BRIDGE Forum January 2023 snapshot

BRIDGE Forum News Newsletter - 26 January 2023

BRIDGE Virtual Forum (Third Sector and PPGs)

Wednesday 25^th & Thursday 26^th January 2023

(Bridging Resources Information Direction Guidance for Everyone)

The purpose of this meeting is to share regular information across all sectors, identify issues encountered and discuss how we can work collaboratively in a connected and integrated way to help improve the pathways into services for Wirral residents.

Mike Chantler – NHS Cheshire and Merseyside – Integrated Care Board (ICB) update

Yunus Mogra – North West Ambulance Service  – Ambulance service update

Rebecca Maclean – Healthy Dialogues – Mental Health Needs Assessment

Sarah King – Life with Kindness CIC – Family workshops

Sam Lee – Talking Together Wirral – Updates on mental health work

All – Info sharing

FULL MINUTES: January 2023 notes

Mike Chantler – NHS Cheshire and Merseyside – Integrated Care Board update

• The NHS is under its worst pressure ever due to multiple factors including COVID and flu, ongoing workforce issues and industrial action
• There is a national and regional command centre for responding to industrial action to reduce risk/potential harm to patients
• NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is working to set up Place Partnership arrangements to ensure an equal role for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector
• Next stages will involve looking at neighbourhood level place-based care and focusing on public health/leading healthier lives

Yunus Mogra – NWAS – Ambulance service update

• Ambulance service has also been under intense pressure including 3 rounds of industrial action
• Call numbers dropped dramatically on strike days which enabled 99% of calls to be answered within 5 seconds – can we harness public understanding of where to call outside these periods to keep 999 free for emergencies?
• NWAS is hosting Community Conversations across Cheshire and Merseyside – opportunity to speak to members of the ambulance service and give direct feedback – booking via Eventbrite:
  Feb 28 Merseyside: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nwas-community-conversation-event-merseyside-tickets-456940219497
  Feb 16 Cheshire: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nwas-community-conversation-event-cheshire-tickets-456960740877

Merseyside flyer: Community conversation Merseyside
Cheshire flyer: Community Conversation poster – Cheshire

Rebecca Maclean – Healthy Dialogues

• Healthy Dialogues is conducting a Mental Health Needs Assessment on behalf of Wirral Council, focusing on mild-to-moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs in adults in Wirral
• Service mapping survey for services: https://forms.office.com/e/FUUbnCbYpb
• Community survey for those who use services: https://forms.office.com/r/pFuFdFCc2u

Presentation: Mental Health Needs Assessment Survey Presentation

Sarah King – Life with Kindness CIC – Family workshops

• Life with Kindness CIC is running two fully funded family workshops – “Getting Along in Stressful Times” – help to improve family life to get on better and communicate more effectively
• Saturday 11^th Feb and Saturday 18^th March, 1-4.30pm at St Luke’s Church in Hoylake – email [email protected] or call 07726 934 191

Flyer: Getting Along in Stressful Times Flyer

Sam Lee – Talking Together Wirral – Updates on mental health work

• Get in touch if you work with older people and we could come and speak to you – aiming to help more older people access therapy: [email protected]
• 3 sessions to support people affected by Wallasey shooting – 6^th Feb at Community Soul Café, 7^th and 10^th Feb at Stollies: https://healthwatchwirral.co.uk/talking-together-wirral-mental-health-support-for-those-affected-by-the-wallasey-shooting/

Info-sharing

• Liz Ryan – Koala NW – Little Lungs Project – NHS-funded project aiming to reduce admissions for hospital for under-5s with respiratory conditions – spreading health messages in the community as well as offering peer support for families whose children have respiratory conditions
• Laura Maley – NHS Cheshire and Merseyside – Living Well Bus back in Wirral – health checks and vaccinations – 3^rd Feb, Wirral Deen Centre, 12.30-6pm
• Healthwatch Wirral – Feedback Centre – please encourage people to share feedback about any services they’ve accessed! https://speakout.healthwatchwirral.co.uk/
• Kevin Sutton – Delamere Centre – accessibility – parking at APH as well as public transport routes across Wirral e.g. Heswall to Clatterbridge
  • Johanna – if you’ve got a hospital appointment for yourself you can contact your GP to arrange Patient Transport
  • There are new blue badge spaces during building work but may need to work on signage/comms!