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Integrated care – public engagement roadshows taking place this autumn

Integrated care – public engagement roadshows taking place this Autumn

NHS leaders across the North East and North Cumbria are encouraging people to get involved in a series of engagement roadshows taking place this autumn, from Monday 7 October 2019.

All NHS organisations in the area are committed to working together on ambitious plans to improve health and quality of care services for over 3 million people, in particular focusing on six shared priorities to help build a health and care system which is fit for the future by:

  1. Improve population health and prevent ill health by increasing public awareness about living more healthily, by tackling the biggest causes of early death and continuing to reduce tobacco and alcohol consumption.
  2. Improve the quality and sustainability of local health services by working with clinical teams, across organisational boundaries, to develop services which give equal access to safe, effective, high quality care and the best possible health outcomes.
  3. Improve how we use technology to deliver more efficient, effective services and transform outpatient care by helping people make appointments, manage prescriptions and view health records online to reduce unnecessary visits to hospital or other services.
  4. Improve the health, wellbeing and sustainability of the NHS workforce by ensuring staff have the skills and support they need, while developing collective recruitment, retention and training to facilitate working differently and more flexibly in the future.
  5. Improve access and standards of mental health care by better coordination and consideration of the connections between physical and mental health, supporting people with severe, enduring mental illness and providing better support for children and young people.
  6. Improve access and standards of care for people with learning disabilities so that more people can live in the community, with the right support close to home and enjoy the best possible outcomes.

At the roadshows staff, patients and members of the public can find out more about the region’s integrated care system and how NHS organisations are working together.

People will be able to share what makes them most proud of the NHS, where they would like to see improvements and what concerns them the most about the future. For those who cannot attend a roadshow, they can complete a short online survey which is available for people to feedback views:

Life expectancy for people in the North East and North Cumbria remains amongst the poorest in England and the region has some of the starkest health inequalities with high levels of preventable disease and early death rates. All of this drives much of the pressure on our local health and care system with record numbers of people accessing services year-on-year.

As part of the roadshows, people will also be urged to play their part in helping the NHS by:

  • Taking more responsibility for their own health
  • Having their flu jab if they need one
  • Quitting smoking
  • Becoming more active
  • Keeping NHS appointments or cancelling them
  • Choosing the right NHS service and keeping emergency services free.

Engagement with staff, patients, service users and local people will remain at the heart of how the NHS continues to make improvements to services. To see a full list of all NHS ‘Join our Journey’ roadshows visit Join Our Journey or follow @NENC_ICS on Twitter or Join Our Journey on Facebook

Roadshow dates and venues (please note further dates and venues to be confirmed)

DateTimeLocation
Wednesday 9 October10am – 4pmQE Gateshead
Thursday 10 October10am – 4pmOutside Boots
Bedford street, North Shields
Friday 11 October10am – 12 noonAsda Benton
Friday 11 October2pm – 4pmOutside Blue Reef Aquarium
Beaconsfield car park, Tynemouth
Monday 14 October10am – 4pmWentworth car park, Hexham
Tuesday 15 October10am – 12 noonBlyth marketplace
Tuesday 15 October2pm – 4pmAlnwick
Wednesday 16 October10am – 4pmBerwick market
Thursday 17 October10am – 4pmHebburn Central
Friday 18 October10am – 4pmBoldon, Asda
Monday 21 October10am – 4pmMarket Place/King street, South Shields
Tuesday 22 October10am – 4pmSunderland, Market Place
Wednesday 23 October10am – 4pmThe Galleries, Washington
Thursday 24 October10am – 4pmDalton Park
Friday 25 October10am – 12 noonUniversity Hospital of North Durham
Friday 25 October2pm – 4pmAsda, Bishop Auckland
Monday 28 October10am – 4pmDarlington market place
Tuesday 29 October10am – 12 noonUniversity Hospital Hartlepool,
Tuesday 29 October2pm – 4pmUniversity Hospital of North Tees
Monday 11 November10am – 4pmPenrith Town Centre (Cornmarket)
Tuesday 12 November10am – 4pmMaryport Harbour (South Quay)
Wednesday 13 November10am – 4pmWorkington Town Centre (The Hub)
Thursday 14 November10am – 4pmWhitehaven Market Place
Friday 15 November10am – 4pmCarlisle city centre (pedestrianised area)

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Engagement events held around the region

In our journey towards becoming an integrated care system (ICS), a wide range of staff, voluntary sector and patient group representatives have been involved in shaping priorities for a joint health and care strategy.

Four events have been held, one in each of the proposed integrated care partnership (ICP) areas in our region, to share good practice and identify what could be adopted across the ICS area.  Local organisations were involved in shaping the structure for the events and advising who should attend, with a focus on engaging service managers/leads (clinical and non-clinical) and staff who have led innovative integration, service transformation or technology projects in health and social care.

These events fed into a summary event on 20 March 2019, involving health and care senior leaders, to share what was discussed and agree priorities for a joint ICS strategy.

The programme of events was supported by the Academic Health Science Network and North East Leadership Academy.