Issue 36: February 2024
This round-up of South Notts Place-Based Partnership News includes a profile of our Convenor Paddy Tipping, news about a very special Royal visitor, updates on Integrated Neighbourhood Working, PCN news, health and wellbeing news and much more....
About our partnership
Covering 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. 
Local health and care news and events
The Princess Royal launches new mental health therapy group in Broxtowe
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, visited Plumptre Hall in Eastwood on Tuesday 6 February to learn about ‘invaluable’ new services from mental health occupational therapists who help residents improve their mental health.

Her Royal Highness is the Patron of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and made a special visit to Nottingham to learn more about the positive impact of the new service during a special event jointly hosted by Nottingham West Primary Care Network and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

Mental health occupational therapists are clinically trained and work with people of all ages to find holistic personalised, practical solutions to everyday challenges.  

In Nottinghamshire, mental health occupational therapists work from general practice surgeries and get involved with local community groups to identify and address mental health needs early on. This new service is available in South Nottinghamshire to residents registered with a GP surgery in Hucknall, Gedling and Broxtowe. Read more about the exciting visit here. 
Paddy Tipping appointed as South Notts Place-Based Partnership Convenor
In our last edition, we welcomed 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. 

In January, we sat down with Paddy to hear his thoughts on the development for the partnership and his plans for the future.
Find out more about Paddy and read the full article here.
Protect your family against measles
Measles cases are on the increase. The MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine helps to protect your family.

You can still ask your GP practice for the vaccine if your child has missed either of their 2 doses.

Find out more about measles and the MMR jabs here.
Update on our February Board development sessions
Our Board holds a quarterly in person development session to continue to build relationships across the partnership and to allow a deeper focus on specific topics and priorities. Ageing Well is one of the programmes of work for the PBP and was chosen for the February development session. 

Nottinghamshire is an outlier nationally for the higher number of older people in residential care and the evidence shows people have poorer outcomes in residential care (ONS, 2023).

Adult social care colleagues have previously reviewed people’s stories to understand where practice could lead to different outcomes for people. It was acknowledged through this process that many other factors and organisations impacted on people’s outcomes outside of the scope of adult social care. 

In the session, through multiagency and multi-professional review of older people’s stories leading them to long term residential care, colleagues identified opportunities where different actions and decisions may have led to a different outcome for the older person and their carer (where they had one). 

Attendees also considered gaps in support, improving connections and preventative options. Many suggestions and actions were generated by the group including:
  • the need to equip people to age well – normalise preparation for getting older and de-medicalise the language we use
  • working in an holistic way based on what is important to the person and their carer, ensuring the carer is supported in their own right
  • how we all can be aware of different services and support available and to work collaboratively.
This feedback will form a larger piece of collaborative work across the partnership under our Ageing Well priority. Look out for more updates on this as the work progresses.
Community, voluntary and primary care
Take part in local activities and improve your wellbeing with the Winter Wellbeing Challenge!

Do you live in Rushcliffe? Do you know about the Rushcliffe Winter Wellbeing Challenge? There are a range of fun activities to try, encouraging people to step outside, embrace the season, and elevate wellbeing through local activities.

The Challenge runs until 31 March and encourages those who may be feeling down or isolated during the colder months to get up and go outside to boost their wellbeing by engaging in a variety of activities delivered by local organisations and voluntary groups.

Reflecting on the current cost of living, all activities listed are either free or at a small cost to cover food and refreshments. 

Participants can collect a sticker on completion of each of the nine activities to win a specially designed tote bag. Sticker books are provided at the activities unless stated otherwise. The activities include nature walks, pizza making, chill and chat, wellbeing walks, parkrun, crafts, open water swimming and more.

Find out more: Take part in local activities and improve your wellbeing with the Winter Wellbeing Challenge! - Rushcliffe Borough Council
‘Inspiring’ event on the health and wellbeing of people with a learning disability

Nearly 50 people attended an event focused on the health and wellbeing of people with a learning disability, which was described as ‘inspiring’, 'positive’ and ‘informative’.

The sharing event was hosted by Clare Watson, Health Inequalities Lead at Nottingham West Primary Care Network (PCN) and Chloe Corden, Active Lifestyles Manager at Liberty Leisure Limited (pictured). 

The aim was to share the learning from a year of prolonged listening to people with a learning disability and their carers at a series of health and wellbeing roadshows, to share actions already taken based on what they heard and to agree on ways to build on this work collectively.

The roadshows were funded by a grant of £2,000 from Health Innovation East Midlands to Nottingham West PCN to engage with

people living locally who have learning disabilities – to see how local services could better support them to live more healthily.

General feedback from the roadshows was that people with learning disabilities want to be known, they want to be spoken to directly and involved in decision making that directly affects them, and that language is important – for example, one attendee said that people were ‘talking upside down language’ – where a negative result in health isn’t usually a bad thing but a positive result may be.

You can read more about it here.
Explore free nature-based groups and activities with the Rushcliffe Big Green Book
The third edition of a directory that details nature-based activity providers and green spaces in Rushcliffe is now available to encourage more people to explore local nature and improve their mental and physical health.

The Rushcliffe Big Green Book gives a wealth of local contacts and information to help groups and individuals find great new health and wellbeing opportunities on their doorstep in the Borough.

To view the latest version, visit www.rushcliffehealth.org/green-book

Other areas in South Notts are currently working on green books. If you live in Broxtowe, you can access information about green spaces and activities here. 
Integrated Neighbourhood Working update 
Last 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. 

In Cotgrave, the local design team organised an event for local people on  Saturday 24 February 2024 to help understand key priorities and look ay ways we can better work together.

The well attended event took place at Cotgrave Welfare Club and it was great to network and start the conversations about how we make change happen in Cotgrave.

In Arnold, the local design team held a successful launch event in December at Arnold Methodist Church).  The themes identified so far from this work are:
  • Networking, building relationships, access and assets.
  • Children and young people
  • Social isolation and loneliness
If you haven’t yet been approached to be part of the work in the area you are connected to/ interested in, and would like to be please email:
Pictures from the Cotgrave event
Arrow and Synergy relaunch Community Engagement Group
Arrow Health and Synergy Health PCNs have recently relaunched their Community Engagement Group and held a meeting on Wednesday 14 February 2024 at Westdale Lane Community Centre.  

The meeting was well attended by community services and providers including ABL, Dementia Group, Social Care, Gedling Borough Council, Citizens advice, Social Prescribing Leads, The Ark Gedling and many more.  

The group is looking at how they can maximise on current community assets and put interventions in place following patient feedback from Health and Wellbeing event held late last year. More on this very soon...
Hucknall cycling Saturdays 
Free cycling sessions are now available for people in Hucknall who want to learn or improve cycling skills.

The sessions run from 1pm to 2pm or 2.15pm to 3.15pm and are open to all ages. 

Whether you're an absolute beginner, want to gain confidence, or just fancy cycling with the family - book your place now! https://bookwhen.com/ridewise

Bikes and helmets are available to borrow for the sessions.If you want to find out more, call 0115 955 2288 or email customerservices@ridewise.org.uk
Your health and wellbeing
Visit your local pharmacy for advice on the best treatment
Community pharmacies offer a convenient way to get advice and treatment on a range of minor illnesses including:
  • Skin conditions and rashes  
  • Infections such as urinary tract infections and minor skin infections  
  • Irritated eyes and eye infections  
  • Earache and earwax buildup
Visit nhs.uk to find your nearest pharmacy
New health resource for parents
A 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.
Top tips for staying well
Alongside our colleagues in Nottingham City Place-Based Partnership, we have produced a stay well leaflet, which will be shared across all our partner organisations.

The leaflet has helpful advice to stay well and lots of information about additional local support available. You can download the leaflet here or see the full information below.

You can also download the NHS England guide.
February's Population Health Management newsletter - weight management

Every month we focus on a different area of health and wellbeing and share information about where to get health advice and support. You can see the monthly issues here.  

Printed copies can be found in GP Practices across South Notts and in a number of community settings.

February's weight management issue can be found here.
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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