Warm Homes for Health:Health and Wellbeing Boards

Liam HughesIndependent Chair of Oldham`s

Health and Wellbeing Board

Who and when?

“We recommend policies which aim to improve the quality of housing.

Specifically, we recommend policies to improve insulation and heating systems in new and existing buildings in order to reduce further the prevalence of fuel poverty.”

Warm Homes for Health

• The new landscape for Health and Wellbeing

• Oldham and Greater Manchester

• Health and Wellbeing Boards – what rings our bells!

The New Landscape:Health and Wellbeing Boards and their Partners

Health and Wellbeing Boards• Local strategic leadership for the whole health and wellbeing system• Strategic, executive and inclusive – fleet of foot and

well connected!• Knowing the local story – the JSNA• Co-producing the strategy and connecting

communities, commissioners and providers• Upstream perspective and long-term sustainability • Rapid service integration, urgent and long-term

care

Health and Wellbeing Boards - “Systems Leadership and Mobilisation!”

People and Health Places Inequalities

Better Outcomes

HWB: -JSNA -HWS Service

Integration

Health and Wellbeing

ProductivityEfficiency

Health and Wellbeing Boards:what rings our bell?

Connecting health conditions, lifestyles and the wider determinants: - a life-course approachDealing with big-ticket items:

- long term conditions and urgent care - emotional wellbeing and mental health

-seasonal deaths -respiratory disease

What rings our bell?

• Lightening the Load for:- patients and carers- GPs, community health and social care services- accident and emergency/ other hospital services- social landlords

- the public purse

A Convincing Argument!

• Joined-up thinking!• Wellbeing and health• Pace and scale• Invest-to-save• Mobilising other players• Segmentation of messages

The Oldham Context• The Borough`s social , environmental and economic geography: - part of Greater Manchester - diverse geography - economic, social and environmental pressures• Key challenges: - poor health and wellbeing - poverty and employment - housing conditions - food and fuel

The Oldham Vision• A “One Council” approach to tackling the

challenges• Working with local people to support resilient and

co-operative communities (6 districts)• Strong partnerships and alliances for jobs,

education, housing, crime reduction and health• Joint efforts across Greater Manchester

(AGMA, CCGs and Greater Manchester Health and Wellbeing Board)

Greater Manchester and Oldham:Collective Energy Scheme

• Oldham`s Affordable Warmth Strategy• Council is lead for the GM Energy Management Project• Oldham`s Pilot Auction November 2012• AGMA-wide January 2012• Over 35k residents registered• Average saving of £122pa

Oldham`s Community Budget Pilot Scheme

• Joint Investment Agreement - £200K (Oldham`s CCG, Council and Housing Investment

Partnership)• Key features:

- physical upgrading, income maximization, investment fund, priority mapping of “top 5k homes”

- behaviour change (Sheffield Hallam`s evaluation:

Dr Will Eadson at BSA : http://bit.ly/17AEs2p )

Remember!

“We recommend policies which aim to improve the quality of housing.

Specifically, we recommend policies to improve insulation and heating systems in new and existing buildings in order to reduce further the prevalence of fuel povery.” Sir Donald Acheson (1998)

Contact details

Liam Hughes: Independent Chair of Oldham`s HWBBLGA Associate

Networkidea (Social Enterprise)

LiamHughes2900@hotmail.co.uk www.networkidea.co.uk