Community Support
What do we mean by community support?
A vibrant community-led approach to supporting people, alongside the services provided by the HSCP and partners, can make a significant contribution to prevention and early intervention and improve the health and wellbeing of our citizens.
Where people have long-term conditions or are recovering from more intensive health and care interventions, the provision of support focusing on individuals' strengths and abilities within a community setting can lead to better outcomes. The benefits of community-led support have also been clear throughout the COVID-19 response.
As we move through recovery and further transformation of our services, the HSCP and partners will work to further strengthen the thriving ecosystem of advice, support and care already provided in our local communities.
"We must shift beyond the mindset of existing systems and services to embrace individual and community capacities, and collaborative opportunities to enable innovative support mechanisms" - Independent Review of Adult Social Care
The outcome we want to achieve:
People are supported to recover, or manage disabilities and long-term conditions, and to live as safely and independently in their own home or community as possible.
Key Challenges
People, families and unpaid carers can find it difficult to access information about services and support available to them, and to know what questions to ask.
Ensuring all parts of the health and care system, (e.g. HSCP services, primary care and the third sector) are fully aware of community support available.
Support to unpaid carers is a key element of community support however many people don't always recognise themselves as such, and the HSCP may not be able to identify everyone with caring responsibilities.
Working with partners, ensuring people (including but not limited to older people, children with additional needs, the care experienced, and those in kinship care) have access to suitable accommodation which enables them to live as independently as possible.
Priority Activities
Reference
Connected 1 (continuing activity)
Description
Develop and implement a Renfrewshire Dementia Strategy, reflecting the objectives and priorities of the forthcoming National Dementia Strategy.
National Outcomes
- Outcome 2
- Outcome 3
- Outcome 6
Reference
Connected 2 (continuing activity)
Description
Support people to live well by strengthening links between community resources and primary care, through the testing and evaluation of new roles in several GP practices (Mental Health and Wellbeing Workers and Welfare Rights Workers) and maximising the impact of Community Link Workers.
National Outcomes
- Outcome 1
- Outcome 2
- Outcome 4
- Outcome 5
Reference
Connected 3 (new activity)
Description
Build unpaid carer-friendly communities across Renfrewshire so that unpaid carers can access the support they need to continue to care. This will increase the number of unpaid carers being identified by a wide-reaching awareness and development programme with our services, acute and community health partners, the voluntary sector and communities, and run campaigns targeting communities of unpaid carers less well known to us.
National Outcomes
- Outcome 6
Reference
Connected 4 (continuing activity)
Description
Embed the Recovery Orientated System of Care (ROSC) in Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services (ADRS) to promote individuals' recovery through access to, and benefit from, effective, integrated person-centred support. This includes delivery of the new Mental Health and Addictions Recovery Hub (CIRCLE) and increasing Peer Support Worker capacity.
National Outcomes
- Outcome 1
- Outcome 3
- Outcome 4
- Outcome 5
Reference
Connected 5 (new activity)
Description
Work with our partners to help children and young people and their families get appropriate and timely support to improve their mental wellbeing through a multi-agency community-based family support service.
National Outcomes
- Outcome 4
- Outcome 5
- Outcome 6
Connected Futures: Some Examples
Social Prescribing
We have commissioned 'We Are With You' to place a Community Link Worker in every Renfrewshire GP practice. These workers support people who might otherwise visit their GP with non-medical issues such as loneliness, isolation or financial worries. They do this by delivering 1-1 supportive sessions and / or signposting people to an appropriate activity or service to meet their specific needs. This relieves some of the pressure on GPs and means that people with non-medical issues can access help in a more holistic way.
Culture, Arts, Health and Social Care
The Culture, Arts, Health and Social Care (CAHSC) Group was established during the City of Culture bid process, recognising the positive impact that arts and culture can have on health and wellbeing. Part of the Future Paisley programme, the group co-ordinates a range of activities, from the Renfrewshire strand of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival to arts in hospitals initiatives. Over the next 2 years the group aims to increase the range of arts and culture-based opportunities in health and care settings, and for people at risk of health inequalities, and the Mental Health Arts Festival will be further developed to reach even more people.
"The creation and enjoyment of the arts helps promote holistic wellness and can be a motivating factor in recovery. Including the arts in healthcare delivery has been shown to increase positive clinical outcomes for patients while also supporting other stakeholders, including healthcare providers, the patient's loved ones and the wider community." - World Health Organisation
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