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Housing LIN 2015/2016 (2nd Quarter update). Jeremy Porteus Director Housing LIN. Housing LIN updates. Policy and strategy news :. Healthy New Towns Initiative led by NHS England and Public Health England – deadline end of September (details on Housing LIN ‘Health Intel’ webpages
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Housing LIN 2015/2016 (2nd Quarter update) Jeremy Porteus Director Housing LIN
Housing LIN updates Policy and strategy news: • Healthy New Towns Initiative led by NHS England and Public Health England – deadline end of September (details on Housing LIN ‘Health Intel’ webpages • NHS England Vanguard sites – alternative models of care • HAPPI3 inquiry: APPG on housing decisions in later life. Due to report in May 2016 • CLG Select Committee on future viability of housing associations • House of Lords Committee on the built environment (6 Oct deadline)
Housing LIN update Funding news: • £133.6m DH Adult Social Care capital allocations for 2015/16 (details on Housing LIN funding pages) • DH/HCA/GLA Phase Two of CASSH Fund likely to be announced this autumn • Housing LIN/EAC blog for CSR calling for £1bn investment in housing for older people over 3 years. Three strands: Advice, Adaptations and Accessible new homes
Housing LIN update Website development: Inspirational Achievements Regular features of Housing LIN partners’ achievements. For example: • an award winning design • an innovative service development, or • the findings from pioneering new research
Housing LIN update Website development: • Health and Housing Exchange • Discussion Forum • Post your good practice/useful reports and research
Housing LIN update Website development: SHOP@ Cyrmru • Extended SHOP@ functionality to include all Welsh local authority areas • Shows 7,500+ shortfall of specialist housing by 2030
Housing LIN update A Selection of new resources Viewpoint: Bricks, Mortar and Policy Perspectives for Intergenerational Living Blogs: Inclusive design in Australia Case studies: • The LiveWell Journey: Transforming South Yorkshire Housing Association’s Care and Support Business • A Fresh Approach to Palliative Care – Sustainable Design • Sensitive hospice design: A holistic end of life caring environment
Housing LIN update Forthcoming Housing LIN publications: • What is extra care housing? Refresh Factsheet 1 • Update of Technical Brief on Care and Support in Housing with Care (in the light of the Care Act) • State of the Nation report in Wales • Partnership with academic bodies on research proposals eg DWELL (Sheffield), on extra care benefits (Bristol), community hubs / loneliness and isolation(Oxford Brookes), telecare (Coventry), housing & dementia international comparisons in housing for older people (KCL) • Various new Housing LIN blogs, case studies etc • Public Health practice briefings x 4 • SW Housing LIN Leadership set Vision Statement
Housing LIN update Learning by example: • Inspired by the Housing LIN ethos for shared learning and improvement. Recent examples of consultancy: • LA and RSL SHOP@ & sheltered housing review • RSL strategic positioning and workforce development • Unitary authority: Independent Living Service review • County Council: Stakeholder engagement on HWBB • Private developer: Supporting planning application • Charity: Market Position Statement • Welsh Health Board: Evaluation of supported housing • Govt department: Innovation & good practice support • Training(on dementia with Sitra and University of Worcester) • Forthcoming: Coaching, mentoring & Young Leaders programme To discuss your requirements/find out more, email: j.porteus@housinglin.org.uk
Housing LIN update Forthcoming Housing LIN events: • South and South West Housing LIN annual conference on 20 October in Bristol • WM Housing LIN meeting on 27 October in Birmingham • NW Housing LIN annual regional conference on 3 November in Warrington • NE Housing LIN annual conference on 11 November in Durham • Housing LIN annual conference, Ashes Suite, KIA Oval, 11 March 2016
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