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Enhancing Community Wellbeing in Stoke-on-Trent: Insights from the Local Authority Perspective

This presentation from Alan Turley, Head of Sustainable Community Development, focuses on the collaborative efforts of local authorities to improve physical activity levels and overall wellbeing in Stoke-on-Trent. Key topics include the importance of partnership working across departments, the need for a culture of integration, and utilizing data to understand community needs. The approach emphasizes early intervention in families and the necessity of tackling multiple deprivations with linked solutions for sustainable impact.

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Enhancing Community Wellbeing in Stoke-on-Trent: Insights from the Local Authority Perspective

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  1. Commissioning: A Local Authority Perspective Living Well West Midlands Second Annual Conference Alan Turley Head of Sustainable Community Development 22 October 2009

  2. Partnership Working • Not for questioning – major benefits • Not just a senior level activity • The golden nuggets frequently come from the front line • Can produce quick wins and innovation.

  3. Funnel approach to increasing physical activity participation in Stoke-on-Trent A Local Authority Perspective

  4. Multi-Agency Teams • Lumpy middles are a blockage • HR, IT, Finance, Line Management, Premises • Agree the level of integration • Sharing information  Sharing responsibility • Needs a culture of determination.

  5. Family Intervention Programme • Council, Primary Care Trust • Lead professional • Articulating the needs of the customer • 50 families, intensive support • Expensive? • Exit strategies.

  6. Scale and Place • Put a number on it • Decide where the issue sits and who will lead • Clear plan, milestones, responsibilities, reports • Cost and impact.

  7. Stoke’s numbers • Population Adults (16+) 200,000 • No qualifications 50,000 • No job 45,000 • I.B. claimants 17,000 • Of which M.H. sufferers 6,000 • Overweight 127,000 • Not physically active 117,000 • No intention to increase activity 125,000 • Households with less than£10,000pa income 20,000.

  8. Multiple Deprivation – Multiple Solution The problems are linked, the solutions must be linked. The Circle

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