A consultation took place from 12 June 2017 to 21 July 2017 to support the redesign of the current Falls Prevention service.
We asked:
Whether to go ahead with the proposed preventing a First Fall Move Improve service?
What age group the service should be for?
Yes go ahead the service is needed and many of us would use it or signpost people to it
Age 50 and over is too young – 55 better
A copy of the Consultation Report is available on the main page for this consultation.
Since the consultation took place, a Public Health SMT decision was taken to postpone the tendering process for this service and to integrate a redesigned service with the retender of Fitter Futures during autumn 2018 instead.
We are in the middle of conducting a pilot project with pharmacies using the findings of the consultation to see if in practice, the service will work. The pilot is for age 55 and over as recommended by consultees and it is a pilot offering strength and balance exercise opportunities as recommended by consultees.
It has been decided to integrate a redesigned service with the retender of Fitter Futures during autumn 2018 instead.
The findings from the consultation will be used when redesigning the Fitter Futures service specifications.
This consultation provides an opportunity for you to shape and influence Warwickshire’s new service, called Move! Improve! – Improving Health in the Warwickshire Population Aged 50 and Over.
We want to hear your views as either a Warwickshire resident or a key stakeholder to ensure we appropriately direct resources to the right people, at the right time and in the right place.
Why are we proposing a new service for Warwickshire residents aged 50 and over?
What is the proposed new service?
There are two proposed elements to the service, as follows:
Service element one:
A specialist healthy lifestyle and physical activity service, with clinical input, comprising 12 week personalised interventions. It will be for Warwickshire residents aged 50 and over who present for medical attention because of symptoms or difficulties with walking and/or balance which makes them at risk of a first fall. The aim is to enable people to self manage their condition during and after their personalised intervention.
The service will offer an evidence based assessment and intervention by a professional with appropriate skills and experience to address the risk factors for falling. It will include assessment and appropriate interventions for:
The service will include involvement of carers/family/friends throughout the programme in order to support the service user.
The service will be a referral only service through a single point of access. Referrals will be made by a range of frontline practitioners including health and social care professionals, pharmacists, community navigators and leisure providers.
Upon completion of the service, users will be reassessed and referred/signposted to other services such as the Fitter Futures Physical Activity/Healthy Lifestyle on Referral service for appropriate and continued general support.
Service element two:
A learning and development service for frontline practitioners (including doctors, nurses, social care workers, exercise instructors etc.) and carers/family/friends in contact with people at risk of a first fall. The aim of the service is to equip frontline practitioners, carers, families and friends with skills and knowledge to identify and take action to prevent a first fall when they recognise that someone faces this risk.
How to take part
This survey is part of a wider consultation process.
It is available HERE and in paper format by contacting us by Email or telephone.
You can also request additional copies of the survey or ask for this in another format such as large print, through the same contact.
What will happen with the information that we gather?
This consultation has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to give us their views.
If it is approved by Warwickshire County Council members, a formal tender process will be undertaken during winter 2017 to commission the new Move! Improve! service, with a planned start from 1 April 2018.
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