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Presentation to NHF and VSNW Round-Table 19 th February 2014 Lynne Livsey

Presentation to NHF and VSNW Round-Table 19 th February 2014 Lynne Livsey Health Partnership Coordinator. Housing associations, health and social care: An overview of our sector. Our shared history. From Middle Ages – charity and almshouses Victorian and Edwardian philanthropy

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Presentation to NHF and VSNW Round-Table 19 th February 2014 Lynne Livsey

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  1. Presentation to NHF and VSNW Round-Table 19th February 2014 Lynne Livsey Health Partnership Coordinator Housing associations, health and social care: An overview of our sector

  2. Our shared history • From Middle Ages – charity and almshouses • Victorian and Edwardian philanthropy • 1920s new investment in social responsibility • 1950s housing for migrant workers

  3. A growing sector • 1988 start of large-scale voluntary transfers with 2.3m councils homes transferred to HAs • Now… housing associations annual turnover of £10b+ and provide 2.5m affordable homes for 5m people • Still a force for social change and tackling poverty, inequality, poor housing and promoting health and wellbeing through community development.

  4. The Housing Contribution Housing Associations spent c£746m on community projects in 2010/11: • £74m on health and wellbeing for 345,000 people • £60m on initiatives promoting independence for 1m people • £100m on safer stronger communities • £257m creating better places • £264m on better community spaces • £73m on learning and skills for 500,000 people • £80m on jobs and training for 270,000 people

  5. The Current Context • Policy drive towards closer integration with social care and health • Diminishing funding • Rising demand • For affordable and modern accommodation • For specialist and adapted accommodation • For neighbourhood investment • For housing support and community services • The impact of Welfare Reform on HA finances and health and wellbeing

  6. Areas of Mutual Interest • We are non-profit and invest for the long-term based on a good understanding of local needs • We have a track record of responding flexibly to change and managing risk effectively • We support choice and control and integrated care at home • We are often dealing with the same people • We recognise the importance of ‘doing things differently’.

  7. Housing associations andhealth and social care • Early intervention to manage demand • Transform care pathways • Risk reduction and management • Better integration and co-ordination • Make community connections

  8. The Potential • Prevention and early intervention • Supporting choice and control for people with long-term conditions and complex needs • Promoting reablement and tailored support • Floating support, home adaptations, palliative care, rapid response, discharge support, community services & employment opportunities • Partnerships with voluntary/community sector • Working together to tackle health inequalities

  9. The real competition? versus The VCS?

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