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Furness – health and happiness
Meryl Taylor, Locality General ManagerCathy Hay, Clinical Director
Aim of the session
• To describe how the geography of Furness influences how we deliver health services to people and communities across the locality
• To explain Furness from a health perspective• To explore how social, physical and mental health services can
work more closely together to improve experiences and health outcomes for people and communities in Furness
Furness Locality
• 24 miles Barrow to Millom, 40-60 minutes travel
• Urban and Rural
• 70 miles to a Tertiary centre, 90+ minutes travel
Furness at a glance• Population = 85,957 • 71,800 live in Barrow
• 15 GP practices• 2 Community Hospitals• 7 Dental practices• 9 Community Pharmacies• 7 Opticians• Cat c Prison• 4 Local Authorities:
•Cumbria County Council•Barrow Borough Council•South Lakeland District
Council•Copeland Borough Council
Furness Health
The health of people in Furness is mixed
Deprivation is higher than the national average
Smoking related deaths in Barrow are higher than the national average
Alcohol related deaths in Furness are higher than the national average
Over the past 10 years - decrease in death rates in cancer, heart disease and stroke
Allerdale Barrow in Furness
Carlisle Copeland Eden South Lakeland
England55.0
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Female life expectancy showing number of years of healthy life
Not healthy (yrs)
Healthy (yrs)
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Multimorbidity
Did you know we have?
Community Nursing
Physiotherapy
Community Mental Health
Teams
First Step
Podiatry
Primary Care
FGH
In-patient beds
(physical)
In-patient beds (MH)
Diabetes
Palliative Care
Community Dentistry
SALT
Health Visitors
Adult Social Care
3rd Sector
STINT
We need to avoid……………..
Healthcare community – Our Vision
What we need to do
Start with the patient, their carers, families and communities and build care around them.
Effective team working around the
patient
• Develop and share specialist staff skills across healthcare teams
• Good communication, signposting and co-ordination to deliver a seamless service to patients
• High quality care that improves health outcomes
• Deliver the benefits
You should feel better!
Team working in Furness
A work in progress……….
Wound Care Community Clinic
Butterfly SchemeDane Garth RedevelopmentResolve Project
Furness CPFT Team Values
Responsive to User
feedback
Person centred
‘Can do’ attitude
Clear Pathways
Team working
Good Communicatio
n
Easy access
Any questions?