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“That Bit of Help” Community Based Support

“That Bit of Help” Community Based Support. Margaret Sheather Group Director Community & Adult Care. The National Scene. “If we are to delivery the kinds of services that people want and need in 21 st century then …..they need choice, voice and control over services”

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“That Bit of Help” Community Based Support

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  1. “That Bit of Help”Community Based Support Margaret Sheather Group Director Community & Adult Care

  2. The National Scene • “If we are to delivery the kinds of services that people want and need in 21st century then …..they need choice, voice and control over services” • “Our Health, Our Care Our Say …represents a seismic shift in the way that care is shaped and delivered. It will not be enough to simply fine tune existing services.” Counsel and Care January 2007

  3. “That Bit of Help…..” • Inquiry into older people’s services, but relevant to other groups too • “Baker’s Dozen” of services that benefit older people e.g. • Providing exercise • Welcome home from hospital (Cotswold CVS the named example) • befriending

  4. The Local Dimension Our core purpose in the Community & Adult Care Directorate is to work with communities to help strengthen them and to enable individuals within them to live safe and satisfying lives. We will do this within available resources by: • providing access to universal learning and cultural services • ensuring that those with particular needs are supported both from within the community and by organised social and health care services  This should ensure that people can make decisions about their own lives and that we can make the vision of independence, well-being and choice a reality for people in Gloucestershire.

  5. Village Agents LinkAge Plus project • Targeting rural isolation • 30 clusters of parishes – over 111 and rising • Village Agent to build community links • trusted • member of community • networking

  6. Parish Councils Churches Community/district nurses Existing social clubs Drop-in sessions Meals on wheels rounds Making themselves known

  7. Support • Adult Helpdesk • Training • GRCC • Laptop with internet access • Mobile telephone • Gateway • Monthly meetings and one-to-ones

  8. Contact so far • Increasing workload • Up to December 64 • January 109 • February 140 • Wide range of queries • General support, benefits, transport among the most common • Domestic violence, gardening, social activities

  9. Being part of the Seismic Shift! • Local knowledge • People • Resources • Strengths • Gaps • Networks • Knowing what works • Communicating both ways • Helping to manage risks

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