Connected Care in East Lancashire
Background
The project aims to involve the communities living in selected areas within Burnley and the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities in Hyndburn and surrounding areas in the development of integrated Health, Housing and Social Care. The Connected Care development project will take place over an 18 month period which started in October 2009.
Funders
Department of Health www.dh.gov.uk (opens in new window)
NHS East Lancashire www.eastlancspct.nhs.uk (opens in new window)
Lancashire County Council www.lancashire.gov.uk (opens in new window)
Audit Report
Turning Point was commissioned to undertake the project by Lancashire County Council, East Lancashire PCT and the Department of Health. The project has involved speaking to communities living in the selected areas within Burnley to gather their views on the availability of services and how they can be improved. This audit report explains the main findings along with recommendations. From December 2010 to June 2011, 1474 people in the study areas gave their views on local services through questionnaires, interviews, focus groups and community events. This research was carried out by the 25 people. They all lived locally and were trained and supported by Turning Point in their role as Community Researchers. Read the report here.
Outcomes
- The main objectives of the 18 month Connected Care development project in East Lancashire are to:
- Understand the needs of the local population
- Facilitate and strengthen joint working and commissioning across health, housing and social care
- Equip commissioners with a good understanding of changing needs, based on robust, easily accessible data
- Provide local people with the opportunity to contribute to problem solving
- Identify areas for service development based on the needs of that community
- Identify new areas for service improvement.
- Establish a sustainable group of community researchers.
Steering Group
Chair: Tony Pounder, Lancashire County Council
David Rogers, NHS East Lancashire
Tim Mansfield, NHS East Lancashire
Gill Cookson, Lancashire GRT Achievement Service (LCC)
Mick Cartledge, Burnley Borough Council
Ann Crichton, NHS East Lancashire – Community Health Services
Fiona Goodfellow, Hyndburn Borough Council
Yvonne Grimshaw, NHS East Lancashire
Jackie Flynn, Lancashire County Council
Community Researchers
VCSF Representatives
Richard Kramer, Director, Turning Point Connected Care
Clare Boland Dean, Project Manager, Turning Point Connected Care
Project Manager
Clare Boland Dean, Senior Research Advisor, Turning Point