The Housing Contribution to Health and Wellbeing Kenny Simpson Improvement Associate Place, Home and Housing Programme The Improvement Hub

Integrated Improvement Resource “As part of ensuring improvement in the quality of services, we are integrating and enhancing improvement support by bringing together HIS, JIT and QUEST, and we are providing an additional £2.5m to support improvement in the new integrated health and social care landscape”. Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport (March 2015)

Vision The Scottish Government vision is that by 2020 everyone is able to live longer healthier lives at home, or in a homely setting

Commission on Housing and Wellbeing – A Blueprint for Scotland’s Future (June ‘15) Housing – the bedrock on which we build our lives and reach our potential for health and wellbeing across the life course.

Integrating Housing and Health – A Tough Nut to Crack? Housing conditions and health Well evidences historical provenance Decent housing makes a fundamental difference But housing sometimes left out of the equation Housing Contribution Statements

The Importance of Housing Contribution Statements (HCS) Governance Shared evidence base Current and future resources Housing related challenges Covers key areas such as adaptations

Housing Contribution Statements – Emerging Issues Homeless population and complex social care/health needs Information sharing and joint working on JSNA, HNDA and LHS evidence base Ensuring involvement in emerging localities frameworks Housing with Care (need/demand and models of provision) Evidencing the local housing contribution

Final Thoughts Budgets totaling over £8 billion Can we do more to facilitate change? Opportunity for Care and Repair How can I get involved?

Health & Social Care Integration Web: ihub.scot