Self Care for People Pilot Project What needs to be done to set up a Self Care Skills Training Course Yvonne McGli

1.  Self Care for People Pilot Project What needs to be done to set up a Self Care Skills Training Course?Yvonne McGlincheySelf Care Support Co-ordinator Who you are� Why you are here�I want to talk to you about� What do you think Self Care is? Who you are� Why you are here�I want to talk to you about� What do you think Self Care is?

2. Where to start Oldham is ranked the 43rd most deprived local authority out of 354 in England. There are 20 local area wards within the Borough of Oldham and these are some of the areas we have worked in which rank 1-5 out of the 20, the highest deprived areas in Oldham!! Which goes without saying health inequalities is high!! This is where we chose to start with the Self Care Courses!! Oldham is ranked the 43rd most deprived local authority out of 354 in England. There are 20 local area wards within the Borough of Oldham and these are some of the areas we have worked in which rank 1-5 out of the 20, the highest deprived areas in Oldham!! Which goes without saying health inequalities is high!! This is where we chose to start with the Self Care Courses!!

3. First of all we spoke to professionals that we knew where running groups in the targeted areas, from there we made arrangements to go along and speak to the groups about the course, linking in with already established groups is a good starting point, from here we moved onto community groups and then work places. Leaflets are another way of getting the message out there but there is not a better way than the actual contact, person to person. Find out what promotional events are going on and link in with them!! We make initial contact over the phone, then meetings take place and from here dates are usually set to deliver presentations about the course, this could be to the group we are going to be delivering to or management etc if it�s something they are looking at their members staff taking part in. Having stands at promotional events are another good way of promoting the project. Outreach work is essential. We have delivered a number of presentations to private, public, community and voluntary sector groups and depending on the size of the group and who we are delivering to can help dictate the style of presentation that we use, we have a standard power point presentation that we adapt for the purpose of the group to who we are delivering, we have the same standard presentation in a flipchart style, or we may just talk about the project with no presentation at all. We use our own judgement to depict which style we use but the initial meeting with the group or organisation helps inform the decision. The presentation takes them through the six activities of what the course is about. A favourite of ours is the taster session as this gives a flavour of what we cover in the course! Something which are going to be doing with all of you here today!! Firstly though I am going to quickly take you through a presentation that was adapted for a local regeneration programme in Oldham�New Deal for Communities and part of their remit is to reduce health inequalities. First of all we spoke to professionals that we knew where running groups in the targeted areas, from there we made arrangements to go along and speak to the groups about the course, linking in with already established groups is a good starting point, from here we moved onto community groups and then work places. Leaflets are another way of getting the message out there but there is not a better way than the actual contact, person to person. Find out what promotional events are going on and link in with them!! We make initial contact over the phone, then meetings take place and from here dates are usually set to deliver presentations about the course, this could be to the group we are going to be delivering to or management etc if it�s something they are looking at their members staff taking part in. Having stands at promotional events are another good way of promoting the project. Outreach work is essential. We have delivered a number of presentations to private, public, community and voluntary sector groups and depending on the size of the group and who we are delivering to can help dictate the style of presentation that we use, we have a standard power point presentation that we adapt for the purpose of the group to who we are delivering, we have the same standard presentation in a flipchart style, or we may just talk about the project with no presentation at all. We use our own judgement to depict which style we use but the initial meeting with the group or organisation helps inform the decision. The presentation takes them through the six activities of what the course is about. A favourite of ours is the taster session as this gives a flavour of what we cover in the course! Something which are going to be doing with all of you here today!! Firstly though I am going to quickly take you through a presentation that was adapted for a local regeneration programme in Oldham�New Deal for Communities and part of their remit is to reduce health inequalities.

4. Identyfy Trainers to deliver initially and capacity build from courses that are being delivered!! Once courses are almost completed it is usually identifiable, the people who would like to become self care trainers , who will go on to co-deliver and eventually deliver Self Care courses. Identyfy Trainers to deliver initially and capacity build from courses that are being delivered!! Once courses are almost completed it is usually identifiable, the people who would like to become self care trainers , who will go on to co-deliver and eventually deliver Self Care courses.

5. So lets just recap on what needs to done to enable us to set a slef care skills training course Has anyone got any questions they would like to ask us!! Thank you very much for attending and if any one would like to contact us here are our details!! So lets just recap on what needs to done to enable us to set a slef care skills training course Has anyone got any questions they would like to ask us!! Thank you very much for attending and if any one would like to contact us here are our details!!

6. Outputs � November 2005 � Dec 200637 Self Care Courses delivered 20 community groups, including: Sure Start Playgroups Fatima Women�s Group Werneth men�s group Afro Caribbean Project Brook Young Parents 17 workplace, including: PCT OMBC Swift Court homeless families unit GP practice receptionists JD Williams, Shaw Just to give you a flavour of who we have worked with up to now and how many courses have been delivered!!Just to give you a flavour of who we have worked with up to now and how many courses have been delivered!!

7. 420 participants � 86% women, 14% men, 35% BME 85% attended over half of the course 341 research participants recruited Co-delivering with community (HV) staff nurses, Sure Start workers, community development workers, Cottoning On Recruiting volunteers Links with Food and Physical Activity Project Stop Smoking Service

8. Some Feedback from Course Participants

9. More Participant Comments

10. Taster SessionTaster Session

11. So lets just recap on what needs to done to enable us to set a slef care skills training course Has anyone got any questions they would like to ask us!! Thank you very much for attending and if any one would like to contact us here are our details!! So lets just recap on what needs to done to enable us to set a slef care skills training course Has anyone got any questions they would like to ask us!! Thank you very much for attending and if any one would like to contact us here are our details!!

12. Oldham Primary Care Trust Self Care for People Team Julia Wickett � Senior Practitioner Public Health Yvonne Mc Glinchey � Self Care Support Co-ordinator Jwickett@nhs.net yvonne.mcglinchey@nhs.net Sure Start House 11 Rock Street Oldham OL1 3US 0161 633 9951