Doncaster EIS
Our Journey So far
July 2011
Leadership
Programme
Growing
The
workforce
BCC
Programme
Mobilisation
events
Threats & Opportunities
TCS
TortoiseQIPP
Hare
Survival Kit
• High Level champion
• Cross organizational sign up
• EIS regional and national network
• Practice champions
• Staff engagement
• A sense of humour
• CHOCOLATE – LOTS OF IT!!
Top Tips
• Listen to the frontline staff
• Build on what’s working well
• Promote the evidence base for early
intervention
• Encourage and support some risk taking
• Start small and scale up
• Accept there are no quick wins
Andrea IbbesonThe Edlington Health
Visiting Team
‘‘To work in partnership with the local community to deliver real
health improvement and promote health’
Building Community Capacity
As part of Doncaster’s commitment as an Early Implementer Site, and
to the work put forward by the Department of Health 2011/2012, The
Edlington Health Visiting were tasked with looking towards
practices that would promote effective community engagement.
Early intervention talks of forming a culture of change, improving
outcomes for future generations. Not a reactive intervention we
were looking to utilise evidence based recourses that are seen to
empower and inspire parents to foster secure attachments.
Promoting positive parenting education that celebrates the
strengths of individuals, families and communities alike.
Facing the challenge
With current challenges of crime, burglary,
anti-social behaviour, vandalism, substance misuse
and vehicle crime, housing within Edlington
continues to be poor with many young families
residing within.
Edlington Health visiting team are based in
The Martinwells Centre, a £6m development this
impressive 9 acre site is a great benefit to the
people of Edlington, since its opening
November 2008 the centre has increasingly
become a hub of the community
Exploring the HOW to deliver the Healthy
Child Programme
Acknowledging the close family networks, and
the significant influences of surrounding family
members, intervention would look to engage
expectant parents, siblings and extended family
members. Looking to involve the whole family,
we explored the value of working outside the
standard working week.
Client Consultation
Drugs and alcohol are areal problem, people arebored, wehave a lot of anti-socialbehaviour, our kids haveno where safe to go
Poor parenting,
young mum’s they
need advice
I have no
power to
change
anything
I like the
Children’s
Centre
No hopes for
my future in
EdlinigtonI like one to
one support
It would
be nice to
see the
Health
Visitor
more
during my
pregnancy
I would I play
with my baby
Not
bothered
about
antenatal
classes
I Like the
Children’
s Centre
I’d like to bring
someone with me,
don’t like going to
things on my own
Breast
feeding
advice
Somewhere I can learne lots
and can chooes what I want
to know rather than
someone telling me what
they think I should know
I would like
to bring my
mum along
We asked, we listened and we planned
Three pilot events took place Saturday morning one month
apart, beginning 21/01/2012 was decided upon.
Looking to prepare parents and their families for the arrival of
their new baby, while ensuring we would meet the needs and
expectations of our community. The initial content of the
event was primarily determined through client consultation,
guided by the Healthy Child Program, Pregnancy Birth and
Beyond, Early Intervention (Allen & Smith 2008), along with
other influential local and national documents.
We launched our first event Saturday 21/1/2012, with two further
events completed Saturday 18/2/2012 and 17/3/2012
The way forward, answers on a postcard
please!!
*More stands
and more
frequent
events.
It will help
to
understand
some of the
issues
caring for
my partner
and the
babyMy first
opportunity to
learn about the
baby and its
development etc.
*More events
more
publicised.
*Found the
feeding stand
very helpful
informative
and really
liked the DVD
I will
massag
e my
baby
sister
* Very
informative
relaxing
atmosphere
plenty of
assistance if
you have
questions.
Helpful
and
polite, it
was good
and I liked
the
massage
* I will seek advice and
not be frightened to
ask for support go to
baby massage
More of the
same thing
maybe other
information
stands that
would be
useful i.e. 1st
aid.
Nice calm
friendly
atmosphere lots
of positive
information
*I feel more
confident
about asking
for help.
Attend more
events like this
Different
information
all in the
same place –
very helpful
and easy
This morning
event was very
beneficial
giving me lots
of information
and chance to
ask questions
Summary of Achievements / Impact
• Of the 126 expectant mum’s available to invite over the five events 29 did attend, this has given an average of 23% attendance rate over the five events.
• Along with the 29 antenatal mum’s attending many brought their supporters. Partners, siblings, extended family and friends were all welcome. This gave a total foot fall of 54.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
10% 20% 30% +
Deprivation %
Antenatal attendants by local
deprivation levels
Potential Attendees
Attendants
Some thoughts that link our project to
local QIPP• Quality – Up to the minute Evidence based information delivered by well trained
staff in a quality purpose built community centre.
• Innovation – Delivered where the families feel most comfortable in an easy to understand format, linking the information to practical experience, Baby massage and the presence of hand massage, breast feeding and offer of cup cakes, Baby brain development and DVD, healthy eating and smoothie tasting, offering a whole family approach.
• Prevention – Attempting to engage families’ early, acknowledging families that are hardest to reach. Early introduction to the Health Visiting Team and Children Centre.
• Productive – Expectant mums and their supporter seen by several professionals within 1.5 hours, a ‘one stop shop’ approach offers a mass of information under one roof. To offer the same information to clients would have taken many hours using the more traditional home visit with a risk of no access visits and additional travelling time.
Using sponsorship of local business to provide goodie bags etc. increases potential for engagement and builds community capacity – the Big Society.
Where are we Now?
● Growing the workforce
● Professional mobilisation
● Aligning the delivery systems