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Informa on and support can prove preventa ve for us and our carers as we age. If elderly people fall and are Dear Members. Spring is around the corner and at the me of wri ng this my snowdrops are nodding in hospitalised with a broken hip or other problems the the wind and the daffodils are risking flowering. My trauma c experience may result in a loss of confidence Springer Spaniel Harley is eager to go out ‐ the wind which changes their quality of life and limit independence. As a result loneliness can follow if they and rain never bothers him—wish I had his energy! become housebound and no longer socialise with On a more formal note I look forward to another year friends and neighbours as Chair of DDF which is a pleasure for me. A er The old saying ’preven on is be er than cure ‘rings true and it can also save the NHS and Community Care a life me of working with communi es and Provision funding, decrease emergency A&E admissions and help delayed discharges. people with Northamptonshire Thank you for con nually taking me to fill in feedback County Council Local forms, your comments are valued. The results from Health Trusts and the the DDF Member Ques onnaire are currently being District Council plus my voluntary work I con nually analysed and a summary of the findings will be try to use my knowledge and experience to the published in the next newsle er. benefit of DDF. As a member of the Health and Together with the much valued help and support of Wellbeing Board which is part of the local Strategic our Management Team and Emma’s administra ve Partnership I seek to raise the profile of DDF and the Support we hope to plan and provide suppor ve needs of older people to the benefit of members. events throughout 2016. I look forward to seeing you I am par cularly concerned about the future provision all again. Take care. of nursing home care for the elderly together with Kindest Regards, Gloria Edwards‐Davidson adequate housing provision and suppor ve care for independent living in their own homes. Whilst I am relieved that the Evelyn Wright Care home in Daventry has escaped closure for the me being I remain concerned about long term provision. Although Evelyn Wright is not purpose built it does provide good personal care. Ideally we need a purpose built care home in Daventry but closing the current provision before building future purpose built provision would, from my personal experience, be very trauma c for both the elderly residents and their families. Together with Emma on behalf of DDF I completed the feedback Consulta on Form for the Northamptonshire’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2016‐2020 making sure that the needs of our ever increasing elderly popula on are heard. Also our local Nene Commission Group for Health is working in partnership with Northamptonshire County Council and local voluntary agencies on Reducing Falls and Promo ng Bone Health. I consider it would prove beneficial if DDF became involved. We have done this in the past and this joint working enabled outreach work across Daventry District.