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2. DEMENTIA
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2009 in response to the need for a national strategic framework for making quality
improvements to services for people with dementia and addressing health inequalities.
Objectives of the strategy include - increasing public and health workers awareness to
dementia; improving the early diagnosis of people with dementia; providing access to
good pathways of care; the provision of high quality information; improved support for
those with dementia and their carers.
3. CleaR assessment
To help monitor and discover how individual components of their
tobacco control plan was working, Durham agreed to assess their
services using the CLeaR assessment programme in 2014.
The first step for Durham’s tobacco control alliance partners was to work
together to complete a tobacco control self-assessment.
Peer assessment
In March 2015 a CLeaR team visited Durham to undertake the peer
assessment. The team was made up of 6 people from 5 different
organisations, including 2 from Public Health England.
Interviews
The afternoon session was made up of small interview sessions, with the
CLeaR team talking directly to:
CLeaR results
The peer assessors used the results of their findings to put together a
full report detailing the strengths and weaknesses of Durham’s strategy
and action plan.
adult prevalence rates are falling, but trend data on prevalence for
routine and manual smokers is less clear
build up clinical leadership and engagement to be more effective
champions of tobacco control across acute sector and with Clinical
Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
opportunities to engage further with health visitors, midwives and
dental health teams to keep children and families smoke free
extend prevention work on smoke free playgrounds to include sports
grounds
well maintained leadership and funding for local and regional tobacco
control
commitment to tackling smoking related inequalities
commitment to tackling smoking in mental health services
reductions in smoking in pregnancy through the Baby Clear
programme
high quality local stop smoking services
Next steps
Councillor Audrey Laing, Support Cabinet Member and Chair of Tobacco
Alliance, Durham County council, said:
The peer assessment took place in 2015 and was a very positive
experience for all involved.
The report has since been shared with the Health and Wellbeing Board
and has resulted in more partner engagement.
It has also helped the alliance review and shape the tobacco alliance
action plan for 2015 to 2016.
4.
Health Equity North
an emerging collaborative venture exploring the
potential of collective approaches, across sectors,
to achieve a step
change in the health and wellbeing of communities
across the
north of England
it’s about research, debate and collaboration:
identifying and building collaborations and
networks across the north of England with an
interest in, and influence on health and wellbeing -
local government, voluntary and community sector,
public health, academics
build on the assets of the north
build community and regional resilience
Purpose
To look at the evidence on social determinants of
health in the light of
the changes in public health responsibilities
the current economic context
public service reform
from a northern perspective
considering what could be done differently to
impact on health inequalities