In January 2015 an application was made to Sport England’s ‘Get Healthy Get Active’ fund. Notification has recently been received that the application was successful and Sefton has been awarded a grant to the sum of £398,652, over the next 3 year period. The project will use sport and physical activity in an attempt to reduce falls, prevent the onset of dementia and the need for long term health and social care by its participants. The project will contribute significantly to the Councils key priorities. The long term aim of the project is to introduce an early intervention and prevention service that will enable resources to be redirected from care to prevention, thus resulting in fewer people requiring costly health & social care in later life.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Both Financial and Community Impact;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 31/07/2015
Financial: Yes;
Community Impact: Yes;
Decision due: 3 Sep 2015 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member - Health and Wellbeing
Lead director: Director of Public Health
Department: Adult Social Care
Contact: Tina Pilkington Email: tina.pilkington@sefton.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Extensive consultation was been conducted with the potential participants and stakeholder groups. This was approved and supported by Sefton MBC’s Consultation and Engagement Panel. Methods of consultation included questionnaires and attendance at meetings and stakeholder groups.
Consultees
The project design has been fully supported by the Health &
Wellbeing Senior Leadership Team, responsible for both Adult Social
Care & Sport and Physical Activity. Long standing relationships
exist with Public Health, the CCGs and the Health & Wellbeing
Board. These partners, in addition to potential participants, were
consulted with over the proposal to ensure strategic relevance and
evidence of need.
Consultees included;
• Cabinet Member Older People and Health
• Cabinet Member Children, Young People, Families and
Leisure
• Chair - Health & Wellbeing Board
• Adult Social Care Senior Leadership Team
• Adult Social Care Transformation Board
• Director of Public health
• CCGs and GP Localities
• Learning Disability Partnership Board
• Sefton Partnership for Older Citizens
• People First
• Get Involved Group
• Sefton New Directions
• Personalisition Strategy
Group
• Transitions Strategy Group
• Early Intervention and Prevention team
• Alzheimer’s Society
• Age Concern
• Intermediate Care Team
• Falls Prevention Team
• Sefton Pensioners Advocacy Centre