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Engaging Communities – Changing Lives Jackie Doe jackie.doe@nhs.net. Co-production in Community Led Health. Perth and Kinross Healthy Communities Collaborative. Aims :-
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Engaging Communities – Changing Lives Jackie Doe jackie.doe@nhs.net Co-production in Community Led Health
Perth and Kinross Healthy Communities Collaborative Aims :- To give local people skills and confidence to work in co-production with professionals from a range of agencies and organisations Objectives :- To use these partnerships to effect changes in communities, which would result in improvements in health care and social well being
Who Are The Teams Made Up Of ? Voluntary and Charitable Organisations Community Members Health and Local Authorities
The Collaborative Method Information Event Feedback Event Learning Workshop 1day Action Period Team building, Meeting with and encouraging those interested Consultation Filling out questionnaires Action Period • Team • building & • scoping • 4-6 weeks
Community Engagement Social Marketing Improvement Methodology
Sample of Questions from Questionnaires • Overall how satisfied are you with the services for older people in your area? • (Extremely Unsatisfied/Unsatisfied/Satisfied/Very satisfied/Extremely satisfied) • What do you think are good about the current services (e.g. health, council, • leisure, groups, clubs, local amenities etc.) for the older people in your area? • (Please give 3 examples) • What would you like to be able to do in your area that you cannot currently do? • (Please give up to 3 examples) • Would you be happy for us to contact you again if we need to seek further • views on services within your area?
Report findings • Five main areas of influence • Discrimination • Relationships • Physical Health • Poverty • Participation in meaningful activity
The Formula • Understand the need • Come up with some ideas • Test those ideas (PDSA) • Understand what works and do more of it!
Learning new skills • Computer Classes • 1:1 mobile phone help • Digital photograph downloading • Chair Based Exercise Instructors • Walk Leaders • 1St Aid Training • Food hygiene training
Self sustaining groups Alyth Lunch and Exercise Club
Gaining Confidence- Presenting at Public events and conferences
Benefits of this work • Reduce isolation • Promote Mental Wellbeing • Promote active ageing • Improve social capital
The success of the HCC • Working in co-production • reduces costs • maximises efficiency • shares skills and workload • builds community capacity • promotes community development.
And finally, a word from Pat • “The Healthy Communities Collaborative is such a good idea. A small number of professionals working in partnership with unlimited numbers of volunteers, so that older people can stay fitter and healthier for longer, has to be good”