Community Networks Meeting your community’s health and social care needs FEEDBACK FROM ENGAGEMENT EVENTS

Community Networks - Ashford

Tasks Each group was asked to: o Review the ‘picture of your population’. What did this tell them? Are there any gaps? Discuss which order the priorities should be in for their area. Agree/debate the order of priorities as a group. Consider: are there services that every area needs? Any gaps? Any services not required in their area? Any services that they would expand?

Ashford Rural Top 3 Needs Higher number of over 65s. Higher number of people in this age group accessing mental health services & receiving care in their homes. Higher number of people with heart & circulation problems Higher proportion of people with cancer than the rest of England

Ashford Rural Table 1

Priorities Non-emergency medical servicesCommunity agency modelMental health & long-term conditions

Ashford Rural Network Top Priority Non-emergency medical services React early – prevention – involve community sooner

Ashford Rural Network 2 nd Priority Community agency model Different services - overlap Better communication Directory of services for professionals & patients Signpost individuals

Ashford Rural Network 3 rd Priority Mental health & long-term conditions Overlap between the two Priority all through life Poor provision for adolescents – start early

Post-it! Messages Diagnosis of people with dementia (improvements) Mobility/transport – volunteer drivers – need to pay Cardiac – gap – prevention of heart disease Drop in centre for people with dementia No communication – how to receive (leaflets, press releases, surgeries) Management of cardiac problems – too long a waiting list

Post-it! Messages Community drop in centre – budget and commitment needed to make it happen How do we share information better? – communication poor on available services Health & safety risk checks in people’s own homes Romney marsh Academy Service? Mental Health – support services Diagnosis for cardiac problems good

Ashford Rural Table 2

Priorities Older People’s ServicesCare in the HomeMental HealthPeer support, prevention/early interventionEnd of Life CareNon Emergency DiagnosticsNon Emergency Medical ServicesLearning DisabilitiesCommunity Hospitals

Ashford Rural Network Top Priority Older people services Main resource user now – 14% over age 75 Reduce number of people attending A&E Transport & access to services Advice & guidance / Directory of Services

Ashford Rural Network 2 nd Priority Mental health Happiness & wellbeing leads to good health

Ashford Rural Network 3 rd Priority Other Prevention services

Post-it! Messages Services that support natural process – support people to live as want to, not pulling people in Spend more on social care, especially preventative work Preventative services currently limited to hospital (return to home) Information advice & guidance – people need to know what is out there Care navigators – people need to be linked to community services Measure people’s health in terms of happiness not illness Preventative services/community hub that goes across all issues & client groups Rural = lack of adequate public transport, greater wealth?

Next Steps This is a three year programme of work 18 th September meeting to review findings Locally driven – Stakeholder Forums – Based around individual networks Dedicated page on website –

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