Together For Health In Gateshead

Together for
Health in Gateshead
Your Local Engagement Board Meeting (LEB)
Thursday 29th January 2015
14:00 to 15:30 at Bewick Suite
Gateshead Civic Centre
AGENDA
13:50 - 14:00
Refreshments and Registration
14:00 - 14:05
Welcome and Opening Remarks – Paul Gertig, Lay Member, CCG
14:05 - 14:10
CCG Update Presentation – Mark Dornan, Chair Gateshead
CCG
14:10 - 14:25
Introduction to Live Well in Gateshead – Catherine Scott, Public
Health Specialist Health Improvement, Public Health, Gateshead
Council:
• Live Well Gateshead Hub - Jo Dickinson, Programme
Manager
• Wellness Service, Judith Hindess, Sports, Lifestyle and Health
Development Manager
• Building Community Capacity, Gary Carr, Area Co-ordinator
14:25 - 15:20
Round table discussion
15:20 - 15:25
Feedback
15:30
Closing remarks – Paul Gertig, Lay Member, GCCG
Please take time to visit the exhibition stalls
where further information on the Live Well
Gateshead Team is available
For information on future meetings contact
[email protected] or telephone 0191 217 2751
Check our website www.gatesheadccg.nhs.uk - Follow us on Twitter
Together for
Health in Gateshead
Your Local Engagement Board Meeting (LEB)
Gateshead CCG Update
Local Engagement Board 29th January 2015
Dr. Mark Dornan, Chair – Gateshead Clinical
Commissioning Group
Housekeeping
• Mobile Phones on silent please!
• Please visualise your nearest Fire Exits
• No Fire Drills are planned
Current Pressures
Emergency Care Centre (ECC)
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
http://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk/eccvideo
What will it mean for your visit?
• If you are involved in a
medical emergency our
new centre will make
things much more straight
forward, comfortable and
quicker.
• Instead of being spread out
across the hospital the new
Emergency Care Centre
(ECC) will bring all urgent
services together under
one roof.
The ECC will include services like:
• Accident and
emergency
• Walk in centre
• GP services
• Medical & surgical
assessment
• Urgent children’s
services
• It will provide much more dignity for patients
because they won’t need to be wheeled
around public areas of the hospital as part of
their stay
• The facility will also offer more comfort and
privacy thanks to single assessment rooms,
bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms for all
patients in the short stay wards
• Opening January 2015, staged approach
began this week
Winter 2014/15
In response:
• More than 50 additional beds opened at QE Gateshead
• Outpatient clinics and some elective surgery cancelled or
realigned to free up hospital staff for patient care
• Close joint working with partners in health and social care to
manage patient flows and enable patients to be discharged
• 15 nursing care home beds identified to receive patients on a
short-term basis for further assessment and recovery to
release pressure on hospital beds
• Care homes supporting assessments and placements on the
same day and discharges from hospital over the weekend
Keep Warm – Keep Well
• One of the best ways of
keeping yourself
well during winter is to
stay warm
• Eat well
• Wear warm clothes
• Travel carefully in icy
weather
• Look in on vulnerable
neighbours and relatives
Developing a new vision
for mental health services for
Gateshead and Newcastle
What is Deciding Together?
• No decisions have been made
• Intensive period of listening and engaging with
service users, carers, stakeholders, and the public
• Information gathered will be used to develop
options for formal consultation
• It’s different from before
• More background information is available on the
Newcastle Gateshead Alliance website:
www.newcastlegatesheadccgalliance.nhs.uk
• Opportunity to complete the engagement survey
on your tables or you can complete it online
(using address above)
• Engagement period is until Monday 9th February
2015
Deciding Together - How can we
spend the mental health pound?
• Friday 13th February 2015
For third sector organisations and mental
health provider organisations:
10.30 am to 2.30pm (lunch included)
Centre for Life, Newcastle
• Saturday 14th February 2015
For service users, carers and members of the
public: 10.30 am to 2.30pm (lunch included)
Centre for Life, Newcastle
How to register……..
Please:
Call: 0191 217 2670
or
Email: [email protected]
(see leaflet on your tables)
Public E-Bulletin
Issue 2
Introducing Patient User Carer Public Involvement
member Ray Venus
Ray is a very active volunteer who has lots of experience
making sure the patient voice is heard. His involvement
began over 40 years ago when his son Michael was born
with Downs Syndrome and had lots of health problems.
Ray championed the cause for Michael and for other
children and families to make sure the best services were
available for those who needed it.
If you would like to register your details to receive this
bulletin, please email: [email protected]
Your Ideas…suggestions
• We would like your
ideas/suggestions on how
can we get more of the local
community to come along
to attend there meetings?
• Please note any
ideas/suggestions on your
evaluation form
Live Well Gateshead Hub
Jo Dickinson
Programme Manager
Client pathway through the
Live Well Gateshead Hub – Referrals
Referrals can come into the hub in a
variety of different ways:
• Self referral
• GP
• Referral Agent
• Wellness Service
Full Health Assessment
All clients are offered a full health assessment:
• The assessment is completed over the telephone or face to face
and take around 20 minutes to complete.
• In the assessment clients tell us about their own health issues
including:Physique
Exercise
Housing
Social Inclusion
Emotional Wellbeing
Diet
Smoking
Relationships
Other Circumstances
Alcohol
Finance
Signposting for further support
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•
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Wellness Service
Specialist Service
Self-help
All clients will be followed up:
2 Week
Courtesy call
12 Week
programme
follow up
6 Month
follow up
12 Month
follow up
Training and Support
• The Live Well Gateshead Hub provides training,
support and mentoring to health and wellbeing
providers, for example pharmacies offering stop
smoking support and GP practices offering NHS Health
Checks
• The hub also offers Brief Intervention training on a
range of topics including emotional health and
wellbeing, motivational interviewing, sexual health,
alcohol and smoking.
Wellness Service
Judith Hindess
Sports, Lifestyle and Health
Development Manager
Client Support
Referral to Live Well Gateshead offers the client the option to
meet a Wellness Coach at a time and place convenient for them
1-2-1 support
over 12
contacts
Appointment
within 7 days
Life course –
whole family
approach
Tool kit
Information and
buddy support
to engage in
services
Based in
communities
using local
facilities
Group Wellness Sessions
Targeted group work in communities, working with
families, communities of interest and vulnerable people
Session offered will cater for all abilities providing support
and information which can be applied to every day living
o
o
o
o
o
o
12 Healthy Lifestyle programme
Lifestyle4life
Cooking on a budget and demonstrations
Made of Money
Understanding Health Inequalities RSPH
Emotional Resilience
Sustainable change
Education to increase understanding and awareness to reduce risk factors
and enable individuals / families to make long term behaviour changes
around multiple behaviours
Take
Notice
Connect
Be
Active
Give
Keep
Learning
Neighbourhood Management Team
Building Community Capacity
to Improve Health
Gary Carr
Area Co-ordinator
• work with local communities and groups across
Gateshead, targeting their effort in those areas that need
the greatest support to help improve their health and
wellbeing.
• we will help to raise awareness around the importance of
good health and wellbeing and the ways in which
individuals, groups and local communities can make their
own changes.
• we will help local community groups to get involved in new
activities, set up new projects and help groups gain
new skills, knowledge and confidence to make
lasting improvements themselves.
The main activities of the team will
include:
• identifying community skills, assets, issues and needs
• working with local groups and community organisations to help
them understand local health issues, and support them to use
local assets such as community buildings, health services and
community activities to help them address health (both their
own and others)
• linking local communities with key service providers
including the Wellness HUB and Wellness
Service to help shape the services they
receive
• helping to raise public awareness on issues relevant to
the community
• ensuring local people can have their say and are able
to get involved
• providing improved health related information and/or
better access to it
• encouraging volunteering and supporting an increase in
volunteering opportunities
• planning, attending and coordinating
meetings and events
Who we are
Central Neighbourhood - Kay Robson and Deborah Tait
[email protected] [email protected]
Inner West Neighbourhood - Scott Holmes
[email protected]
West Neighbourhood - Michael Lemin
[email protected]
East Neighbourhood - Garry Stamp
[email protected]
South Neighbourhood - Brian Kielty
[email protected]
Examples of work done by the
Capacity Building Team
• The Whinnies Allotment Street Gate
• Changing Lives@Teams
• Teams Life Centre
(these can be found in your packs)
The Whinnies
Allotment Street
Gate
Introduction
The Whinnies is a Care Home for up to three residents and is part of the a local
social care charity Community Integrated Care which supports people with learning
difficulties and physical disabilities to live full and happy lives. The Whinnies home
benefits from a large adjoining piece of land that has been utilised for community
gardening and allotment plots for a number of years. The allotments are used by
the residents and other mental health/social care service users from the local area.
Who was involved?
• The Whinnies CIC Care
Home and its residents
• Creative Support
• MENCAP
• Local Community
• Local volunteers
• Northumbria in Bloom
• Dignity e-forums
Approach
The allotment plots are of their Social Inclusion Gardening Network S.I.G.N which
aims to give people the chance to enjoy nature, learn new skills and cultivate plants
and nurture their own allotment plots. It also benefits from chickens and the eggs
they lay.
Individual plots are assigned to a range of individuals and groups for their sole use
as part of a larger community gardening initiative. They are supported by a number
of local volunteers who come down and help out on the plots and offer advice and
support to improve individuals’ knowledge and skills.
In addition to the routine gardening undertaken by the plot holders the Whinnies also
hosts a range of community events, fund raisers and open days throughout the year.
These events are promoted and advertised locally and encourage the wider local
community to engage with the project and the service users. This not only enhances
the experiences of the service users but also engages local people in the Network’s
activities.
5 Ways to Wellness framework
Connect
The project helps to connect residents, service users to their local community.
Through the use of e-forums and service communication processes there is greater
understanding and connectivity between service users and service providers in
Gateshead – enhancing partnership working.
Be Active
Residents and allotment gardeners are more active through their work on the plots
and socialise with other users
Take Notice
Participants and visitors take a greater interest in their local environment and wildlife
through their interaction on the gardening plots. The local community can appreciate
the appearance of the gardens when they visit.
Keep learning
Both participants and volunteers learn new skills and experience new activities.
Visitors learn more about the Whinnies and what it can offer.
Give
The project involves volunteers who give up their time to help support others. Plot
holders also mutually support each other through volunteering time, sharing
equipment and/or plants and produce.
Outcome
The project enriches the lives of the residents, other allotment users and visitors. It
engages the local community more in the network and enhances the local
environment through the upkeep of the allotment plots.
Lessons Learned
Successes
• Residents and participants lives are enriched through gardening
• New skills and knowledge are gained through participation
• The local community are engaged
• Funds are raised to help sustain the allotments for the future
What we would/could do differently
• Promotion and publicity could be improved
• More funding opportunities could be explored if time permits
• More volunteers could be recruited and utilised to support Network activities
Contact information: Brian Kielty, Communities, Culture and Volunteering,
Gateshead
Council,
Civic
Centre
Regent
Street,
NE8
1HH, [email protected] tel: 0191 4333024
Performance Indicator - Case study relevance
Where communities/groups are sharing
networking around the 5 Ways to Wellness
best
practice
Tick all that
apply
and
Y
Where communities/groups show increased capacity to recruit and
manage volunteers - demonstrated through groups recruiting new
volunteers, registering volunteers and volunteer hours, accessing
support/training linked to volunteering
Y
Where communities/groups are involved in priority setting
Where communities/groups can demonstrate how they are
influencing service delivery through, but not limited to, JSNA, DPH
Report, commissioning intentions, service reviews, OSC process,
etc.
Where communities/groups can demonstrate how they are lobbying
and influencing public health issues important to them through for
example, license reviews linked to alcohol / applications for
licenses; engagement with ward councillors and MPs; Planning
policies e.g. linked to active travel, transport, takeaways and
Government consultations
Evidence of informal or formal networking between organisation
and groups
Y
Evidence of assets brought into use/benefiting from increased
usage for health and wellbeing purposes in targeted
neighbourhoods
Y
Evidence of volunteers / positive role models promoting health
promotion messages
Y
Where communities/groups can show increased ability to raise
funds demonstrated through groups and organisations who put new
fundraising practices in place, demonstrate new funds raised and
accessing funding support or training (recognised through Capacity
Assessment Tool)
Social prescribing opportunities developed within targeted
neighbourhoods with communities, CCG and primary care staff
Live Well Gateshead Programme
Group Based Activities
The Gateshead Wellness Service will offer one-to-one, group-based or family-based
support to people to make changes that improve their health and wellbeing.
It is for people who would like help to address unhealthy behaviours such as
smoking, unhealthy weight, physical inactivity and unhealthy use of alcohol.
Individuals and families will be supported for up to 12 weeks by a Wellness Coach,
and will be signposted onwards to other services and community activities as
needed.
Gateshead Council’s Sport, Physical Activity & Health Development Team are the
providers of this new service.
12 Week Healthy Lifestyle Programme (1hr session per week)
A group activity programme promoting healthy eating behaviours, covering a
different topic each week including:
o Goal Setting – Food Diaries
o Fat
o Eat Well Plate
o Carbohydrates
o 5 a day
o Physical Activity
o Alcohol
o Cooking Demonstrations
o Salt
o 5 Ways to Wellness
o Sugar
o Evaluation
The hour long sessions include an opportunity to be weighed weekly and participants
will receive hand outs, recipes and fact sheets
Lifestyle 4 Life (1hr group session)
These group sessions are delivered by the Wellness Team within local communities,
targeting existing community groups, families or individual referrals made into the
Wellness Service.
The aims of the sessions are to:
o Raise awareness of the ‘5 Ways to Wellness’ and how they contribute
towards good health.
o Raise awareness of the key lifestyle factors that we can control.
o Engage with the group to provoke thought into personal lifestyle choices
through interactive engagement.
o Provide educational information on the topics discussed.
o Provide information with regards to activities and support available within
participants’ local communities (relevant to the target group).
o Provide information on how to access the Wellness Service.
Group Based Activities are FREE to all participants who register with the service.
Emotional Risk and Resilience (half day session)
A half day training session delivered with the following objectives:
o Gain an understanding of what emotional resilience is.
o Discuss and identify how to promote emotional resilience in self and others.
o Gain an understanding that will assist in identifying unhelpful thinking and
behaviours to build resilience and effectiveness.
o Practice to develop techniques and skills in challenging unhelpful thinking
and behaviours to build resilience.
o Give participants the opportunity to relate learning to practical objective
setting.
This training will be offered to volunteers supporting the Wellness Service.
Royal society for Public Health (RSPH) Training (one day session)
A one day Level 2 accredited course which can be delivered within the community,
supporting the idea that health is everyone’s business and focuses on:
o How health inequalities arise.
o The principles of promoting health.
o How to inform and signpost others.
The training can be delivered in educational and workplace settings, and will be
offered to the volunteers supporting the Wellness Service.
Made of Money (2hr session)
A two hour session to raise awareness of how financial matters can contribute to a
person’s health and wellbeing, and offer financial support and advice. This can be
delivered to adults and adapted to be delivered to families.
Learn to Cook Food Demonstration (2hr session)
An interactive two hour demonstration/cooking session. This can be delivered to
adults and adapted to be delivered to families
Learn to Cook (4 week course)
Two hour cooking sessions delivered weekly over 4 weeks, working with adults and
families to demonstrate how to cook healthy meals on a budget. The sessions are
interactive and enable families to work together and prepare ingredients promoting 5
a day.
For more information e-mail [email protected] or call 0191 433
8112
Teamz Kidz
@
Teams Life Centre
Introduction
Teamz Kidz is a twice-weekly club for 7-11 year-olds providing positive creative, sporting, social,
bonding experiences that develop self-esteem and community confidence. It operates out of the
former Teams Community Centre that was leased from Gateshead Council to Dunston Family
Church during 2014. Teamz Kidz is one of a range of new activities offered for local residents to
support their health and wellbeing.
Who was involved?
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Dunston Community Church
Local Schools
Parent Volunteers
Community Police
Ward Councillors
Approach
The Teamz Kidz programme will actively engage and encourage young people to achieve new
skills through participating in a variety of activities that simultaneously develop responsible
citizenship and social cohesion.
The programme operates within a local statistical backdrop that highlights a prevalence of binge
drinking, child obesity, anti-social behaviour, youth unemployment, poor educational achievement
and low levels of volunteering. In its work with young people the programme consequently aims to
convey a positive, caring ethos that will contribute to urban transformation both now and in the
future.
The programme’s ethos will be supported and reinforced by child-friendly input from a variety of
socially orientated organisations who have agreed to partner with the project. For example, the
programme imaginatively conveys principles of healthy home relationships that positively deter
domestic violence and of responsible bike riding through bike maintenance and ‘bike-right’ skills)
A feature of the programme is to develop new skills and raise self-esteem. This will be measured
through presentation of awards and certificates to participants in recognition of their progress in
acquiring new skills and demonstrating positive behaviour.
The Capacity Building Element of the Neighbourhood Management team will work closely with the
management team at the Teams Life Centre to develop this programme and other identified
priorities in the months and years ahead.
Contribution to the 5 Ways to Wellness Framework:
Connect
The programme emphasizes the importance of appreciating social conventions and positive
socialisation. In the future, the project will develop increasing links to the parents of the young
participants to maximize potential contacts and encourage their involvement as volunteers. Urban
transformation needs to engage not only with young people at a formative stage but also with their
parents.
Be Active
An important part of the project is team sports and activities, these take place in the building’s
modern gym facility
Take Notice
When the participants get to secondary school age they too will be encouraged to work with the
programme on a volunteer basis, strengthening the programme ethos as their younger peers
identify readily with those who are older and who belong to their community. This also strengthens
and develops the positive serving spirit of the young volunteers and increases their sense of
worth, well-being and community confidence. The programme aims to develop partner links further
to offer greater sustainability and impact locally. The current ‘heart-to-heart’ and ‘head-to-head’
meetings with partners will be maximized to develop more effective partnership working.
Keep learning
A feature of this programme is to develop new skills and raise self-esteem. This will be evaluated
through the presentation of awards and certificates to participants in recognition of their progress
in acquiring new skills and positive behaviour. The programme will also evolve and learn from past
experiences.
Give
In the future, the project will hopefully develop increasing ties with the parents of young
participants and where possible securing their involvement as volunteers. It also hopes to secure
young volunteers who have benefited from the programme to give something back.
Outcome
The key outcome is to effect urban transformation. The Teams neighbourhood has the highest
crime rate within Inner West Gateshead. By targeting the 7-11 year group, the programme expects
to realise more positive educational and behavioural outcomes for the young participants from
engagement and through transition to secondary school. Feedback from the local secondary
school (Kings Meadow) will be sought to help evaluate and shape the programme.
Lessons Learned
Successes
• Increase in membership
• More contact with parents
• Increased community involvement in the centre
What we would/could do differently
• Develop a training programme for parent volunteers
Contact information: Brian Kielty, Communities, Culture and Volunteering, Gateshead Council,
Civic Centre Regent Street, NE8 1HH, [email protected] tel: 0191 4333024
Performance Indicator - Case study relevance
Tick all that
apply
Where communities/groups are sharing best practice and networking around the
5 Ways to Wellness
Y
Where communities/groups are involved in priority setting
Where communities/groups show increased capacity to recruit and manage
volunteers - demonstrated through groups recruiting new volunteers, registering
volunteers and volunteer hours, accessing support/training linked to
volunteering
Y
Where communities/groups can demonstrate how they are influencing service
delivery through, but not limited to, JSNA, DPH Report, commissioning
intentions, service reviews, OSC process, etc.
Where communities/groups can demonstrate how they are lobbying and
influencing public health issues important to them through for example, license
reviews linked to alcohol / applications for licenses; engagement with ward
councillors and MPs; Planning policies e.g. linked to active travel, transport,
takeaways and Government consultations
Evidence of informal or formal networking between organisation and groups
Y
Evidence of assets brought into use/benefiting from increased usage for health
and wellbeing purposes in targeted neighbourhoods
Y
Evidence of volunteers / positive role models promoting health promotion
messages
Y
Where communities/groups can show increased ability to raise funds
demonstrated through groups and organisations who put new fundraising
practices in place, demonstrate new funds raised and accessing funding support
or training (recognised through Capacity Assessment Tool)
Social prescribing opportunities developed within targeted neighbourhoods with
communities, CCG and primary care staff
Changing Lives:
Teams
Introduction
Vulnerable groups like women, families and young people sometimes require
specialist accommodation which is tailored to their needs. The charity Changing
Lives offers a range of dedicated provision, and in Gateshead they offer supported
accommodation in Eslington Park in Gateshead for 16 – 25year olds. The facility
was the result of a shared vision of Four Housing Group, the Council, Changing
Lives and Gateshead Redeugh 1957 Football Club and its community of teams.
The £2.7m scheme opened in 2012 supported by Homes and Communities Agency
funding, and provides supported accommodation for young and vulnerable people in
a multi-functional facility to promote the physical health, mental wellbeing and social
inclusion of diverse local community groups as well as the resident young people.
Who was involved?
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•
•
•
•
Changing Lives
Neighbourhood Police Team
Neighbourhood Management
Ward Councillors
Gateshead Redheugh1957
Approach
As well as the general sports development aspect associated with the facility,
Changing Lives staff regularly consults with residents in the facility to find out what
they would like to see or develop locally. Following on from one of these events,
residents asked the management team to look at the possibility of developing a
cycle group.
The management team at Changing Lives contacted the Neighbourhood
Management team to request support applying for funding. The Neighbourhood
Management team helped the residents secure funding for the purchase of 6 cycles,
accessories and a steel storage container for security.
The project was named the F.A.C.E Cycling project (freedom, ability, confidence
and empowerment) for young people experiencing homelessness at Eslington
House. Following on from this success, the Live Well Gateshead Capacity Building
Service is now working with the residents to develop a more structured cycling
group that can better link up with other cycling organisations in Gateshead.
To sustain the support required for what can be a transient group, members of the
Live Well Gateshead team are meeting with several local organisations and key
local individuals to develop a steering group that can support residents at Changing
Lives to better integrate with the neighbourhood.
5 Ways to Wellness framework
Connect
The aim of the project is to actively engage young people experiencing
homelessness with sport and to promote healthy living, as well as to understand the
benefits that this can have on physical and emotional wellbeing. Sport helps people
move forward in their lives and it can help towards motivation and goals in life such
as team building.
Be Active
Cycling promotes and directly enables physical exercise which is a key factor in
improving the wellbeing of individuals and families.
Take Notice
The cycling group encouraged participants to appreciate the sights of the Newcastle
and Gateshead Quayside and the potential of the surroundings for future cycling
events.
Keep learning
Getting communities out on their bikes is a great way to improve health, wellbeing
and links to our local environment and promoting active travel in Gateshead.
Give
Cycling gives people the chance to change their travel behaviour and bring many
positive aspects to their lives”.
Outcome
Following the success residents are now active in a number of different sports and
recreational activities across Gateshead.
Lessons Learned
Successes
• All the young people who are supported at changing lives have expressed an
interest in joining the cycle group
• Training needs identified for officers and volunteers
What would/could be done differently?
• Involve a wider range of regional partners:
o Sustrans, who are a leading charity enabling people to choose healthier,
cleaner and cheaper journeys
o Derwentside Cycling Club is based in the North East of England stretching
from Hexham through to Gateshead from the Derwent Reservoir along the
Derwent Walk
• Work closely with the Council’s communications team to promote successes
• Explore and maximize any additional potential through other media and social
networking opportunities
• Ensure all the relevant statistics are gathered and used to evidence outcomes
and assist in future planning of promotional events.
Contact information: Brian Kielty, Communities, Culture and Volunteering,
Gateshead
Council,
Civic
Centre
Regent
Street,
NE8
1HH, [email protected] tel: 0191 4333024
Performance Indicators: - Case study links
Tick all
that apply
Where communities/groups are sharing best practice and networking
around the 5 Ways to Wellness
Y
Where communities/groups are involved in priority setting
Y
Where communities/groups show increased capacity to recruit and
manage volunteers - demonstrated through groups recruiting new
volunteers, registering volunteers and volunteer hours, accessing
support/training linked to volunteering
Where communities/groups can demonstrate how they are influencing
service delivery through, but not limited to, JSNA, DPH Report,
commissioning intentions, service reviews, OSC process, etc.
Where communities/groups can demonstrate how they are lobbying and
influencing public health issues important to them through for example,
license reviews linked to alcohol / applications for licenses; engagement
with ward councillors and MPs; Planning policies e.g. linked to active
travel, transport, takeaways and Government consultations
Evidence of informal or formal networking between organisation and
groups
Evidence of assets brought into use/benefiting from increased usage for
health and wellbeing purposes in targeted neighbourhoods
Y
Y
Evidence of volunteers / positive role models promoting health
promotion messages
Y
Where communities/groups can show increased ability to raise funds
demonstrated through groups and organisations who put new
fundraising practices in place, demonstrate new funds raised and
accessing funding support or training (recognised through Capacity
Assessment Tool)
Y
Social prescribing opportunities developed within targeted
neighbourhoods with communities, CCG and primary care staff
Round table discussion
Case Study in pack
Meet Dereck……..
Dereck is 52 years
old and lives in the
Felling area in
Gateshead
Case Study – Meet Dereck
Dereck is 52 years old and lives in the
Felling area in Gateshead, owning his two
bedroomed terraced house. Dereck is
married to Susan. They have three children
who have all left home. Dereck and Susan
don’t do much together and have separate
interests and increasingly are leading
separate lives. The family have been
experiencing money problems as Susan
had to give up her part time job to care for her mother.
Dereck works in a local building company carrying out routine
manual tasks. He successfully stopped smoking over 5 years
ago.
Dereck use to be a keen walker and would be interested in
starting again. He’s also got some friends who have talked
about starting a group but they don’t know where to start.
Susan has noticed that Dereck has been putting on weight and
feeling more tired than usual and has persuaded him to get a
check-up at the GP’s. The check-up revealed he has
hypertension and needs to make life style changes. Dereck had
a Body Mass Index test which puts him in the overweight
range, he tends to binge drink at the weekend with his friends
and does little physical exercise. The GP feels the Live Well
Gateshead team could help and Dereck has agreed to be
referred and has agreed to telephone Live Well Gateshead.
1. What are the issues for Dereck?
2. How can the Live Well Gateshead Team support Dereck?
1. What are the issues for Dereck?
2. How can the Live Well Gateshead
Team support Dereck?
Please take time to visit the
exhibition stalls where further
information on the
Live Well Gateshead Team is
available