‘Integration Matters’ October 2020 Keeping you informed about Health and Social Care Integration in Angus Welcome to the autumn edition of Integration Matters, which will keep you updated on the latest news about the Angus Health and Social Care Partnership. Top Features Include: • Success of HAART • Coaching for Wellbeing • Trishaws in Angus Gail Smith, Interim Chief Officer • Social Prescribing Over the last six months we have all been tested in a way we have never • Angus Macmillan Team experienced before. The usual rhythms and routines of our daily lives, at home and at work, have changed significantly and we have had to make many important decisions and reprioritise what we do. I know it has been really hard and the demands still seem to be relentless. Nonetheless, as stressful as I know this experience has been for all of us, I am uplifted and reassured by all the ways people across Angus Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are working to keep everyone safe, calm and prepared to cope with this crisis. During this most challenging of times, our first reaction was one of kindness and a deep desire to help and make a difference. I remain inspired by the strength and resilience on display in every corner of Angus HSCP. At the height of the pandemic, every day we witnessed amazing acts of kindness from so many people, proving once again that Angus actively cares. I am immensely proud of everyone who has gone above and beyond in such challenging circumstances and I would like to say a huge thank you to each and every one of you. To people who rely on our care and support, and their families who have to cope with such challenging situations, I would like to thank them too for their support and patience. I hope that anyone who has long COVID symptoms continues to improve. I really hope the mortality figures in this second wave are lower than they were in March and April and I would also like us all to remember those who sadly lost their lives and send my condolences to their families. ‘Integration Matters’ - 1 - October 2020 We remain committed to ensuring our service users, their families and Team Angus HSCP are safe. This remains our priority. On 26 August 2020, Angus Integration Joint Board (IJB) approved Angus HSCP’s COVID-19 Remobilisation Plan. The plan, as requested by the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate, details what we will do over the next 8 to 12 months, across a range of services, to continue to provide safe and effective care in line with our re-prioritised strategic objectives. We remain focussed on mitigating the spread of the disease across our population and focussed on minimising the unintended consequences that have potentially arisen over the past 5 months, in particular mental health challenges. There has been some impressive work undertaken to reinstate services and we will continue to adapt and modify our plans as we move forward. As I write this message to you, we are seeing an increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases across Tayside. By following Scottish Government guidance about social distancing and face covers; self-isolating if you are sick; and using correct hand washing and cleaning procedures, you are doing your part to protect yourself, your family and members of the community. Earlier, I mentioned the IJB that took place on 26 August. This was Councillor(Cllr) Lois Speed’s last meeting as Chair following her two year tenure. Cllr Speed has worked tirelessly to ensure that Angus HSCP provides the best possible services to the adult community of Angus. She has given two years of dedicated and conscientious service. It has been clear that Cllr Speed is a passionate advocate for the people of Angus, its staff and the integrated care services we manage both in the community and hospital. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Cllr Speed for all her hard work and wish her all the very best for the future and in her continuing role as Vice Chair of Angus IJB. I am delighted to confirm that Emma-Jane Wells, Non- Executive member of NHS Tayside Board, has been appointed as the new Chair. Emma-Jane has been a member of Angus IJB for the past two years and I look forward to working alongside her. As summer comes to an end and we look forward to the crisp autumn weather, we are also reminded of the flu season. You can help to ensure that any impact from flu this year is kept to a minimum. This year it is even more important than ever to get the flu vaccine to protect yourself, others and the NHS. For more information about the 2020 Flu campaign and who will be offered the flu vaccine please visit NHSInform. Finally, however long this challenging time lasts and whatever measures we need to take, I know that the Angus HSCP is more than capable of the task. Please continue to look after yourself and each other. When we stand together – even if we are standing 2 metres apart – we can support each other and the community of Angus. ‘Integration Matters’ - 2 - October 2020 CONTENTS Welcome from Gail Smith, Interim Chief Officer page 1 Wellbeing Coaching page 4 Social Prescribing page 5 New Mental Health and Peer Worker Support Service in Angus page 6 Role and Remit of Clinical Care and Professional Governance (CCPG) page 7 Humanitarian Assistance Angus Response Team (HAART) page 8 New Staff Appointments page 9 New Chair Appointed to the Angus Integrated Joint Board page 9 Pedal Power Comes to Angus Care Homes page 10 Angus Macmillan Team page 11 Introduction of Andrew Jack, IJB/SPG Service User Representative page 12 Introducing Peter Burke, IJB Unpaid Carers Representative page 14 ‘Integration Matters’ - 3 - October 2020 Coaching for Wellbeing Do you want to be more active in caring for your health and wellbeing during COVID-19, but not sure what to focus on? Do you want to make the most of your strengths during this time, and preserve your energy as much as possible? Are you supporting other colleagues or team members during the COVID-19 pandemic? If the answer to any one of these questions is “Yes” you may want to think about taking up one of the free coaching options designed specifically to support all health and social services staff in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic. What is coaching and how could it help me? Coaching is a safe, confidential, enabling and developmental relationship which is tailored to your specific needs, style and context. Your coach will walk alongside you and support you to explore, understand and act on whatever is important for you. Coaching enables you to draw on and make the most of your own strengths, experience, skills and resources. It will offer you a safe space to reflect on what is going on for you right now with support to explore and make positive changes. Here are some comments from recent participants about their coaching experience: It was good to have someone to listen and allow me space to think Space to breathe about how things could be and think and get improved. Allowed me to look at perspective. situations in a more positive light rather than nothing could improve. Register for wellbeing coaching at https://www.knowyoumore.com/wellbeingcoaching ‘Integration Matters’ - 4 - October 2020 Social Prescribing – New Initiative comes to Angus Eight new social prescribers have been appointed in Angus to support adults access a range of vital services. The social prescribers, who are employed by Voluntary Action Angus, will be based within Angus GP practices . They offer a range of non-clinical support to patients including support with financial issues, loneliness and social isolation as well as more general signposting to local community resources such as leisure and volunteering opportunities. Ashley McGregor, Social Prescriber in Forfar said "People who have used this service have provided very positive feedback with one person telling me it completely changed their life" Dr Nico Grunenberg, GP at Ravenswood Surgery in Forfar, said "Having social prescribers available in my practice has been extremely valuable. Patients often saw me with mixture of issues. Many of these were not medical, but were having a big impact on their health such as housing, financial and employment problems. “With the social prescribers in my team, we are now able to help patients to overcome some of these hurdles and look towards the future." Hayley Mearns, Deputy Chief Executive at Voluntary Action Angus said “Social prescribing is such a valuable service and it is a privilege for a third sector organisation to be able to deliver this to the communities of Angus. We and the Health and Social Care Partnership have witnessed the results of social prescribing first hand through a pilot project and we’re now absolutely delighted by the opportunity of being able to roll this out throughout the county.” Gail Smith, Angus Health and Social Care Partnership Interim Chief Officer said "This is an important and valuable development not only for the third sector but for the whole community of Angus. “Social prescribing is available for everyone. If people feel they could do with an extra bit of support I would encourage them to seek help" For more information call Voluntary Action Angus on 01307 466113. ‘Integration Matters’ - 5 - October 2020 New Mental Health & Wellbeing Peer Worker Service in Angus Mental health and wellbeing peer workers are in every GP Practice in Angus. Angus Health and Social Care Partnership are delighted to announce that there is now a mental health and wellbeing peer worker in every GP Practice in Angus.