Aylesbury Vale South Locality Profile
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Aylesbury Vale South Locality Profile 1 Prevention Matters Priorities The Community Links Officer (CLO) has identified a number of key Prevention Matters priorities for the locality that will form the focus of the work over the next few months. These priorities also help to determine the sort of services and projects where Prevention Matters grants can be targeted. The priorities have been identified using the data provided by the Community Practice Workers (CPW) in terms of successful referrals and unmet demand (gaps where there are no appropriate services available), consultation with district council officers, town and parish councils, other statutory and voluntary sector organisations and also through the in depth knowledge of the cohort and the locality that the CLO has gained. The CLO has also worked with the other CLOs across the county to identify some key countywide priorities which affect all localities. Countywide Priorities Befriending Community Transport Aylesbury Vale North Priorities Cuddington Film Club Ashendon Film Club Haddenham Villages Dementia Asset Long Crendon Asset Development Waddesdon Active Bucks Day Haddenham Community Vehicle Motivational Interviewing Pilot Background data Physical Area The Aylesbury Vale South locality (AV South) is one of the largest localities in terms of land area. There are officially 39 parishes covering the area. There is an area to the southwest of the locality that is included in the Aylesbury Vale CCG South Locality but outside Buckinghamshire. Fig. 1 showing the area of AV South that is inside of the CCG locality but outside Buckinghamshire. 2 Population Aylesbury Vale South Locality has the smallest population size of the Buckinghamshire localities with a total registered population of 47,404. Local Area Forums There are three main Local Area Forums (LAF) within the locality, Haddenham & Long Crendon Local Area (15 parishes), Waddesdon Local Area (15 parishes) and North West Chilterns (9 parishes). Age Demographics The population is older than the Bucks average, with a higher proportion of people aged 65+ and 85+. There is a smaller proportion of those aged 20-39 (19.7% vs 24.1%) and a larger proportion of people aged 65+ (19.2% vs 16.1%) in 2011. Areas around Long Crendon, Haddenham, Whiteleaf and Waddesdon (lower super output areas) had more than 15% of households occupied by pensioners living alone in 2001. Ethnic Diversity AV South locality is less ethnically diverse than Buckinghamshire. There is a low proportion of people overall from a black and minority ethnic group (1.4%-2.5%) compared to 7.9% for the county. There is a lower proportion of pupils in maintained schools (4.4%-6.1%) from a black and minority ethnic group compared to the Bucks average (20.7%). Within the locality ethnic diversity can be broken down further into the three main local areas: 3 95.7% White (4.3% Black and Minority Ethnic) in the Waddesdon Local Area. 96.9% White (3.1% Black and Minority Ethnic) in the Haddenham & Long Crendon Local Area. 97.5% White (2.5% Black and Minority Ethnic) in the North West Chilterns Local Area. Deprivation AV South is less deprived than Buckinghamshire with 0% of the population in the 30% most deprived areas for Overall Deprivation. A lower proportion of people received job seeker’s allowance, pension credits (minimum guaranteed income for those aged 60+), disability living allowance and lone parent income support compared to the Bucks average. Household income is similar to the rest of the county, broken down further by local areas: Haddenham and Long Crendon household income is slightly higher than the county as a whole with 36.5% of households in earning £50K or more (compared to 34.9%). North West Chilterns household income in slightly higher than the county as a whole with 37.4% of households earning £50k or more (compared to 34.9%). Waddesdon household income in local area is slightly higher than the county as a whole for those earning £20k-£34k and £35k-£49k, but lower for households earning £50k and over with 33.5% (compared to 34.9%). Social Cohesion 87%-92% of people felt that those from different backgrounds in the area get on well, compared with 85% for the county as a whole. A higher proportion of people were also satisfied with the local area as a place to live compared to Bucks. A lower proportion felt that respect/consideration of others was a problem. Health The population of the AV South locality experiences on average similar or better health than the Buckinghamshire population: Long term conditions are more common, reflecting the older population in this locality. Emergency admission rates to hospital and attendances at A&E are statistically lower than the Bucks average. Elective admission rates are statistically higher, for all admissions and for elective angioplasty. Early death rates are similar to Bucks, which itself has some of the lowest death rates in the country. Some specific issues that have been identified in the AV South Locality are: The needs of older people across the locality (including dementia, depression and falls prevention). A higher proportion of older people are estimated to have difficulty with one or more activities of daily living. People with long term conditions - cardiovascular conditions in particular, but also those with multiple conditions and co-existing mental health problems. As a result of this, three priorities were proposed for AV South at the locality’s first Public and Patient Engagement Workshop. These were: 4 Cardiovascular disease Lifestyle prevention: physical activity, smoking, alcohol and healthy eating Older people’s health and wellbeing CLO OVERVIEW AND NETWORKS Kyle Banks is the Aylesbury Vale South Community links Officer (AVS CLO) (Tel: 01296 383570; Mob: 07917 210597; Email: [email protected]) Princes Risborough is the most populace (10 000) settlement in the Aylesbury Vale South CLO area and straddles High Wycombe and Aylesbury. According to Clinical Commissioning Group data, Princes Risborough has an uncharacteristically high level of older people. The AVS area aligns with areas of geographical coverage matched by Wycombe District Council (e.g. Princes Risborough, Bledlow) Aylesbury Vale District Council (e.g. Haddenham, Waddesdon) and also pockets of Oxfordshire (e.g. Thame and Chinnor). As such, there are opportunities to share knowledge with the District community engagement teams and other Oxfordshire based services such as Age UK Oxfordshire and Enrych Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire also host a web portal, Oxfordshire Support Finder to facilitate better access to community assets. Community focused groups such as the Thame Alliance group also provide an opportunity to keep up-to - date with developments in the area. Attendees include Local Community Providers, Councillors, Officers, Health and Social Care Professionals and Supported Housing Providers. The CLO has presented at the network and is a member of the steering group. Sample CLO Initiated networks: Villages Workshop (see Asset Mapping) Dementia Asset Development Long Crendon Haddenham: Delivered Working group to develop better dementia services supported by Haddenham Age Concern; Age UK; Alzheimers; Carers Trust and two GP Practice Managers. Sample CLO partnered networks: The launch in November 2014 of the New Dementia Asset for Carers in Princes Risborough, Changing Places. The launch event was very well attended (in the 50’s) with a good cross-section of professionals – e.g. Age UK; Alzheimers; some over the border orgs too – e.g. Oxford Memory Clinic; Older Adults CMHT; Oxford Older Adult Care Group; Oxford Health Healthy Minds, Oxford Dementia care network and Councillors from various Parish, District and County levels. There was a diverse mix of Voluntary and Community Sector providers from Bucks and Oxfordshire. The CLO was really pleased to talk with the manager of the 5 Chinnor Village Centre as it is a very pertinent hub for the cohort. And most importantly there was a good amount of carers and some really valuable Q&A across the floor around shared-issues. Attending local community events such as the Princes Centre (a community run day opportunity provider) Anniversary Event, the Haddenham Neighbourhood Planning Day, Princes Risborough, Long Crendon Health and Oakley Health Fairs have provided useful locality-based networking opportunities. As of July 2015 the AVS CLO has compiled a distribution list of 300+ contacts. E-distribution bulletins such as the locality tailored Thames Valley Alerts updates also provide enhanced opportunities for intelligence gathering. Oxfordshire Support Finder provides an opportunity to identify services online. Local Area Forums (LAF’s) The CLO attends all three of the main Local Area Forums in the locality and works closely with the two Locality Managers covering the patch. To date there have been numerous opportunities for joint-working. One such example has been working with the North West Chilterns (NWC) LAF and the Princes Centre to joint initiate a Changing Places. The CLO has been working with the NWC Chair on the LAF Subgroup for Health and wellbeing. 6 L to R: Carl Etholen (County Councillor and Local Area Forum Chair ), Marianne Talbot (author of Keeping Mum), Helen Robinson (Founder of Changing Places), Eugenie Bendyshe-Brown (Major supporter of Changing Places), Kyle Banks (Community Links Officer, Prevention Matters). Photo Courtesy of The Bucks Free Press There are also shared projects in the Haddenham LAF – e.g. promoting a Bishopstone Community Club and the Waddesdon LAF – e.g. formulating a working group to consider Community Transport and another to deliver a promotional event with Waddesdon Manor in September 15. The Locality Managers are a fantastic resource to the Community Links Officers in terms of their knowledge of local areas and contacts with Parish, District and County Councillors. Promoting Prevention Matters at the Bishopstone Lunch Club (including Older and Learning Disabled People) with the North West Chilterns Localities Manager VOLUNTEERING Organisations and locality The locality has a large number of very active and committed volunteers.