1. Making Every Contact Count Workshop 5 th Nov 2014

2. Making Every Contact Count Making Every Contact Count means making the best of every appropriate opportunity to raise the issue of healthy lifestyles Every day, Sirona staff have numerous interactions with local people dealing with all sorts of issues and challenges

3. Background National Initiative. Large scale behaviour change programme. Culture change towards prevention, bringing it into the mainstream. MECC aligns to the values of Sirona and is a good example of encouraging staff to deliver ‘Taking It Personally’’.

4. MECC is about… Starting a ‘conversation’ Using opportunistic or planned contact Offering brief advice (30 seconds & 3 minutes) Enabling & empowering, NOT forcing or telling Encouraging people to self-care / self help You helping other people to know how they can improve their own health and wellbeing.

5. MECC is not about… Adding another job to your already busy working day Becoming a specialist or counsellor Telling somebody what to do and how to live their live Providing a diagnosis or complicated clinical advice

6. Many illnesses are a direct result of the conditions people live in and the LIFESTYLE choices they make Population lifestyles present significant risks to health

7. The good news is that we can do something about this Stop Smoking Healthy Weight Physical Activity Healthy Eating Mental Health and Wellbeing

8. Behaviour Change

9. We cannot force people to change, but if we all take the opportunities for brief chats this will gradually increase people’s confidence and motivation to make changes to improve their lives

10. ASK, ADVISE, ASSIST Ask Raise the issue with simple questions, during day-to-day contact with someone. Advise Give messages about healthy lifestyle changes and tips to achieve them. Assist (AAA) Share information or encourage people to contact a relevant organisation.

11. Barriers I’m not a good role model Just because you smoke or eat unhealthily doesn't mean that you are unable to raise those issues with someone else. You may plant the seeds of change for someone and nudge them towards a healthier lifestyle. We have a responsibility to convey healthy lifestyle messages to our clients

12. Barriers Its not my Job It is everyone’s job within health and social care to deliver the best service possible to our service users. We are asking you to have chat to start people thinking, we are not expecting diagnoses, or advanced CBT techniques.

13. Barriers I don’t have time We are asking you to integrate this into your current interactions so that it should only take a 30 seconds to a couple of minutes per person

14. Barriers Lack of confidence The more you do it the easier it becomes, in fact many of you are probably already doing MECC without realising it

15. Barriers Offending or upsetting clients We are not here to tell people what to do but to inform them so that they are able to make their own choices.

16. Barriers What if someone asks me something I don’t know Don’t be afraid to say you don’t know

17. Why MECC? Research has found patients welcome the opportunity to talk to staff about lifestyle issues, but don’t start the conversation themselves or think staff are too busy. Most people do want to be healthy and improve their health (70% smokers want to quit).

18. Using MECC could… Result in someone being grateful you took the time to take an interest Help someone to make links between their lifestyle and realising other life ambitions Make someone feel able to take control of their health Mean that someone could live a longer and healthier life as a result of what you did

19. When to MECC… When you hear them mention a lifestyle problem. When you can see that support with a lifestyle issue may be of help. At every contact. - this may be the contact that makes a difference.

20. Healthy Lifestyle Service Hub (Single Point of Access) Stop Smoking Weight Management Cook It SHINE Exercise Referral Resources

21. Healthy Lifestyle Service Healthylifestyleservice@sirona- cic.org.uk 01225 831 852