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In this month's edition...
Crime and Consequence
Clinks and National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA) have published a new book, Crime & Consequence - what should happen to people who commit criminal offences? The book is a collection of essays and creative reflections on one of the most important questions in our society. The wide range of insights from academics, artists, criminal justice professionals, charity leaders and prisoners themselves explore how our society can respond to crime to tackle the causes and consequences. This is the third in a series of books curated by the Monument Fellowship. A selection of contributions from the book are also available as podcast episodes, produced by Prison Radio Association. The book can be purchased for £10 from Koestler Arts or read online for free here
Joint statement on better health debate
Clinks has signed a Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise joint statement calling on the next government to work across parties and departments to focus on people’s health. Building on recent calls for the debate around healthcare to focus on facts and be less ‘weaponised’, the statement called for a shift beyond a focus on services, to a broader view of health that considers all that people need for good, healthy lives. It says: “‘Health’ is about physical and mental health and wellbeing — across the life-course, including at the end of life. As important as hospitals are, they are rarely where good health is created. Health is made good or bad within the neighbourhoods and communities we live.” Read the statement here
Restraint, segregation and isolation survey
CHANGE and Advonet are working with the Care Quality Commission on its Restraint, Segregation and Isolation Review. They are supporting people who have had experience of restraint, segregation and isolation to share their experiences and help them to develop recommendations. Take the survey here
Programmes for young people
UK Youth, a member of the Young People's Health Partnership, has been commissioned by NHS England to conduct a scoping study to learn about programmes for young people involving first aid, mental health first aid and the life skills that underpin these, as well as more general health and wellbeing initiatives. They are particularly interested in learning about approaches that engage 7-14 year olds from diverse backgrounds and those experiencing disadvantage. They will be collating findings and putting together recommendations for a potential pilot programme in Jan 2020. If you have any insights to share please contact Polly.Seward@UKYouth.org
Peer leadership
Applications are now open for the Spring 2020 Peer Leadership Academy. Run by NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Personalised Care Group in collaboration with Peoplehub, this is a personal development programme for people who have experience of personalised approaches to health and social care. Participants will have the opportunity to share their story and play an active role in promoting personalised care across the country. If you know someone who might be interested, please invite them to consider applying. Applications must be made before 19th December here
Coaching for people representing patient and public voice
NHS England and NHS Improvement is offering coaching for Patient and Public Voice (PPV) partners as part of its ongoing support offer. It is offering places to people who are currently involved in the work of NHS England and NHS Improvement or are supporting health and care system transformation programmes on a regular basis. This development opportunity is aimed at strengthening patient voice. The offer is for six hours coaching including one face-to-face meeting. The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is 5th December. If you are interested please email to england.ppve-learning@nhs.net requesting an application form and a guide with more details.
Neuro diverse strategy coaching
3SC’s Neuro diverse strategy coaching (NDSC) programme works to coach and mentor those diagnosed as Neuro diverse within the workplace. The programme offers hours of face to face coaching spread across several weeks. The content, whilst structured, is personalised to the needs of the candidate and the goals are set in partnership. Some of the popular areas covered in the coaching include: communication skills; short term memory; planning, prioritisation and organisation; time and stress management; note-taking and active listening. Neuro diversity covers conditions like Dyslexia, Autism, Aspergers and Dyspraxia. The programme is available nationwide and can be tailored to the specific needs of the learner. To find out more contact info@3sc.org
Winter pressures
NCVO’s webinar ‘Supporting communities to stay well and access support over the winter months’ was postponed and is now running on [27th November, online, free]. Speakers include: Jo Boswell, Energy Team Manager, CAB Manchester; Cathy Deplessis, Director, Southwark Pensioners’ Centre; Emma Easton, Head of Voluntary Partnerships, NHS England and NHS Improvement. Register here
Health inequalities in cardiovascular and respiratory disease
The Clinical Policy Unit at NHS England / NHS Improvement is holding a workshop [28th November, Leeds] bringing together patients, clinicians and representatives from voluntary sector organisations to look at how to address health inequalities for people with cardiovascular and respiratory disease. It is keen to hear from people with experience of working with marginalised communities and to facilitate a focused discussion on how to improve access to services and better engage people in their healthcare. If you would like to attend, please email england.clinicalpolicy@nhs.net
Peer development day
NCVO is running a free day for those that are actively responsible for the engagement and involvement of the voluntary sector in strategic health and social care transformation in a locality or Sustainability and Transformation Partnership Area [28th November, London, free]. This new peer network will support organisations with challenges in building the voluntary sector’s role in system transformation. The agenda and structure is designed to help work on real-life current issues. Book here
Improving access to NHS 111 for deaf and hard of hearing people
NHS England is holding an engagement event [5th December, London, free] aimed at patients and patient representatives of the deaf or hard of hearing community, and commissioners and providers of NHS 111 services, to improve the patient experience. There will also be deaf and hard of hearing organisations in attendance, and colleagues from NHS England. The purpose of the event is to explain how the current NHS 111 service operates and to explore where potential improvements can be made. Information gathered on the day will be used to inform developments in the NHS 111 service as they continue to make improvements to the patient experience. Register here
Wellbeing
The What Works Centre for Wellbeing, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, are pleased to announce a programme of free workshops around the country designed especially for small to medium-sized charities, starting in February 2020. ‘Introductory workshops: Understanding, improving and measuring wellbeing’ [5th February, London | 18th March, Edinburgh | 13th May, Birmingham | free] will cover wellbeing concepts and evidence, how to use evidence to improve your activities, and recommended measures for wellbeing evaluations. ‘Advanced workshop: Designing and preparing for evaluation’ [26th February, London, free] is a more advanced workshop on wellbeing evaluations designed for medium-to-large charities and social enterprises who would like to conduct or commission a wellbeing evaluation. Learn more about the workshop programme here
Deaths in prison
The PPO has published its annual report, which reports that prisons are failing to act on the same safety recommendations repeated over several years to prevent self-inflicted deaths. There were 91 self-inflicted deaths investigated in the report (an increase of 23% compared to the previous year), and the PPO highlights repeated failings in the way Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) is managed in prisons. The report also details problems in health care provision, the treatment of older people and the use of segregation. The PPO is a public body that investigates complaints made by people in prison, all deaths of people in prison and some deaths of people recently released from prison. Read more
Deaths of people under probation supervision
The government has published figures on the number of people who died while under the care of the probation service. 1,093 people under the supervision of the probation service died in 2018/19, the highest number ever recorded, and an increase of 13% from last year. 337 of these deaths were self-inflicted, the highest number ever recorded, and an increase of 19% from last year. This is despite the number of people under community supervision being broadly stable. These concerning figures demonstrate the well-documented failures of the current probation system. The Ministry of Justice is reforming the probation service and Clinks continues to work to try and ensure the voluntary sector’s role, knowledge and expertise are reflected as these plans develop. Read more
Drugs policy
The Health and Social Care Committee has called on the government to adopt a new direction in drugs policy. They recommend more funding should be made available to ensure harm reduction services are available to all who need them – including needle and syringe exchanges, and take-home naloxone, and highlight the specific need for such services for people in prison and at the point of release from prison. The committee recommends that drug consumption rooms (facilities where people can use drugs in a clean environment with medical supervision) should be introduced on a pilot basis in areas of high need, and accompanied by robust evaluation. The committee also recommends that the government consults on the decriminalisation of drug possession for personal use. Read more
Children and young people’s mental health: prevention evidence
Public Health England has published a summary report and outputs from its review of evidence for universal approaches to improving children and young people's mental health and wellbeing. This series of reports summarises the evidence for the effectiveness of universal approaches to improving children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing and are intended for strategic and operational leads. The report includes the results of work the Young People's Health Partnership's led with Health and Wellbeing Alliance partners to gather existing evidence and run focus group discussions with young people to explore their perspectives on what keeps them mentally well. Read the full review here
BAME health inequalities
The Personalised Care Group are commissioning a project to explore the experience of people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in receipt of a Personal Health Budget (PHB) under section 117 Mental Health aftercare support. The chosen organisation will work with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust to conduct interviews and focus groups and produce recommendations/guidance on how best to implement PHBs under section 117 to best address the underlying health inequalities for people from BAME communities. The amount available for the work is up to £10,000. Bids must be submitted by 5pm on 25th November. For a discussion about the opportunity please contact: Philip.salter@nhs.net
Menu of evidence based interventions
NHS England’s menu of evidence-based interventions and approaches for addressing and reducing health inequalities has been published. The menu provides a catalogue of interventions that local healthcare systems and commissioners, working with partners across the system, can draw on to take effective action at neighbourhood, place and system-level to reduce health inequalities. It is the result of collaboration with Public Health England (PHE) and partners in the voluntary sector and local government and is part of the NHS Long Term Plan. Read it here
Public health approach to violence prevention
Jabeer Butt, the Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation has written a blog for Kaleidoscope Health and Care on the challenges of implementing a public health approach to youth violence. Read it here
The Autism Act turns 10
The National Autistic Society, marked the day the Autism Act turned 10 with a blog from its new Chief Executive, Caroline Stevens. She writes about the difference that the Autism Act has made for autistic people in England and what still needs to be done. Read it here
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