North Highland CHP Health Improvement Group

NHS Highland Health Improvement Team Monthly Information Sheet September 2012

NHS Highland Public Health Network Health Improvement Information Sheet: September 2012

It’s October … it’s the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. Find out what’s on near you.

Highland http://www.highlandmhfestival.com/

Argyll & Bute http://www.mhfestival.com/regions.php?display=30&page=Argyll%20&%20Bute and read the NHS Highland news article on http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/News/Pages/ArgyllandButeMentalHealthFestival.aspx

National festival site - with links to all the regions plus facebook, twitter… : http://www.mhfestival.com/

Alcohol/drugs

Proposals for a reduction in drink/drive alcohol limit http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/3556

Evidence briefing – alcohol http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6038.aspx

Alcohol Focus Scotland – costs of alcohol harm (health, crime, social costs) – links to profiles by local authority http://www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/view/article/177-alcohol-costs-glasgow-364- 8m-per-year a Scottish Govt press release is on http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2012/09/alcoholharm11102010

Highland Council Adults & Children’s Services Cttee, 26 September, update on Alcohol & Drugs Partnership http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/7BA9E987-E3A4-42FA-A542- 620F6C814E5E/0/Item10ACS3412.pdf

Communities, incl Community planning

Information note for Community Planning Partnerships on making most of communities’ natural assets – green infrastructure http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/8724

Early years, children and young people

Highland Council Adult & Children’s Cttee, 26 September. Report on preventive spend – early years and families, older people and deprivation http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/4FC50DC3-D56D-4524-982F- B1105DA41167/0/Item6ACS3012.pdf

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Maternal and infant nutrition conference, Edinburgh 7 February. Broad theme is assets-based approaches http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6075.aspx

Good Places Better Health conference In 2008 Scotland introduced GPBH, an innovative approach to environment, place and health. In its initial phase this Scottish Government initiative focused on the environments and health of children aged 0-9 in Scotland. It involved researchers, policy makers and practitioners working together in new ways to deliver knowledge and vision about the characteristics that make healthy places for Scotland’s children. This 2-day Conference will share the knowledge gained from gathering, assessing and integrating different kinds of evidence and collating it to inform the development of policy. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6073.aspx

Bringing up children – your views key messages from engagement with those with a parenting role, to help shape forthcoming national parenting strategy http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/5497 . An easy read version is on http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/6262

Infant mental health conference, Ayrshire & Arran – March 2012, report and background materials http://www.nhsaaa.net/your-health/your-health-f-j/infant-mental-health-conference.aspx

Save the Children report It shouldn’t happen here – Child Poverty http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/child_poverty_2012.pdf - experiences of children and families living in poverty. Press release - http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/news-and- comment/news/2012-09/uks-poorest-children-bearing-greatest-burden-recession

School handbook guidance http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/8694/downloads the section on school ethos refers to health and wellbeing and positive behaviours

Development of key themes for physical activity promotion – early years, children and young people http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6050.aspx

Highland Council Adult & Children’s Committee, 23 August reports include:  Child healthy weight http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A9D1FB30-6C81-4668-8B38- 0B568A6674AB/0/Item10ACS1512.pdf  Public health nurse (early years) and health visiting service – report includes role/workforce development/caseload/ successful Family Nurse Partnership bid for Inner Moray Firth to work with first time teenage mothers http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A5E1BC90-20B7-4677-A27A- 827B86C8EDC7/0/Item11ACS1612.pdf  outdoor learning strategy http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/AF83FF98-6591-41D7-BED1- 4B7397021A23/0/Item16ACS2112.pdf  internal audit report – looked-after children’s services , report includes an action plan http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CA60322C-E2C7-443E-BDFC- B5E1C3D368C8/0/Item18ACS2312.pdf

Highland Council Adult & Children’s Cttee, 26 September reports include:  Curriculum for Excellence http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0EACF1F6-5FB5-414F-8DAD- 169CCC53212E/0/Item12ACS3612.pdf and  PE plan http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0BFAA0FC-9E95-4586-84E1- D169113869EF/0/Item13ACS3712.pdf

Breastfeeding and returning to work booklet reprinted 2012 http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/1571.aspx

Scottish Health Survey 2011 summary of key findings - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/7902 and Vol 2 - children http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/3327

Food, weight, physical activity

Evidence briefing – food http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6037.aspx

Evidence briefing – physical activity http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6040.aspx

Evidence summary; public health interventions to improve weight management during and after pregnancy http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6031.aspx

Development of key themes for physical activity promotion – adults and older adults http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6049.aspx

General

Coproduction for health http://www.sph.nhs.uk/sph-documents/local-government-colloquium-report report of colloquium (in England) in context of widening inequalities gap- public health, primary care and local authorities. Key messages include: need elected members’ buy-in; promote an asset based approach to communities; build public health capacity across whole range of workforces. Page 13 has links to pdf presentations from the event.

Self-directed support (direct payments) 2012 stats http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/3245

Scottish Health Survey 2011 summary of key findings - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/7902 Volume 1 adults - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/7854 and Vol 2 - children http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/3327

Rural Scotland Key Facts 2012 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/7993/0 includes tables for health issues; transport; fuel poverty; employment..

Linking Housing, Health and Social Care data linking project – links to info on governance, timescales etc http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/Datalinking/HealthSocialCareandHousin

Glasgow Centre for Population Health – Putting Asset-based approaches into practice – identification, mobilisation and measurement of assets http://www.gcph.co.uk/assets/0000/3433/GCPHCS10forweb_1_.pdf

NHS Inform, Veterans health pages http://www.nhsinform.co.uk/veteranshealth? utm_source=ebulletin&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Veterans&utm_campaign=MHIAug2012

Planning for better health. Report on integrating health and wellbeing into town planning system in Glasgow http://www.gcph.co.uk/publications/363_planning_for_better_health

Office for national statistics – stats on healthy life expectancy for UK http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/disability-and-health-measurement/health-expectancies-at-birth-and-age- 65-in-the-united-kingdom/2008-10/index.html Males and females in England can expect to spend the longest periods in very good or good general health and free from a limiting persistent illness or disability. The shortest periods are in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The proportion of life spent in very good or good general health is increasing in England and Wales but, on the whole, falling in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Males are spending a greater proportion of their lives in favourable health compared with females. However, in recent years this gap has narrowed as the health of females has improved more rapidly than for males. A media report can be found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19410699

Scottish Government commitment to members of armed forces and veterans http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/9981 including health, housing, justice needs

Scottish Govt programme 2012-13, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/8987 chapter 7 is ‘healthier Scotland’

Knowledge Services bulletin http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6032.aspx

Cochrane Library current awareness alert http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6051.aspx topics include: motivational interviewing & young people with HIV; breastfeeding; home safety; falls prevention; smoking cessation; alcohol & hypertension; dementia diagnosis; slum upgrading; employment and workers with HIV; community self management programmes for older adults with chronic conditions.

General Registrar office – provisional figures for second qtr of 2012 http://www.gro- scotland.gov.uk/press/news2012/births-deaths-and-other-vital-events-q2-2012.html

Big Lottery Fund – wellbeing programme evaluation in England http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/index/evaluationandresearch- uk/learning_themes/eval_health/evaluation_well-being.htm

Health Inequalities; Equalities Issues, Poverty etc

Samaritans research Men and suicide: why disadvantaged men in midlife die from suicide http://www.samaritans.org/news/press-release-why-3000-middle-aged-men-die-suicide-each-year Looks at why men from disadvantaged backgrounds in their 30s, 40s and 50s are at higher risk. “Men from low socio-economic backgrounds, living in deprived areas, are ten times more likely to die by suicide than men from high socio-economic backgrounds, living in the most affluent areas.” “ Report explores reasons for suicide in this group beyond mental health issues and calls for suicide to be treated as a health and social inequality. Recommendations include: tackling challenge of gender and socio-economic inequalities in suicide risk; address relationships between alcohol consumption, deprivation, masculinity and suicide; support GPs to recognise signs of distress in men. Report - http://www.samaritans.org/sites/default/files/kcfinder/files/Men%20and%20Suicide%20Research %20Report%20210912.pdf and media report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19646924

Scottish Govt – Equality Evidence framework http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Equality/Equalities find equality evidence using search facility on this website

Housing Benefit - impact of welfare reform. The information provided by Albyn Housing Society on their website sets out some of the changes under the Welfare Reform. These include: move to Universal Credit paid monthly in arrears; number of bedrooms a household is assessed as needing under the new rules and the loss of benefit for working-age households with more bedrooms (including sharing of bedrooms by children; implications for people with disability or illness). http://www.albynhousing.org.uk/welfare-reform.htm

Hard to reach or easy to ignore? A rapid review of place-based policies and equality report by Equality and human rights commission http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/scotland/research-in- scotland/-hard-to-reach-or-easy-to-ignore-a-rapid-review-of-place-based-policies-and-equality/ Press release http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/scotland/scottish-news/press-releases-2012/are-some-of- scotland-s-poorest-people-hard-to-reach-or-simply-easy-to-ignore/

Institute of Health Equity (Marmot Review team) check out their website for their ongoing work under “Institute work” tab – links include:  Barts & London NHS Trust Health Promoting Hospitals Strategy http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust---health-promoting- hospitals-strategy framework for promoting staff health and wellbeing;  What a Local Authority that takes social determinants of health seriously looks like http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/what-a-local-authority-that-takes-social-determinants- of-health-seriously-looks-like - ongoing work  Obesity and community development in Tower Hamlets. Ongoing - http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/obesity-and-community-development-programme-in- tower-hamlets-building-powerful-communities  Built environment, http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/built-environment-marmot- review-task-group-report  healthy places healthy lives http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/healthy-places- healthy-lives

Social networks site http://scottishsocialnetworks.org/ This website is for all those with an interest in homelessness, social inclusion, communities or mental health and wellbeing ; are involved in mediation, mentoring or befriending. Link to Rock Trust training. Also link to information on Stirling University preventing homelessness training course aimed at housing, social work, health, education, advice workers. http://scottishsocialnetworks.org/stirling_university_homelessness_training

Highlands and Islands Enterprise - Minimum Income Standard for Remote and Rural Scotland research beginning – HIE, UHI and Loughborough University and local authorities http://www.hie.co.uk/about-hie/news-and-media/archive/research-begins-into-minimum-cost-of-living-in- rural-scotland.html study will be published in 2013. (nationally, Joseph Rowntree Foundation have published a paper on minimum income standard for the UK in 2012 http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/MIS-2012 )

Working for growth – a refresh of the Employability Framework for Scotland http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/5609

Scottish Parliament cttee: enquiry into cardiology services. News release on http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/newsandmediacentre/54828.aspx Report, including Keep Well, is on http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/54692.aspx . BBC item on differences between heart disease rates in deprived and affluent areas “MPSs warn of fatalistic attitudes towards heart disease “ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics- 19696228 - people in more deprived areas more likely to have a heart attack, are less likely to reach hospital alive and are less likely to get specialist treatments. Cttee also has evidence that many people in deprived areas and ethnic minorities expect to have poorer health.

Scottish Parliament cttee looking at gypsy travellers and care – concern over discrimination http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/49020.aspx - failures on access to health and social care. BB item on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19691232

HM Inspector of Prisons annual report 2011-12 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/09/9327 includes - young offenders; women offenders; access to purposeful activity; family access; preparation for release.

Mental health & wellbeing

Samaritans research Men and suicide: why disadvantaged men in midlife die from suicide http://www.samaritans.org/news/press-release-why-3000-middle-aged-men-die-suicide-each-year Looks at why men from disadvantaged backgrounds in their 30s, 40s and 50s are at higher risk. “Men from low socio-economic backgrounds, living in deprived areas, are ten times more likely to die by suicide than men from high socio-economic backgrounds, living in the most affluent areas.” “ Report explores reasons for suicide in this group beyond mental health issues and calls for suicide to be treated as a health and social inequality. Recommendations include: tackling challenge of gender and socio-economic inequalities in suicide risk; address relationships between alcohol consumption, deprivation, masculinity and suicide; support GPs to recognise signs of distress in men. Report - http://www.samaritans.org/sites/default/files/kcfinder/files/Men%20and%20Suicide%20Research %20Report%20210912.pdf and media report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19646924

Mental health and wellbeing ebulletin http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6022.aspx articles include: SAMH Know where to go campaign – for people in remote and rural areas; SAMH Get Active campaign evaluation; report of infant mental health event in Ayrshire.

Choose Life key messages card http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6034.aspx

Art of conversation, guide to talking, listening and reducing stigma around suicide http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/2842.aspx updated 2012

Development and initial validation of the Minnesota Edinburgh Complexity Assessment method for use in Keep Well Health Checks learning note http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6030.aspx

Steps for Stress booklet http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5828.aspx

Talking about stress reprinted 2012 http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/1084.aspx

Older people

NHS Highland Director of Public Health Annual Report – the health and wellbeing of older people http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/Meetings/BoardsMeetings/Documents/Board%20Meeting %202%20October%202012/4.4%20DPH%20Annual%20Report.pdf

Lifestyle, social factors and survival after age 75 – a population-based study http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e5568 a media article is on - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health- 19421818

Oral health

Keep yourself healthy – guide to a healthy mouth illustrated booklet for people with learning disabilities http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6070.aspx

Sexual health

Commissioning guide on HIV prevention, in those from areas of high prevalence http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6035.aspx

Tobacco

Evidence briefing, tobacco http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6039.aspx

Study looking at exposure to second hand smoke and impact on prospective memory http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04056.x/abstract

Keep yourself healthy – guide to giving up smoking guide for people with learning disabilities http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/1565.aspx

NHS smoking cessation stats 2011-12 http://www.scotpho.org.uk/publications/reports-and- papers/908-nhs-smoking-cessation-service-statistics-scotland-1st-april-2011-to-31st-march-2012

Workplace health

Evaluation of Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives, phase 2 case study briefing note http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/6044.aspx

Article on job strain as risk factor for CHD http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)60994-5/abstract

Margaret Brown Policy Officer Health Improvement Team Directorate of Public Health NHS Highland Assynt House [email protected]