Issue 35: December 2023
This round-up of South Notts Place-Based Partnership News includes a seasonal message from our Clinical Lead, Dr Jill Langridge, some fabulous community stories, including how wild swimming and social prescribing helped Louise boost her wellbeing, how health, education and social care are working together in Broxtowe, supporting farmers with their mental health and much more! |
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About our partnershipCovering Broxtowe, Gedling, Hucknall and Rushcliffe, South Nottinghamshire Place-Based Partnership is a collaboration of health and care providers, local authorities, voluntary groups and organisations and local communities working together to help people live happier, healthier lives. The partnership is built around six Primary Care Networks, or PCNs, which are groups of community services working alongside GP practices. You can find out more about the partnership here.
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Local health and care news and events
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Seasons greetings from JillOur Clinical Lead, Dr Jill Langridge, wishes everyone working and living across South Nottinghamshire, a very Happy Christmas. She also reflects on a busy year for South Notts Place-Based Partnership. You can read the full message here.We've also created a short video, with highlights from the last 12 months. You can watch it below...
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Paddy Tipping appointed as South Notts Place-Based Partnership Convenor
We're thrilled to welcome Paddy Tipping to the South Nottinghamshire Place-Based Partnership leadership team. Paddy took over as our Partnership’s Convenor in the Autumn, following the departure of Nottinghamshire Healthcare's Chair, Paul Devlin, who stood down in October 2023.
Paddy brings a wealth of experience to the role and is no stranger to integrated work across Nottinghamshire. He is a qualified social and community worker who was employed by local authorities in Nottinghamshire and by the Childrens’ Society, during which time, his work focused on early intervention and prevention.
He was a senior member of Nottinghamshire County council for many years and a national spokesperson on local government finance.
From 1992 – 2010, Paddy was the MP for Sherwood and a minister in the Labour government. He served as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and was the Chair of the Energy Select Committee.
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He was the first Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottingham between 2012 and 2021. Again, he led nationally on police financing, was the Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and a member of the National Policing Board.
Paddy also sits on the Nottinghamshire Healthcare Board, Chairs the Nottinghamshire Community Foundation and is heavily involved in a number of environmental organisation including the Ramblers and the Wildlife Trust. In addition, he teaches and lectures on public policy.
Read more about Paddy, including his reflections on his first few months and plans for the future, in next month’s edition of South Notts PBP news.
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SEND e-bulletinDo you know a child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)? Sign up to the new ICS SEND newsletter for updates on services and support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) sent straight to your inbox! Sign up here.
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Stay well this winterWith our colleagues in Nottingham City Place-Based Partnership, we have produced a winter leaflet, which will be shared across all our partner organisations. The leaflet has helpful advice to stay well this winter and lots of information about additional local support available. Download the leaflet here.
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Community, voluntary and primary care
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How social prescribing helped boost Louise’s mental health
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Louise had had a difficult few years, she was struggling to know what to do next after life had changed so much from what she knew or had expected, and she found herself feeling very low. She wasn’t sure what to do with herself, but on social media she came across social prescribing activities advertised through the Canal and River Trust, so she registered and was referred through her GP.
Her GP referred her to Sophie, her local social prescribing link worker. Social prescribing connects people to activities, groups, and services in their community to meet the practical, social and emotional needs that can benefit their health and wellbeing.
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Louise spoke to Sophie on the phone about what she was struggling with, and Sophie shared details about local activities that were available which she thought would help, one of those being wild swimming. Already a strong swimmer, wild swimming was something Louise had always wanted to try, so this seemed like the perfect choice. She wanted something to go to that was different and a new experience. Read about how Louise was supported by social prescribing and how wild swimming helps boost her mental health. |
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Health, education and social care working together in BroxtoweCongratulations to Broxtowe Day Service, Nottingham West Primary Care Network (PCN) and the University of Derby who have become a Nottinghamshire County Council Celebrating Success finalist. These organisations have come together, working in partnership, to offer trainee nurse associates (TNAs) from Nottingham West PCN placements working with people with disabilities in a strengths-based way. Read all about it here.
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Arrow PCN newsletter
The latest Arrow PCN newsletter is out now. It's an action packed edition with features on care co-ordinators, introducing new colleagues and population health management updates!
The newsletter also introduces the PCN's new Mental Health Practitioner, Mark Stevenson.
PCN mental Health Practitioners work with colleagues in General Practice to provide assessment, support, treatment, advice, education, therapeutic and problem-solving approaches to PCN patients.
Mark explains: “I will be based in the GP Practices offering a timely and responsive mental health service to the patients of Arrow PCN, who are experiencing mental health problems that can be treated effectively in primary care. I will provide specialist mental health care in a primary care setting enabling primary care colleagues to access expertise without the need for time consuming referral processes.”
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Integrated Neighbourhood Working update
Earlier this year, we kick started our Integrated Neighbourhood Working programme in Arnold, Cotgrave, Eastwood and Hucknall.
Successful Integrated Neighbourhood Working (INW) happens when local councils, health and social care, community groups and voluntary sector organisations work together with communities to find ways to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.
We have now held events in three of four Integrated Neighbourhood areas – Arnold, Cotgrave and Eastwood. Hucknall is building on work started on the foundation of close partnership working in the town.
All four neighbourhoods have identified key stakeholders and Local Design Team are currently being established.
With these developments key themes are emerging.
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For example, in Eastwood, priorities focus on children and young people, improving access to information and leisure facilities. While in Cotgrave, key areas are childhood obesity and anti-social behaviour. It's a great start to this work and we’ll be updating on the developments in each area early in the New Year. If you're interested in finding out more, please email:
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Supporting the farming community with their mental healthWork has been taking place in Rushcliffe, led by the South Notts Community Development Worker - employed by Rushcliffe Community Voluntary Service (CVS) - to look at how best the farming community can be supported with their mental health. The Farming Community Network (FCN) highlighted that the farming community are at higher risk of suicide and mental health challenges. There are a lot of difficulties farmers face, such as rising costs, which are taking a toll on confidence and certainty and are contributing to some farmers struggling with their mental health. The FCN works to raise awareness about the free and confidential practical and pastoral support FCN offers farming families and the wider agricultural industry in Nottinghamshire. Our community development worker is working to raise more awareness of the service and connect FCN with relevant organisations in the county. With a particular request to engage GP practices to enable partners to share thoughts on how we might more effectively connect isolated farmers with necessary health care and other relevant support networks. Read more here.
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Award winning Pharmacy Cardiology Team shortlisted again!
Congratulations to the Nottingham West PCN Pharmacy Cardiology Team, who following their win in the PrescQipp awards ‘Integrated and joint working’ category, have also been shortlisted for the National General Practice Awards in the ‘Clinical Improvement: Public Health and Prevention’ category.
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The team is a pharmacy-led partnership across all 12 Broxtowe GP surgeries and a large number of community pharmacies. The small team working at PCN level has been reviewing patients with a raised blood pressure in their medical record who did not have a hypertension diagnosis. They offer further assessment via home blood pressure monitoring or attending a community pharmacy, then review and diagnose where appropriate. The team will treat and review medication until the patient’s BP is well under control in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. In the first twelve months the PCN team:
- Reviewed more than 3,250 patient records
- Achieved a 25% hypertension diagnosis rate
- Freed up 3,103 general practice appointments.
This equates to prevention of 1.9 heart attacks and 2.8 strokes over the next three years for Nottingham West patients. If the programme was adopted nationally, this could mean the prevention of 1,174 heart attacks and 1,735 strokes nationally, saving the NHS £35.5m. Find out more about the awards – PrescQipp and GP Awards |
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Dementia and Communication Support Project showcase resources at Christmas light switch on!Our Rushcliffe Dementia and Communication Support Project team and friends joined the fun at West Bridgford Christmas lights switch on Saturday 18 November. The dementia friendly tent on the croquet lawn, and which was packed with information and advice about the condition, was busy throughout the afternoon of festivities. The team were also able to share the information flyer to visitors, local shops and businesses and to the crowd while they enjoyed listening to the Dementia Choir. Pictured above right, Social Prescribing Project Lead Gwynneth Owen talking to Mayor of Rushcliffe Cllr Debbie Mason
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Your health and wellbeing
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New health resource for parentsA new resource has been launched providing information on a range of common children’s illnesses from coughs, colds and rashes to difficulty breathing and chickenpox. The resource, which is available on the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board website, has been created to help parents identify common illnesses and know when to seek treatment.
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We hope you enjoyed this edition of the South Notts PBP newsletter, if you have any ideas for future articles, please email Toni |
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