Bassetlaw Partnership for Health

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Bassetlaw Partnership for Health

• Lynn Tupling
• Manager Retford Action Centre

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Link Age

• Sure Start for Older People
• Joint initiative by Department for Work and
  Pensions, the Department of Communities and Local
  Government, the Department of Health and The
  Social Exclusion Unit.
• Aims to improve access to services for older
  people

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Link Age

• Nottinghamshire County Council one of only eight
  local authorities awarded funding
• Approximately 1.1m for 2 years (to August 2008)
• Preventative services for older people (50)
• To promote independence

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Link Age in Bassetlaw

• Resource Centre
• First Contact
• Community Outreach Advisor
• Transport to Health
• Home from Hospital Visiting
• Preventative Adaptations Scheme (PAS)
• Tradespersons Register
• Community I.T. Champions
• Taxi Vouchers
• Activity Friends

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Activity Friends

• Not generated by LA but supported by
• Similar to Befriending Scheme
• Emphasis on encouraging older people to be more
  active
• e.g. helping people to water garden or go
  swimming together
• 1 to 1 support is available
• Group work is encouraged

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Taxi Vouchers

• Aimed at people over 50 who do not have access to
  a vehicle and are unable to use public transport
• Maximum 2 vouchers per week worth 5 each
• Helps residents remain independent by making it
  more affordable to use taxis or Dial-a-Ride

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Community I.T. Champions

• Are you .
• Aged 50
• Resident in Nottinghamshire
• Interested in learning basic computer skills
• Willing to share your new skills with others aged
  50
• If so then this scheme could be for you. We are
  looking for people who want to learn and for
  volunteers who already have some IT skills to
  help us deliver the programme.

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Tradespersons Register

• Buy with confidence
• Initially will cover the home maintenance and
  improvement trade
• Eventually will cover different types of trade
  including gardening and motoring
• www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk

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Preventative Adaptations Scheme (PAS)

• aimed directly at people over 60 (tenants and
  owner-occupiers)
• allows people to request minor adaptations (such
  as grab rails, stair rails, hand rails and
  half-steps) for a small fee of 15.00
• helps people feel safe in their own homes by
  providing low cost adaptations without a formal
  assessment
• minor adaptations in the home can often help to
  reduce the risk of falling, improve
  self-confidence, make individuals feel safer, and
  give peace of mind to families and friends.

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Home from Hospital Visiting (WRVS)

• Supports and assists clients who are newly
  discharged from hospital to continue their daily
  life as independently as possible
• A supportive, confidential and free service
  provided for a 4-6 week period with trained
  volunteers.
• Provide help to clients who are going through a
  period of readjustment
• Supports in the prevention of readmission to
  hospital
• Provides a flexible and personalised service
  identifying a clients needs and requirements

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Transport To Health

• Pilot scheme in Bassetlaw providing information
  about the best travel options to access health
  services
• Transport to Health Information Line
• 0844 980 0014
• Public transport, community car schemes, Dial a
  Ride, accessible taxis and patient transport.
• Launched in August 2007

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Community Outreach Advisor

• In Bassetlaw works through the Resource Centre
• To reach harder to reach individuals
• Also works with voluntary groups and clubs
• Home visits
• Signposts to a range of services

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First Contact

• A multi agency checklist enabling people aged 60
  or over to access a range of services.
• Easier access to services through a joined up
  approach.
• 10 pathways (plus 11th question)
• Encouraging older people to get help before they
  reach crisis point.
• Simple to use.

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First Contact

• Fire and Rescue Service, A1 Housing, Retford
  Action Centre, BCCS, Dynah, SPA, Pension Service,
  Energy Efficiency Advice Centre, Notts County
  Council Police
• Launched in Bassetlaw on 27 February 2007
• So far there have been 337 individuals trained to
  deliver First Contact
• 575 checklists completed
• 1126 referrals generated

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Resource Centre

• Open every Thursday 10am 3pm
• Drop In arrangements
• Refreshments available plus home cooked lunch
• Craft Class, Seated Exercise, Day Trips
• Service providers
• To help people to remain independent
• Reducing Isolation

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What Difference Does It Make?

• Case Studies

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Summary

• Link Age
• Integrated services to meet the needs of older
  people through partnership working
• An understanding of the older person at the
  centre and the interdependence of one service
  upon another
• Not getting bogged down in problems but finding
  quick solutions
• Overall objective is to deliver a person centred
  service across agencies