use of residents’ Council Tax

·                     Saves money in the long term

·                     Makes services more resilient

·                     Increases job variety and security

How will we know our plan is a success?

The following measures will be used:

How will we review success and what will we do with it?

The actions outlined in the table below will be implemented in 2015/16 and will be reviewed using the following methods:

·                       Member survey

·                       Staff surveys (using the MKIP/MKS survey and the internal surveys of the parent authorities)

The results will be fed back to Members, the MKIP board and communications and HR teams in the three authorities. This will then form part of an annual action plan.