Peterborough and East Integrated Neighbourhood are just at the start of their integrated neighbourhood journey, holding a collaborative neighbourhood launch event in May 2024 and the first board meeting held at the end of June 2024, with the below priorities agreed. Prevention and Education will be the 'golden thread' that we aim to incorporate through all of our work within Peterborough and East Integrated Neighbourhood (IN), our first project will focus on developing a community survey, to decipher the true needs of our residents. Initially, the focus areas for health inequalities will be the top 4 prevalences in the IN which are smoking, obesity, hypertension and depression. Through our Frailty priority, the first pieces of work will begin around our most frail patients.
Integrated Neighbourhood Priorities 2024-2025:
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Prevention and education: Empowering our communities, increasing the knowledge, skills and confidence a person has to enable them to better manage their own health and well-being. To encourage non-medical interventions, strengthen community-based initiatives and to build upon our professional networks across the neighbourhood.
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Health inequalities: Engaging with the under-represented cohorts and communities, understanding how to communicate effectively across our diverse community to support an integrated and equitable approach to healthy lifestyles.
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Frailty: Supporting our frail population to live well independently and bringing care closer to home. Considering those with multiple conditions, vulnerability, nutritional support, transport, isolation, end of life care and support for carers.
Integrated Neighbourhood Manager – Khairun Knight