Healthier Chichester Partnership - Older Project
Description
A 1 year project to improve healthy opportunities for older people in Chichester District
Planned Actions/ Objectives
- Develop and co-ordinate a range of joint programmes to support older people in the community
- Develop an effective joint partnership and workstreams across key strategic groups
- Link with neighbouring Arun Local Planning Group/LSP to share ideas and knowledge
- Reduce social isolation
- Reduce crises & hospital admission
- Develop local understanding of the needs of carers
Milestones - Oct 05 – Performance report
Outcomes - Improved understanding of local programmes for older people
- Evaluation of the role of health visitor for older people
Achievements
- NSF Std 8 and Health and Rehab groups have been merged.
· Current work being identified - IS + Jill King, JPK and DU
· Health Advisers for Older People have been introduced.
· Mid Life - Pre-retirement Project - Gillian Granville from the Health Development Agency attended Nov meeting of the HCP.
· Linking up with:
· Avoiding Isolation Group - Pat Buesnel
· "Midhurst Befriending Project" -Clive Carty
· and other themes identified in the Maintaining Independent Living Project
· Best Value and Key Reference Review completed
Further work:
1. Promotion
Promoting Independence - Action Plan
2. Assessment
Maintaining Independent Living Project - themes
3. Access
Preventing Falls - Local Fact-Pack
4. Learning
Best Value and Key Reference Review
5. Accounts
· Get Up and Go - Health & Lifestyle 26/10/05 Fair - Assembly Rooms, Chichester
· 20/10/05 Get Up and Go - Health & Lifestyle Fair - The Grange, Midhurst
Related Networks
LSP
Reducing Isolation Subgroup
OlderNet
Housing Forum
Community Safety Forum
Innovations Forum
Domestic Violence Forum
Environmental Forum
Emergency Planning Network
Falls Network
Healthier Chichester Programme - Older Health Project
Sponsor: David Underwood
Manager: Howard Clement
01243 815315
Rating: Amber
Last Updated: 18.1.06 Howard Clement
David Underwood (Social Services and Sponsor of HCP Older Project)
Howard Clement (Western Sussex PCT and Manager of HCP Older Project)
Pat Buesnel (Action in Rural Sussex and Chair of Reducing Social Isolation sub group)
Margaret Bracey (West Sussex Health and Social Care)
Jeanine Brownrigg (West Sussex Health and Social Care/PALS Rep)
Clive Cartey (Age Concern)
Helen Scott (Martlett Homes)
Richard North (Carers Liaison Project)
Susan Carmichael (Royal West Sussex NHS Trust)
Elaine Thomas (Chichester District Council)
John Parsons (Western Sussex PCT)
Sue Barrett (Western Sussex PCT)
Jan St. Giles (Social Services)