Older People & Long Term Conditions

Anticoagulation Services are provided in a primary care setting or in the Acute Hospitals.

The six Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) would like to gather the views of service users to understand the expectations from existing services and to find out what is important to you when accessing anticoagulation services in a Staffordshire primary care setting or hospital.

We are particularly targeting patients and their family / carers, with experience in this area of service provision. 

Whether you are employing staff or recruiting volunteers, you need to be confident that those who are working with adults at risk or children are suitable.  Safeguarding is a big topic and involves more than just doing a DBS so in this article we examine some of the steps you can take to protect those most vulnerable.

Plan ahead

Writing a good job or role description is crucial to enable you to match applicants well against set criteria.  All tasks should be clearly written so that it comes as no surprise to an individual when they take up a position.

A church in Burntwood has just joined the national Places of Welcome network and is the latest local venue to open its doors for people to come for a friendly chat, a free cuppa and some support if needed.  The coffee shop at Chase Terrace Methodist Church offers a warm welcome each Tuesday from 10am until 12 noon.

Wilnecote is already a very welcoming place, with a regular Places of Welcome drop in happening every Wednesday morning at the Library(based in the grounds of the Wilnecote School).  Now local residents also have somewhere to go on a Wednesday afternoon for a cuppa, a chat and some support if needed.

Michelle Cliff (Locality Officer for Cannock Chase) enjoyed a visit at St Pauls church hall in Rugeley to meet the volunteers and members of a lunch group run by MHA Lichfield & District Live at Home 

This weekly group can accommodate up to 25 people for lunch and social activities, the members look forward to the get together’s and enjoy seeing the friends they have made.

"The Together We're Better, Staffordshire Health and Care Partnership has been out and about across the county listening to local people's feedback about their experiences of health and care services and how they could be improved.

Two webinars have been organised to offer an opportunity to people who could not attend our listening events to share their views. The webinars will include an expert panel, live discussions and an opportunity to ask questions.

Beacon Community Church in Burntwood has added a new community venture to its busy diary of events.  Snack & Chat now runs every Wednesday from 11.30 – 2.00pm and is the second Place of Welcome at this church.

Places of Welcome, a network which seeks to ensure that every neighbourhood has somewhere for people to go for a cuppa, a chat and some support if needed, launched its first venue in Staffordshire Moorlands recently.

Freedom Leisure want to give people a bit more understanding about their individual health and wellbeing, so Burntwood Leisure Centre are offering free health MOTs to all our partners and organisations employees / volunteers.

They can arrange a visit from one of their qualified personal trainers to your organisation where they will measure BMI, muscle and fat % etc.

Please see the attached poster for more information and details on how to book.

As many of you will be aware, the county council and partners currently invest in a service delivered as the Carers Hub, by People Plus.

We believe this service will be reshaped over the next year and anticipate a new service being awarded, to be delivered from September 2020. It’s not yet clear which funders will be investing in the service in the future, but we do understand the county council we continue to invest in a service.