Working together for a better future - London Borough of Hillingdon

PRIORITIES FOR ACTION
A borough of improving health, housing and social care
Activity areas 1 year target 3 year objectives
Improving health
Over the next 10 years there will be significant
improvement year on year in the general health
and well being of the people of Hillingdon and
narrowing of health inequalities.
Long term conditions
Hillingdon people will lead ever healthier
lifestyles and more people with chronic disease
each year will be supported with high quality
care to live at home.
72) Train 60 health professionals as ‘Stop
Smoking’ community advisors, and increase the
number of ‘Stop Smoking’ clinic sites.
(Penny Thorpe, Primary Care Trust)
73) Undertake a needs assessment and local audit
of alcohol services and review current provision.
(Gareth Jones, Primary Care Trust)
74) Produce and circulate advice and information
regarding alcohol misuse for use by a wide
range of key stakeholders.
(Gareth Jones, Primary Care Trust)
75) Put in place a programme of activities
including exercise and sporting activities for
vulnerable mental health clients as part of
’Learn and Share’ under the ‘Capital
Volunteering’ scheme.
(Catherine Knights, Primary Care Trust)
76) Develop a modular carers training
programme that will enable carers to improve
their own health and strengthen their skills to
support anyone with a long-term condition at
home. (Zaid Dowlut, LB Hillingdon)
77) Run the ‘expert patient’ programme to help
people living with long-term conditions maintain
their health and improve their quality of life
through self management.
(Sue Taylor, Primary Care Trust)
78) Deal more effectively with repeat admissions
to hospitals by introducing the 'case
management model' and having the equivalent
of 2 whole time community matrons in post,
managing approximately 100 patients.
(Siobhan Clarke, Primary Care Trust)
To improve the health and well-being of the
population, by promoting good health,
preventing ill-health and injury, and reducing
deaths from heart disease, stroke, cancer and
suicide in Hillingdon.
Increase number of four week smoking quitters
to 1900 in 2007/08.
Develop needs-based provision linked to
Hillingdon Partners Alcohol Harm Reduction
project.
Ensure alcohol misuse communications strategy in
place.
Develop successor arrangements to ensure
sustainability of programme.
Improve support to people with long-term health
conditions through high quality care closer to
home and increased capacity of people to
manage their own conditions.
Repeat and develop courses to further increase
the well being and skills of carers across the
borough.
Continue to provide at least four courses per
annum.
Have the equivalent of four whole time
community matrons in post.
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