Sunderland's Wellness Service

Victoria French

Wellness Manager

Sunderland City Council

Contents

• Why we do what we do ?

• What are we doing ?

• How we do it ?

• What we have achieved so far ?

• The real impact and difference we make ?

• Why we do what we do ?

In Sunderland in 2009.…

• 25% of adults smoke

• 24% of mothers smoke during pregnancy

• 14% of adults estimated to be at risk of CVD (3% actual)

• 31% of adults report weekly binge drinking

• 24% adults report having a limiting long term condition

In Sunderland in 2009.…• 10% reception children

21% year 6 – obese

• 26% adults obese

• 9.6 yr variation in life expectancy between wards - 1.5 miles apart

• Gap in life expectancy -

narrowed for females……widened for males

• What are we doing ?

Wellness Service

Targeting those individuals who are not yet engaged in physical

activity, ensuring there are a range of preventative services, targeted interventions and specialist support services at a local

level to improve individuals health & well-being

2 examples :

• Community Wellness Programme

• Sunderland Exercise Referral & Weight Management Programme

Community Wellness Programme • 9 sites

• All community based venues

• Targeting those individuals not yet engaged in physical activity

• Ensure a new range of preventative services are available at local level

• Developing & delivering a number of new pathways into programme

• Ensuring a robust monitoring & evaluation framework is in place

Commissioned by the TPCT

Identifying need for programme

Identifying gaps in Wellness Provision

Engagement withCommunity Sector

Promotion linked to existing Wellness Service

Engagement with Technogym

Training programmefor Community staff

and volunteers

COMMUNITY WELLNESS

PROGRAMME

Robustmonitoring

in place

Exercise Referral & Weight Management Programme

• Multi agency, multi component

– Sunderland's Wellness Service

– City Hospitals Dietetic Department

– STPCT

• Adults referred in by GP’s & HCP’s

• 15 week supportive programme

• Reasons for referral incl - obesity, arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, anxiety, depression, stress….

• Activities include Gym based, Cycling, Exercise Classes, Walking & Swimming….on referral

• How we do it ?

Working in partnership

• Shared agendas and vision

• Achieving targets together

• Jointly appointed personnel

• Pooling of skills & resources to achieve mutual gain

Working in partnership

• Front line service delivery– Aligned to achieve health

and lifestyle changes– Particularly in areas of

need

• Meeting demand– Prevention– Targeted Intervention– Specialist Services

• What we have achieved so far ?

• Community Wellness Programme

– 31 weekly sessions delivered by CWC– 20 weekly supervised sessions delivered by a volunteers from

venues– 1,300 individuals enrolled on the programme – Over 14,000 attendances – 84 staff/volunteers received training to supervise sessions

• Exercise Referral Programme – 10 dedicated ER staff commissioned by PCT – All 59 GP practices refer – Over 125 regular referring agents– 6 months of programme - 1514 referred– Over 800 began 15 week support programme

• The real impact and difference we make ?

Thank you

Victoria.french@sunderland.gov.uk

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