VCS Ageing Well Forum

Wednesday 27 September 2017

Action Log


/ Attendance (18): Dorothy Hodgkinson(Older Citizens’ Advocacy York) (Chair),JonRoberts (York CVS),(Action Log),Anne Parkinson (Wilberforce Trust), Prof.Chris Bailey (York at Large), Di Button (Healthwatch York), Fiona Phillips (City of York Council – CYC), George Wood (York Older People’s Assembly), Helen Robinson (Joseph Rowntree Foundation), Joe Micheli (CYC), Kevin McAleese (York Adult Safeguarding Board), Lance Saxby (CYC), Cllr. Mary Cannon, Pippa Corner (CYC), Penny Hutchinson (CYC), Ruth Stockdale (MS Society), Sarah Armstrong (York CVS), Sarah Birkett (York CVS), Sue Collins (York CVS) …
Apologies (3):Bob Towner (York Older People’s Assembly), Dianne Wilcocks (York Teaching Hospital), Tracy Wallis (CYC) …
/ Action Log from 20.07.17 Meeting
No Amendments were made.
/ Chair’s Remarks
Key Points:
  • Considerable progress has been made on the city-wide Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
  • We have welcomed the increased engagement of commissioners and members of the local authority/statutory service providers.
  • We must strike a balance - a renewed focus must be made towards the key role of the Forum; providing support and connection across the voluntary sector related to those in the older end of our local community, in combination with work on the strategy.
  • How can we best use what is available to us, in what proportions, and over what timescale?
  • There will be an increased focus on networking to enable us to build strong partnerships, to prepare for contract and grant funding options which might come our way, to be ready for whatever else may be out there in the ‘future’ which we need to be planning for in advance. Therefore, we have introduced a half hour networking slot before the formal start of the Forum from the September meeting onwards.
  • From November’s Forum onwards, the intention is that a portion of the meeting be given over to more specific work on supporting the small organisations which are at the heart of this Forum – the charities and social enterprises which are delivering grassroots work, face to face with those who need us and come to our services for what we already offer.

/ Older People’s Survey Results
Fiona Phillips, City of York Council.
Key points:
  • Highlights of the results of the Older People’s Survey were presented at the Health and Wellbeing board on Wednesday 6 September 2017.
  • More results and analysis are to follow in a comprehensive report.
  • The survey will inform the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and next steps for statutory andvoluntary sector organisations.
  • The York Older People’s Survey working group will inform this process.
The key highlights of the survey can be found at:
/ Health and Wellbeing Board Update
Sarah Armstrong, Ageing Well Champion for the York Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
Summary of progress to date:
  • Health and Wellbeing Strategy released.
  • Strategy ‘Champions’ assigned.
  • York Older People’s Survey conducted.
  • Results collated and presented to Health and Wellbeing board (Wednesday 6 September).
  • The Ageing Well Operational Group are supporting the mapping of the sector and its resources in support of the strategy and have created an Ageing Well Work Plan.
  • A case study from Older Citizen’s Advocacy York on the topic of social isolation was presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board.
Key Points:
  • The role of Ageing Well Champion is new and does not come with a job description - what this means is Sarah Armstrong is a ‘go to’ and ‘lead’ person. The role is one of coordination and networking, whereby relationships in the sector can be used to ensure concerning action information is shared and reported to the board.
  • Further mapping can help to recognise the efforts of the sector and advertise their presence, and continuous updating of this will mean we remain info does not go out of date so quickly. Therefore a ‘mapping day/celebration’ is proposed. The Ageing Well Operational Group will plan this event, supported by York CVS.
ACTION:Ageing Well Operational Group to decide date for mapping day.
/ Healthwatch York Update
Di Button, Healthwatch York Volunteer.
Key Points:
  • The Care Quality Commission are conducting a city-wide review of services. Organisations are encouraged to support their members to attend the upcoming focus groups. Healthwatch York can cover travel / support costs from the existing budget.
  • On Wednesday 6 September Healthwatch York held an event on health and human rights in partnership with York People First and York Human Rights City – if anyone would like to hear more about the event, That’s York filmed it – see the clip here:
  • Conversations continue about both the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership and Capped Expenditure Process, and how this will affect York. Again, there has been significant media work on this, with HWY being asked to comment on Patrick Crowley’s announcement the hospital was out of cash, and the CCG’s confirmation that on top of efficiency savings of around £14M they need to find a further £7M in cost reductions under Capped Expenditure. We held a Special Assembly on 3 August as part of the recent CCG engagement events, to bring people together to talk about the problems facing us, and what we might do in future.
  • We are working closely with Jasmine Howard, Ways to Wellbeing Co-ordinator, to develop volunteer support for Ways to Wellbeing.
  • Healthwatch York Autumn magazine out soon.
  • Following the York Goes Global: People & Place event in July, the development of a draft co-production strategy and the consultation on this, we presented a paper at the last Health and Wellbeing Board meeting about further supporting co-production in York. We are now continuing to work with partners to gather good examples of what co-production is and how it is already being done here in York. If anyone has examples they would be willing to share with us we’d love to hear from you.
To request the full Healthwatch York update, please contact:
Home Energy Project
Lance Saxby, Home Energy Project Manager delivered an overview.
Key points:
  • Fuel efficiency helps to tackle fuel poverty by reducing costs.
  • There have been two key findings from the project so far:
1.Fuel poverty in some areas and excess reliance on coal.
2.Risk of falling.
  • Priority wards in York include:
-Clifton.
-Guildhall.
-Holgate.
-Micklegate.
  • The Project is trying to raise awareness of the efficiency rating of people’s homes so that it can be addressed in order to help tackle fuel poverty issues.
  • Grants/funding and support that are currently in place to help with fuel poverty and related issues include:
-Home Safety Loans (up to £2,000) - for certain at risk groups: Low income/over 70/dependent under 5 years old.
-Disabled Facilities Grants - referred from the Occupational Therapy Team.
-Energy Repayment Loans (up to £3,000), zero interest, monthly affordable payments, 6-60 months. (Primarily targeted at those with no access to commercial borrowing).
-YorWellbeing Clifton Falls Prevention Scheme.
-Home visits for those at risk.
-Occupational Therapist assessments.
To request a detailed copy of this presentation please contact:
/ City Of York Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) – Annual Report
Kevin McAleese, Board Chair.
Key Points:
  • There are three compulsory statutory partners on the SAB. These are City of York Council/Police and the NHS (Clinical Commissioning Group)- there are 12 members total.
  • The York SAB aims to ‘Make Safeguarding Personal’ – to achieve the best outcome for the individual.
  • Number of alerts (2016/17): 1,215.
  • Number referred to enquiry: 392 (32%).
  • Types of abuse referred (2017): Neglect (28%), Physical (23%), Psychological/Emotional (21%), Financial (15%), Sexual (6%), Self-neglect or Organisational (6%).
  • Outcomes of enquiries:
1. In 61% of all completed enquiries, the planned outcomes were said by the subject of the safeguarding actions to have been fully removed.
2. In 30% the planned outcomes were said to have been partially removed and in only 9% were the outcomes not achieved.
3. This was an improvement in the outcomes for adults with care and support needs on all previous years.
  • A full plan of SAB developments has been agreed.
The full annual report is available at: adultsyork.org.uk
/ Care Quality Commission (CQC) –Review
Pippa Corner, Head of Joint Commissioning.
Key Points:
  • The Care Quality Commission will be conducting a city-wide review of services throughout October/November.
  • The Review will be primarily focused on services for people over the age of 65.
  • A number of focus groups will be held at numerous venues throughout the city, including York CVS.
  • There will be a focus on social care, general primary care and acute and community health services
For more information please contact:
/ Date of next meeting:
Thursday 16 November 2017

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