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The West Kent Health Integration Deal – Promoting Independent Living

Sevenoaks DC, Tonbridge & Malling BC, Tunbridge Wells BC and Kent County Council

Cllr Michelle Lowe Deputy Leader & Portfolio Holder for Housing & Health

Inspired by Victorian Local Government

Pressured the water companies to clean up the water

Cleared the slums

Built parks, theatres and swimming baths

New health and social care crisis Response needs to be the same

Health spending nationally

Health challenges:

Ageing population – more pressure on health & social care

Health challenges:

Life-saving but expensive new drugs and treatments push up costs

Health challenges:

People unable to access the NHS out of hours turn to the very expensive A&E alternative

Duncan Selbie DCN Conference

The NHS contributes between 10 & 20% of our health Lifestyle choices contribute a further 30% (smoking, drinking, exercise, what we eat) The rest is made up of Social & Environmental factors: Our home, whether we have a job etc

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West Kent Health Integration Deal Ten Point Plan

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Debt & Housing advice extended to include healthy lifestyle referrals

Making every contact count

Communication campaigns

GP partnership Social prescribing

Hub model for integrated public health Preventative services

Working from GP surgeries and other settings dealing with the non-medical reasons why people visit the GP – even if the symptoms are medical:

• Asthma caused by damp housing
• Anxiety caused by debt (HERO)
• Range of issues caused by loneliness
• Falls prevention (DFGs)
• Addictions

Rapid Hospital Discharge Scheme Handy HERO

Assessment of wider determinants based on GP surgeries (mapping)

Putting in place appropriate prevention and council services in order to reduce identified health inequalities

Natural ways to wellbeing – Promotion and use of green spaces & active travel

Healthy Workplaces

Working with employers to help them access healthy workplace initiatives

Accessing other external funding to support health work

Policy Review Smashing down the silos

All our functions are working together to promote wellbeing Housing, Planning, Licensing, Environmental Health, Community Safety, Economic Development, Leisure, Communications,

Creating healthy environments for people to live and work

Using direct action to prevent hospital admissions and GP visits (Social Prescribing)

Working together – a more effective model

wider determinants policy review

local needs and

• pportunities

are addressed

One to one holistic support

Campaigns Events, GP referrals

County & District working together

• Integration deal is between the four local authorities

pooling funding of £2m in West Kent (£1m 3x Districts and £1m from KCC Public Health)

• One You Advisors and Super HEROs work with family

centres, health visitors, social workers as a joined up service

• Hospital Discharge Scheme works with KCC, the

hospital and the Districts