Seaton and Area Health Matters

Seaton Health Matters has constructive meeting with RD&E about health services in the area, and we look forward to working together for the best solutions

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Jack Rowland, Geoff Pook, Dr Mark Welland and I, representing Seaton Area Health Matters, met Professor Em Wilkinson Bryce and Adel Jones of the RD&E at Seaton Hospital yesterday to discuss the future of health provision in the area. All agreed it was a constructive meeting, and we look forward to working closely with the RD&E on plans for health, wellbeing and community activities centred on the Hospital.

One of our next steps will be to have a detailed discussion with colleagues in Axminster, who also met the RD&E recently, to formulate an Axe Valley approach. Notes of the Seaton meeting are being prepared, and once I have these I will make more details available.

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Seaton Health Matters website live

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The Seaton Area Health Matters group is pleased to announce that their website is now live and can be accessed:

seatonhealthmatters.co.uk

You can keep up to date with what we are trying to achieve to tackle the top 10 priorities identified earlier this year facing our area in the provision of health, care and wellbeing services. We will also post news that we receive as the result of discussions we are having with the Royal Devon & Exeter Trust and the Clinical Commissioning Group as well as news that emanates from Council meetings at Town, District and County level. 

Broadly the challenges involve trying to establish a health hub to extend the number of clinics and services available at the Seaton Community Hospital site and co-ordinating the information to show the range of voluntary groups involved in providing health and wellbeing support in the area.

We welcome input on these important issues and the website enables this to happen.

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Seaton and Area Health Matters process gets off to a successful start

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Over 60 people from community groups in the Seaton area spent yesterday morning in The Gateway (Seaton Town Hall) discussing the challenges to health in the town and surrounding villages. The meeting, chaired by Cllr Jack Rowland and addressed by (among others) Em Wilkinson-Bryce of the RD&E and Dr Simon Kerr of NEW Devon CCG, had wide-ranging discussions which launch a process to try to define the health services the area needs and the challenges we face. A full report will be drafted based on the eight sets of working group discussions and I will report further when this is available. A follow-up event to lead to more concrete conclusions is envisaged, probably in May.

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Reminder – Seaton and Area Health Matters meeting in Seaton Town Hall on Friday 23rd from 9.

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A reminder to all involved in local community groups, especially those with an interest in health and wellbeing in the broadest senses, that Seaton and Area Health Matters will convene in the Town Hall on Friday 23rd March, 9 for 9.30 until 1 pm. There is still time to register!

Book here: https://goo.gl/forms/7laMUjhByt8F0w053  (right click on link to open)

You are invited to participate in this community led event with key stakeholders around the future health and wellbeing of all the people in our communities, in response to the new landscape affecting Seaton and surrounding area as a result of NHS and Government policies advocating Place-Based Care in health provision and cross-sector collaborative working with community groups

The aim: To discuss what we know, where there are gaps/challenges and how, as a community we will address these to ensure collaborative approaches to co-design and co-produce local health services/activities that meet the needs of all the people in our communities.

Invitees: Management and senior level employees and volunteers / trustees from community, voluntary and social enterprise sector as well as public and private organisations.

Area to include: Seaton, Colyford & Colyton, Beer, Axmouth, Branscombe

PROGRAMME:

Welcome: Mayor of Seaton – Cllr Jack Rowland

Community Context:
• Dr Mark Welland – Chairman of Seaton & District Hospital League of Friends
• Roger Trapani – Community Representative, Devon Health and Care Forum
• Charlotte Hanson – Chief Officer, Action East Devon

Strategic and Services Overview – Place Based Care:
• Em Wilkinson-Bryce – Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
• Chris Entwistle – Health and Social Care Community Services
• Dr Jennie Button – Social Prescribing Lead – Ways 2 Wellbeing project in Seaton

Workshop, Networking and Discussion will form the main part of this event:
• Workshop 1 – What is working well and what are the challenges for Seaton and surrounding area?
• Workshop 2 – Working together to improve health and wellbeing outcomes? What support do we need?

If you would like further information please contact –

Sarah Reeves
Development Officer
http://www.actioneastdevon.org.uk

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Important community conversation on health and wellbeing in Seaton and area to begin on 23rd March

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Sarah Reeves of Action East Devon is coordinating this event, which follows Honiton’s Health Matters which launched last month (the follow-up meeting in Honiton is on 6th March). I am happy to provide further information if you contact me. 

Seaton and Area Health Matters – Going Forward Together

Friday 23rd March 2018 – Seaton Town Hall

9.00 for 9.30 am start – 1.00pm

Book here:  https://goo.gl/forms/7laMUjhByt8F0w053  (right click on link to open booking form)

You are invited to participate in this community led event with key stakeholders around the future health and wellbeing of all the people in our communities, in response to  the new landscape affecting Seaton and surrounding area as a result of NHS and Government policies advocating Place-Based Care in health provision and cross-sector collaborative working with community groups

The aim: To discuss what we know, where there are gaps/challenges and how, as a community we will address these to ensure collaborative approaches to co-design and co-produce local health services/activities that meet the needs of all the people in our communities.

Invitees: Management and senior level employees and volunteers / trustees from community, voluntary and social enterprise sector as well as public and private organisations.

Area to include: Seaton, Colyford & Colyton, Beer, Axmouth, Branscombe

PROGRAMME:

Welcome: Mayor of Seaton – Cllr Jack Rowland

Community Context:

  • Dr Mark Welland – Chairman of Seaton & District Hospital League of Friends
  • Roger Trapani – Community Representative,  Devon Health and Care Forum
  • Charlotte Hanson – Chief Officer, Action East Devon

Strategic and Services Overview – Place Based Care:

  • Laura Waterton – Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
  • Richard Anderson – Health and Social Care Community Services Manager
  • Dr Jennie Button – Social Prescribing Lead – Ways 2 Wellbeing project in Seaton

Workshop, Networking and Discussion will form the main part of this event:

  • Workshop 1 – What is working well and what are the challenges for Seaton and surrounding area?
  • Workshop 2 – Working together to improve health and wellbeing outcomes?   What support do we need?

 

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