We will help people to make healthy choices, keep their independence, and shape decisions about their health and care. We will work with community groups and businesses so that people of all ages have good health, social, and mental wellbeing support.
Our first aim is to prevent illness and support people to take control of their own health and wellbeing. We will develop health services which work alongside patients and carers, social care, and housing providers, and which help to build strong communities. We want patients to become equal partners with those caring for them, make more decisions about their own treatment and, with advice and support, become increasingly confident to manage their own conditions, supported by technology
Housing and business
Working in partnership with communities and businesses to provide employment, housing in new developments, and an environment to keep people healthy.
Where possible, we are influencing the design of new housing developments to reinforce active lifestyles and introduce
smart technology that promotes independence for older people.
Prevention
Helping people to keep healthy, dealing with problems earlier, and making sure people who are likely to fall ill are supported to keep well.
We will do this by implementing our Health System Prevention Strategy for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
The strategy sets out practical steps to make this happen.
Psychological wellbeing
Making support and treatment for people with mental ill health as available as it is for
those with physical health conditions, mainstreaming mental health and prevention.
We will reduce stigma, support employers to have healthy workplaces, and reduce suicides.
Starting young
Working together to ensure that there is support for children and young people with mental health and physical health problems, whatever their age.
We are joining up children’s services across the NHS and local authorities, including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and emotional health and wellbeing services, children’s community health services, and local authority services for those aged 0-19 (which may include children’s centres).
Reaching out
Engaging those at high risk through the third sector and trusted networks.
Our neighbourhood teams, primary care, and social care will work with the voluntary and community sector to identify those at risk of poor or deteriorating health. Community-based workers will support those with a severe mental illness or dementia, migrant workers, travellers, and our wide range of diverse communities who may need help to access services
in a different way.
Self-care
Supporting patients to make decisions about their own treatment and become more confident to manage their own conditions.
Our GPs, consultants, and nurses will make it easier for people with long term conditions to manage their own care by adopting best practice for supporting self-care.
Ageing well
We must improve independence and wellbeing in older age and prevent health and care needs from escalating.
To achieve this, we will focus on encouraging people to increase their physical activity in order to reduce the number of falls, holistic approaches, and care for older people’s mental health.
