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Scottish Public Health Network Appendix 5: Case Study Details Foundations for well-being: reconnecting public health and housing. A Practical Guide to Improving Health and Reducing Inequalities. Emily Tweed, lead author on behalf of the ScotPHN Health and Housing Advisory Group with contributions from Alison McCann and Julie Arnot January 2017 1 Appendix 5: Case study details Location Name of Project Description Agencies involved Level of Reports (where Contact Prevention available) Scotland- Scoping the A subgroup of the project advisory ScotPHN project advisory Primary N/A – scoping Scottish Health wide health impacts of group met to explore the potential group and Scottish Health stage only Impact Assessment 50,000 new health impacts of the new Impact Assessment Network Network housebuilding programme, using homes an existing guide to Health Impact Assessment for housing developments. This is expected to form the basis for a full Health Impact Assessment on this topic, involving a wider range of stakeholders, during 2017/2018. Scotland- Using the Place Since its launch in December 2015, NHS Health Scotland, Scottish Primary Place Standard wide Standard to the Place Standard has been used Government Architecture & website support co- across a number of different Place, Architecture & Design production of settings and by a number of Scotland, a number of local healthy places different user groups to help inform authorities and Community healthy place-making. It is freely Planning Partnerships accessible for all, including communities, the third sector, the private sector, and the public sector. Fife Partnership In NHS Fife, a consultant in public NHS Fife, Fife Council, others Primary Neil Hamlet working on health now represents the health housing and board on the Local Housing health Partnership, including chairing the priority theme group on homelessness prevention. This role has enabled public health input to local work on housing and 1 homelessness in a number of areas, both strategic and operational. Lanarkshire Public Health Public health staff contributed to the NHS Lanarkshire, North Primary Kelly McLean input to Towers development and implementation Lanarkshire Council Strategy of the Towers Strategy, in order to integrate health improvement into the daily life of residents in multi- storey flats, and supported the production of a documentary about tower block life, to help develop community skills and cohesion. East and Area Based The project was initiated by a Energy Agency, NHS Ayrshire Primary Liz Marquis South Schemes External collaborative working group in & Arran, East Ayrshire Council, Ayrshire Wall Insulation order to investigate the impacts of South Ayrshire Council, CaseStudy_EnergyA gency.docx Evaluation domestic insulation retrofits (Area Scottish Government. Based Schemes) in the West of Scotland, including the potential links between improved energy efficiency and health outcomes. NHS Borders Housing and The Reducing Inequalities Delivery Community Planning partners, Primary Allyson McCollam Health group involves the leads for each of specifically NHS Borders, Inequalities the five themes including Public Scottish Borders Council and CaseStudy_Housing andHealthInequalities.docx Health and Housing and provides a RSLs forum for collaborative planning. Arising from the strategy, the leads for Housing, Customer Services and for Public Health have agreed to develop shared learning opportunities for frontline staff to raise awareness and develop skills 2 and knowledge in working with disadvantaged groups. Glasgow Revitalise A project which delivers physical Project funded by Wheatley Primary Anna Baxendale activity and arts and crafts sessions Group, NHS GGC and income to over 60’s in Glasgow. This from participant session fees CaseStudy_Revitalis e.docx includes both open community based sessions and sessions within sheltered housing complexes. The programme operates 46 weeks of the year at locations across the city. Glasgow Urban This is a community capacity Funding partnership between Primary Cathy Rice Roots/Moogety building project centred on a Elderpark Housing Association, Grub Hub community garden growing project, NHS Greater Glasgow and CaseStudy_UrbanR Urban Roots oots.doc including cooking classes, family Clyde Health Improvement meals, food co-op flat pack meals Delivery and Urban Roots Third and training. It aims to build skills in Sector organisation. food and nutrition but also access Food For Thought 15 16 Final Report.docx to volunteering, education and employment. Dumfries and Galloway Several projects run by Loreburn Loreburn Housing Association, Primary/secon Andy Todman Galloway Gateway Housing Association focusing on Let’s get Sporty, Stewartry dary employability, intergenerational HSC Locality, Wigtownshire CaseStudy_Gallowa yGateway.docx working, carers, and technological Health and Social Care aid. They aim to combat social Locality, Dumfries and factors such as social Galloway Council. isolation/loneliness and ill-health via Community Navigator/Social Prescribing model and work with 3 both isolated elderly and those young people emerging from care. Western Isles Social Prescribing Those people (especially of older NHS Western Isles, Secondary Martin Malcolm for Social Isolation ages) who have been identified by Community Organisations, their GP in Uist as suffering from Third Sector organisations CaseStudy_SocialIs olation.docx social isolation, either due to befriending organisations etc., transport difficulties, cognitive Council of Voluntary health issues or fuel poverty Organisations impacting on social status, are referred to the pilot where they are assessed and put in touch with relevant organisations in order to address these issues. Glasgow Community Community Connectors is a Glasgow Council for the Secondary Gillian McCamley Connectors programme engaged in supporting Voluntary Sector (GCVS) in elderly people identified as partnership with the Glasgow & CaseStudy_Commu nityConnectors.docx vulnerable (as bereaved, fall, living West of Scotland Forum of alone, not eating well etc.) via their Housing Associations (GWSF) GP or social services to live well in their community/home through connecting them into resources and services in the community. Tayside Community This programme has both a Nurse NHS Tayside, Perth and Secondary Chris Lamont Health and Led service, which focuses on early Kinross Health and Social Care Wellbeing Team. intervention, and the Project Partnership plus partner CaseStudy_Commu nityHealthTeam.docx Support Workers who work within a agencies from LA and Third Healthy Communities Collaborative Sector. remit and offer support to communities to self-manage their Nursing at the Edge issues as well as support engagement into other services. The service covers the entire area of Perth and Kinross and targets deprived individuals and communities including Homeless, Gypsy Travellers, Hard to reach, those within the criminal justice system and Refugees. A core element of the service is to promote early interventions and try to get these individuals engaged with mainstream services to prevent a deterioration in their well-being and possible development of long term conditions. Aberdeen Delayed This programme aims to use Aberdeen City Council, Tertiary Dorothy Askew Discharge housing expertise in discharge Integrated Joint Boards, Health planning to make key and Social Care, NHS improvements to strategic planning Grampian. of housing and related services in order to provide people with a home environment that supports greater independence and improved health and well-being. Glasgow Improving the This programme was launched in Macmillan Cancer Care, NHS Tertiary Debbie Schofield. Cancer Journey February 2014, and was GGC– Primary Care, Mental Partnership established to mainstream Health, Regional Services CaseStudy_CancerJ ourney.docx Programme identification of a person’s holistic Directorate (Cancer Services) needs and undertake care planning and Public Health. Cordia, to address them. It aims to reduce Social Work & GlasgowLife. cancer health inequalities by more Other third sector partners and equitable access to services and housing. treatment, to make people with cancer and their families feeling involved in decision making and to be able to make right decision for them on basis of full information. The end result aims to be a radical improvement in experience and quality of life, including at the end of life. Glasgow Vascular Project – Scoping project to test application Public Health, Queen Elizabeth Tertiary Debbie Schofield Delivering HNA & of holistic needs assessment and University Hospital Vascular Care Planning to care planning to those with lower wards and physio and CaseStudy_Vascular Project People with Lower limb applications, which can have a rehabilitation, Glasgow City Limb Amputations similar life impact to a cancer Council, Social work and Third (QEUH) diagnosis. The HNA assessment Sector (Finding your Feet tool reviews and includes concerns Charity). for this group. Interviews with patients have found key issues on housing (or housing adaptation), social isolation, carer needs, welfare changes and health literacy support. Scotland- HOS Mates Housing Options Scotland is a Housing Options Scotland Tertiary Fraser Gilmore wide Housing Options national multi-tenure pan-disability Peer Support housing advice, information and CaseStudy_HOSMat es.docx Programme support charity. The peer support project offers disabled people across Scotland