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Philippa Lynch
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11 Gorff 2017 - 08:46

null Care & Health Improvement Programme - regional job opportunities for the Transforming Care Programme

The Care & Health Improvement Programme are currently advertising a number of posts for the Transforming Care Programme. Please see the Local Government Association's job vacancies page for further information. About Transforming Care The LGA is working with key national organisations to support delivery of the Transforming Care programme, aimed at improving care and support for people... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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11 Gorff 2017 - 08:20

null Event: Housing, health and an ageing population – innovations in local government

Housing, health and an ageing population – innovations in local government Thursday 21 September 2017, London An important event exploring with policy-makers and councils how the country can meet the housing need for older people, including hearing from councils who are leading innovations to increase the supply of homes that can be integrated with health and care services in ways that... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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21 Ebrill 2017 - 12:10

null Housing and wellbeing: what works?

We can all agree that where you live, how you live and the community you live in are linked to your wellbeing. Yet we have little evidence of the ways it can impact different aspects of wellbeing, including physical and mental health. To provide policy-makers, researchers and funders a better picture, the What Works Centre for Wellbeing commissioned a report of existing... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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21 Ebrill 2017 - 11:47

null Where We Live Now - a series of activities centred on the theme of place and place-based policymaking

Where We Live Now is a series of activities centred on the theme of place and place-based policymaking conducted by the British Academy. It incorporates analysis, events, a microsite, policy workshops, and case studies. This project was led by Dame Fiona Reynolds Hon FBA (Master, Emmanuel College, Cambridge) and Deborah Lamb (Deputy Chief Executive, Historic England), and was overseen by an... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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29 Tach 2016 - 10:24

null Age UK Winter Health Resources

As the latest excess winter deaths statistics are set to be released this week, Age UK is urging older people and their families to seek advice about protecting themselves from winter related illnesses. Britain has one of the worst winter death rates in Europe, even compared to much colder countries Older people are particularly vulnerable to cold temperatures which often leads to serious... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Tach 2016 - 14:29

null Improving health through the home: a checklist for local plans and policies

The right home environment is essential to health and wellbeing, across the life course. This checklist, produced by Public Health England, helps people in the public health system to review local plans for health and wellbeing, to see whether they have considered and planned for the effect of homes and housing circumstances on health. The guidance accompanying this checklist provides... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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25 Hyd 2016 - 08:55

null Creating age-friendly cities

As the number of older people living in cities increases, there is growing recognition that cities need to become 'age-friendly' to help people remain independent and active as they age. This briefing, Creating age-friendly cities, from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) examines how housing, outdoor spaces and transport can be made more age-friendly. Key points in this... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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14 Hyd 2016 - 09:33

null Integrating home adaptations for better health and wellbeing outcomes

Public Health England commissioned Care and Repair England to produce a series of briefings to inform the local integration of home adaptations into commissioning for better health and wellbeing outcomes.  Disabled facilities grant funding via better care funds – an opportunity to improve outcomes Home adaptations, integration and the care act Innovation in home adaptations – a... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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14 Hyd 2016 - 08:47

null Growing older in the UK - report by the British Medical Association

The UK’s ageing population and its families are being failed by a flawed and fragmented health and social support regime, a wide-ranging report by the BMA warns. The report, Growing Older in the UK, pinpoints how the health and life chances of older people of this and future generations are harmed by holes in the safety net of health, social and other welfare services. Across six chapters... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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27 Medi 2016 - 08:45

null Housing team reduces discharge delays and saves £1.4m

How working together can save money for the NHS each year and improve quality of life for patients By Michelle Turton, Housing Needs Manager Mansfield District Council SCIE Featured article - 22 September 2016: The ASSIST early discharge scheme Saving money, improving services and enhancing quality of life (all at the same time) seems an impossible challenge for the public sector.... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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19 Medi 2016 - 13:45

null Local authorities invited to apply for share of £25 million housing and technology fund for people with learning disabilities

Housing and technology fund for people with learning disabilities Local authorities, working with their local partners, can apply for funds from a capital fund of up to £25 million for housing and technology to help drive sustainable housing solutions for people with learning disability in their area. Completed bids should be submitted by 5:00pm on 28 October 2016. The funding will allow the... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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25 Ebrill 2016 - 09:47

null Housing, care and health infographics from the King's Fund

The King's Fund and the National Housing Federation have produced a set of slides illustrating the connections between housing, social care, health and wellbeing. The King’s Fund and the National Housing Federation recently ran a joint learning network on integrated housing, care and health. These slides are an output of the network to show how housing associations and other organisations have... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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17 Mawrth 2016 - 16:46

null Health and housing guides provide roadmap for integrated working

Public Health England (PHE) and the Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN) have published two practical resources aimed at improving services around housing and end of life care and on the built environment's role in promoting active ageing. The free documents are intended to build on a major undertaking by PHE, NHS England and its partners to improve integration and... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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23 Medi 2015 - 15:31

null In the digital club - connecting vulnerable families

It is alarmingly easy for those of us working with technology to forget that there is a world out there for whom clouds are in the sky. Article from LocalGov online (23rd September 2015) The fact is, outside of our rarefied technological atmosphere, in the UK around 11% of the adults have still never been online and this increases to 61% for those over 75 years old – that’s nearly nine... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Awst 2015 - 16:22

null New Housing for Health website

This Housing for Health website is intended to provide easily digestible information about housing and some insights into ways in which new health-housing partnerships, might achieve the necessary transformation in health. It was prepared following interviews with General Practitioners, Clinical Commissioners, Practice Managers and other community health professionals. This resource is for... Gweld mwy
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Awst 2015 - 15:47

null Workshop - Use of information across housing and health and social care

The Health Statistics User Group and Local Government Association are holding a joint workshop to explore the use of information across housing and health and social care. The workshop is taking place on Monday 28th September 2015 at City University London and will be linked with a satellite workshop at the Health eResearch Centre, Manchester. This workshop will focus on links across housing... Gweld mwy
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