Shaping up – the future of housing services in health and wellbeing Thursday, 3rd November 2011, York Racecourse
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Reforms in health and social care are being implemented at a pace, yet the Government’s proposals to change the public service market place have only recently been outlined in the Open Public Services White Paper. There are opportunities for housing organisations in health and care provision and, with more services potentially on offer, people will need to make informed decisions about care that meets their needs. As a society, health, wellbeing and happiness have risen up the agenda, yet many people are a long way from the quality of life that most of us take for granted. There are concerns that inequalities between neighbourhoods and households will widen in the current climate. With limited resources, what can housing organisations do to improve this, using evidence and working with our customers and communities? This one day conference will feature diverse and inspiring speakers who will bring perspectives on health and wellbeing from customers, communities, commissioners and policy makers - everyone your organisation needs to hear from if you’re planning to shape your housing business to make the difference. In particular the conference will examine: What people want from their housing, health and care services, particularly as they get older. Progress towards new arrangements in public health and clinical commissioning. The implications of the Open Public Services White Paper for service providers and commissioners in the housing, health and social care sectors. The role of communities in improving health outcomes and how to work effectively with the voluntary and community sector. Tools to help areas build a stronger role for housing as collaborative partners in the health and wellbeing agenda. Recent research and practice to support improvements in mental health and wellbeing. The importance of information and advice to enable informed decisions. Developments in personalisation in housing support.
Who should attend?
This event will be of particular interest to housing service providers who are exploring or shaping their business to offer health-related services, to work more closely with customers and/or communities. Local authority commissioners in housing, health and social care should also find the event useful, particularly to understand more about the market drivers for housing businesses and how these may be influenced to achieve outcomes. Anyone working in local housing or health improvement partnerships and prospective members of Health and WellBeing Boards will also find this conference of interest.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Delegates will be able to record 4 Continuing Professional Development hours for attending this conference.
Programme 9.45
Registration and refreshments
10.15
Chair’s introduction and welcome Dr. Tony Baxter, Joint Director of Public Health, NHS Doncaster and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
10.20
Progress on health reforms John Rylance, Principle Consultant, Healthy Communities Programme Local Government Group This session will provide an update on reforms across the health and care landscape. John will cover: • • • •
10.55
A reminder of the Government’s ambitions for health. An overview of how reforms are progressing; clinical; care; public health. Outcomes from the NHS ‘listening exercise’. The local response to reforms and progress towards establishing the new architecture, for example the Health and Wellbeing Boards.
Developments in public health Professor Peter Kelly, Regional Director for Public Health for the North East Public health will be local government’s responsibility from 2013, bringing opportunities for council’s and their partners to align local housing and public health activity. This session will include: An update on developing and implementing Public Health England. The financial and commissioning arrangements and relationships. The activity underway to support the transition of public health to local authorities and the role of jointly appointed Directors of Public Health. What does the emerging health landscape mean for the North? What we need to do to address health inequalities in the North. What does this mean for the role of housing?
11.30
Professional practice sessions 1. The implications of personalisation for housing providers - threat or opportunity Denise Gillie, Peter Fletcher Associates The workshop will examine the implications for housing providers of the Government's drive on personalisation. It will look at what providers are currently doing and examine the potential for providers to use the personalisation agenda as a business opportunity for the future.
2. A foot in the door: a guide to engaging housing and health Ed Harding, Consultant, HK Consulting Michelle Kane, Consultant, HK Consulting This tool aims to help housing organisations build stronger collaborative relationships with the local leaders of health and wellbeing. It will help you understand the new health and wellbeing system, the roles and responsibilities of the new leaders and how to use this knowledge to plan and execute an engagement strategy that will place your organisation firmly at the heart of the new arrangements for health and wellbeing.
3. How housing organisations can work effectively with voluntary and community sector organisations John Coburn, Housing and Communities Network Officer, HACT This session will look at the outcomes from a number of HACT projects (Age2Age, Collaborate 2, Fit for Living etc) and share lessons for how housing organisations can come together with the third sector to achieve improved outcomes.
4. Neighbourhood approaches to loneliness Tracey Robbins, Programme Manager, Joseph Rowntree Foundation/Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust Roger Newton, Director, 3p’s Consultancy This session will describe a three-year action research project that is developing community activities that contribute to the wellbeing of people at risk of, or experiencing loneliness. Participants will get an opportunity to participate using Participatory Learning and Action ‘tools’ to explore the issues around loneliness.
5. Developing local community health champions Roz Davies, Co-Director of Altogether Better
Winner of the Prime Minister’s Big Society award, this session describes how Altogether Better unlocks the untapped potential of people in communities to transform lives. Also highlighted as best practice in the Public Health White Paper and the Marmot Review, Altogether Better has developed an evidenced based ‘Community Health Champion’ model which has trained and developed over 15,000 beneficiaries to improve the health and well-being of 90,000 people in communities and workplaces with the highest health inequalities. This session will share the story and experience of this collaboration of people and partnerships across Yorkshire and Humber to-date and perhaps inspire you to join in the drive to upscale this approach across the country!
6. Developing local strategies for housing and health Steve Pointon, Tamworth Borough Council Lalitha Webb, South Staffordshire PCT This session will present two different strategies for housing and health (one local authority led, the other led by a housing association) developed in partnership with public health colleagues.
12.20
Lunch and exhibition viewing
13.10
Launch of NHC guide to engaging housing and health
13.15
Public service reform and diversifying service provision Claudia Wood, Head of the Public Services and Welfare Programme, DEMOS The Open Public Services White Paper describes a different provider market, one where the public sector is not the ‘default’ provider and where the market is open to competition. Does a greater range of services enable better value for money and choice? This session will cover: • • • •
13.45
A brief background to the proposals for public service reform including the drivers for change. The main proposals, the questions these have generated and if there has been progress to refine the detail. Consultations proposed by the paper. What needs to happen at a local level in order for proposals to work, particularly in relation to housing, health and social care?
Enabling people to take decisions: the role of information and advice Daniel Pearson, Director, FirstStop Information and advice are key components of the Government’s strategy to enable people to take responsibility for their health and care decisions; to be more self-sufficient. FirstStop Advice is an independent, free service offering advice and information for older people, their families and carers. Daniel’s session will cover: The drivers for information and advice in the current context. The FirstStop experience – background to the service, how it has developed and the challenges it has faced. The future of information and advice in housing, health and care. Lessons learned by FirstStop that others can benefit from.
14.20
Refreshments
14.40
Professional practice sessions repeated
15.30
Living well at home Lord Richard Best, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People With an ageing population comes a growing need for care and support. Richard’s session will cover the main findings and recommendations from the Inquiry into Living Well at Home. The Inquiry looked into the significant role played by the older person's own home in ensuring independence, fewer accidents and hospital admissions, leaving hospital earlier with less risk of immediate re-admission, saving the NHS a lot of money.
16.10
Chair’s closing remarks
16.15
Close of conference
Shaping up – the future of housing services in health wellbeing Thursday, 3rd November 2011, York Racecourse
Delegate fees
Early booking discount: book before 6th October 2011
Northern Housing Consortium Member
£199
£179
Non Member
£249
£229 All delegate fees are shown excluding VAT.
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