This December the BBP is shining a spotlight on some incredible projects that have been delivered over the last 12-months from teams across the partnership.
At the beginning of the year The Hounslow BBP Prevention and Health Inequalities Workstream launched the first BBP Partner data dashboards to provide monthly updates on high priority key performance outcomes for project staff and the wider workforce. The dashboards brought together information from several sources into a single online space, with data sourced from:
- The Northwest London Integrated Care System WSIC (Whole Systems Integrated Care)
- West Middlesex University Hospital (local acute provider)
- SystmOne (Primary Care)
- Hounslow and Richmond Community Health Trust data warehouse
- Public Health Checks from the London Borough of Hounslow.
Kelly O’Neill, Director of Public Health, Hounslow Council, said:
“They have benefited project groups (a mix of clinical staff, public health leads and health project managers) as they have brought together data from different sources and systems in one central location for all BBP colleagues. The new offer via the BBP website provides improved efficiency and time saving benefits. Also, barriers which previously limited access to the data have now been overcome.”
During the same month, Hounslow Richmond Community HealthCare Trust in partnership with the Home Safety Team at London Borough of Hounslow launched the new Hounslow Falls Prevention and Bone Health Service.
The new service works in partnership to help prevent avoidable falls and subsequent admissions to hospital for people aged 65-79.
This model is the first of its kind in England, and its objectives are:
- Greater focus on prevention and early intervention and improved quality of life for residents
- Reduce incidence of first and subsequent falls amongst the over -65’s
- Reduce falls related emergency hospital admissions amongst the over -65s
- Be proactive and systematic by recognising and responding to the wider signs of frailty and increase social interventions.
- Reduce avoidable demand and cost within the health and social care system by investing in prevention and early intervention
In March the new Alcohol Care Team funded by the BBP for two-years (2022-24) surpassed targets, with the number of alcohol related admissions significantly reducing against baseline objectives.
The new seven day a week Alcohol Care Team (ACT) was implemented at West Middlesex University Hospital and the project outcomes for Year 1 were so successful that the project received Better Care Funding to support delivery into 2025.
ACTs provide specialist alcohol treatment provision within acute hospital settings and aims to:
- Provide alcohol screening and brief interventions
- Upskill other hospital staff to screen and identify alcohol issues in patients
- Provide optimal clinical care for patients struggling with alcohol dependency whilst in hospital
- Reduce bed days by moving patients out of hospitals with appropriate care plans
- Move people into community treatment services thus reducing future alcohol related admissions
In April the new broader Enhanced Dementia Care Service (EDCS) was launched. The EDCS is a multi-organisation service that consists of health, social care and voluntary services who provide community-based support for people living with Dementia with their diagnosis to help prevent crisis, unwarranted hospital admissions, and enable Hounslow residents to live independently.
The EDCS provides those living with Dementia:
- A named coordinator
- Dementia nurses
- Dementia Co-ordinators
- Social Work Assistants
- Nursing associates
- Occupational therapists
- Community support seven-days a week.
Next week we will be highlighting other wonderful projects that were delivered thoughout the Summer.