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Equally Well. Kay Barton, Andy Bruce Della Thomas. Social Policy Context. Equally Well, the Early Years Framework and Achieving our Potential
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Equally Well Kay Barton, Andy Bruce Della Thomas
Social Policy Context • Equally Well, the Early Years Framework and Achieving our Potential • Together they recognise the “strong positive relationship between having the best possible start in life, enjoying good health, a good education and having enough money to provide for yourself and your family” (AoP Nov 2008)
Upstream/downstream: reducing inequalities in health depends on reducing inequalities in life chances and life circumstances
Key Messages from Equally Well • Early years and young people • Harms to health and wellbeing: alcohol, drugs and violence • Big killer diseases and risk factors • Physical environments and transport • High economic, social and health burden imposed by mental illness & the need to improve mental wellbeing • Local delivery of change, collaboration between the Community Planning Partners
Equally Well Test Sites • East & Mid Lothian – service pathways in early years “Support from the start” • Greater Glasgow – integrating health and planning in Glasgow • Lanarkshire – sustained employment • South East Glasgow – service redesign to meet key priorities in Govanhill • Perth & Kinross – co-ordination leads for meeting needs in Rattray area of Blairgowrie • Fife – safer neighbourhoods • Tayside – integrating mental health improvement in a defined community within Dundee • West Dunbartonshire – targeting tobacco in Whitecrook • http://equallywell.ning.com
Equally Well Review • Make additional recommendations or statements to give impetus to the vision for tackling inequalities set out in the 3 linked social policy frameworks, in light of tight public sector finances and any new evidence or trends in the key social inequalities • Gauge how well agencies including SG have been able to respond so far to the principles & recommendations of EW • Consider how to replicate the EW test sites and effective local delivery arrangements more generally • Set out future arrangements for future monitoring & governance
CPPs & SOAs – key drivers for change • Clear understanding of problems of poor health locally that contribute to Scotland's health inequalities (targeting of resources and effort) • Outcomes that tackle underlying causes (e.g. family support in children’s early years, physical environments, poverty and unemployment) • Thinking beyond short term to medium and long term challenges • Evidence/potential for collaborative gain • Evidence of Equally Well test site theme
Annex 6 and the LDP • Role of NHS Boards in the delivery of the SOA • Covers Equally Well, Early Years, Achieving our Potential • Includes Economic Recovery