Dorset POPP

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Dorset POPP

• Sue Warr
• Project Manager

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POPP The Big Picture

• Funded from ODPM Central Government
• Department of Health 60m
• 19 Round One Pilot Projects
• 3 in South West of England
• Dorset, Somerset, Poole
• Approaches vary dependent on local priority
• Initial 2 year funding
• Years 3 4 funded by achievement of year 1 2
• Positive interventions identified by local older
  people
• Older person led

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The Local Context

• Dorset Population c. 400,000
• Largest percentage of older people in the country
  29.3 aged 60 in Dorset compared to 20.9
  nationally
• Christchurch - 36.1 of the population aged 60
• Dorset POPP Focus aged 50

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Aim of Dorset POPP

• To work with older people to develop supportive
  neighbourhoods where older people can live and
  receive appropriate, timely help and support to
  stay within local communities for as long as they
  wish
• Over a two year period POPP will support and
  develop positive interventions and preventative
  actions identified by local people. This will
  ensure cost savings on the provision of acute
  services, and on the take up of hospital bed
  spaces, which in turn will be clawed back into
  supporting a sustained POPP into years 3 and 4

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Dorset POPP Partnership

• The project is a partnership between
• Older people
• Voluntary organisations
• District Councils
• County Council
• NHS and PCT
• With co-operation and commitment on the Steering
  Group from Police, DFRS, Housing providers....

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Anticipated Gains for Older People

• An opportunity to Challenge and Change
• Greater Confidence in working effectively in
  partnership with providers of health Social
  Care
• Increasing awareness of services and support
  available within the community
• Increased access to local information, resources,
  and transport
• Social activities, befriending, shopping and
  practical support
• Reduced isolation and increased sense of
  community safety

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Anticipated Gains for Health Service

• POPP will enable greater choice for Practice
  Based Commissioning identifying local service
  need and provision
• Addressing the issues of spending on acute
  services
• Reduction in the uptake of hospital bed spaces by
  addressing the issues of delayed discharge

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POPP Targets

• Save 1188 Acute hospital bed days
• Help to prevent 792 A E attendances
• Help to prevent 24 care home admissions
• Help to prevent 66 home care packages
• Community Development Programme to work with
  statutory organisations to support targets on
• Expert patient programme, long-term conditions,
  mental health promotion, and general health
  promotion

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Dorset POPP Structure

• Project Manager
• 4 Community Development Workers
• 1 Performance Analyst
• 33 Neighbourhood Cluster
• 2 Local Way-Finders per Cluster (total 66)
• 1 Local Leader per Cluster (total 33)
• 15 Local Evaluators

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Local Leaders

• Local Older People aged 50
• Receive training in Leadership skills and support
  to help bring about change in each of the
  neighbourhoods
• Infiltrate local meetings and partnerships such
  as Parish Council, Town Council, PCT PPI Forums,
  committees
• Influence local service providers and develop and
  shape services based on the needs of older people
• Use local knowledge and experience to identify
  existing facilities for establishment of
  community resource centres

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Local Way-Finders

• Local Older People aged 50
• To provide advocacy, information and sign-posting
• Supported by the local Leaders
• Raise awareness of services available
• Make information accessible to local older people
  in their communities
• Make Links to preventative, health promotion, and
  support services
• Identify support and help within communities for
  older people being discharged from hospital and
  other institutional care providers

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Local Evaluators

• To measure change as it occurs during the life of
  the project
• To use emerging evidence to influence the way
  services are provided by local councils and
  health
• Working alongside Local Leaders and Way-Finders
• Within and across neighbourhood clusters
• Evaluate how services are working and what impact
  they are having on the lives of older people
• Evaluate the success of the partnership, the
  Board and the structure of Dorset POPP

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Practical Changes

• Working with older people to develop ideas on
  services that will help older people to live
  independently and will promote positive
  initiatives for good health and social activity
• Safer property Handy van and staying put
  schemes
• Physical environment assistive technology,
  sloppy slipper falls reduction
• Intellectual and spiritual stimulation Arts
  Reach, Book Clubs etc.
• Companionship Lunch Clubs, befriending, coffee
  mornings
• Good Health Exercise uptake, Healthy eating
• Older Peoples Services Mapping undertaken

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Progress to Date.

• 2.4 million awarded for 2006/07 - 2007/08
• Going Live Launch April 24th 1764 contacts
• Project Manager in post 1st May 2006
• Contracts awarded for Leadership/Evaluator prog
• Board and Steering Group Structures assessed
• 260 further information requests
• 4 CDWs interviewed and appointed
• Publicity - Way-finders, Leaders, Evaluators
• Appraisal System established for applications for
  
• Contact established with key local partners inc.
  OPFs, Age Concern, Help and Care, Help The Aged,
  Volunteer Bureaux, Community Link Officers, etc.
• Engagement in other activities
  Contracting/Commissioning etc

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POPP Community Development Workers

• Fiona Kent-Ledger - West Dorset 07879 430919
  f.kent-ledger_at_dorsetcc.gov.uk
• Julia Mooney - East Dorset 07879 432676
  j.mooney_at_dorsetcc.gov.uk
• Amy Paterson - South Dorset (inc. W P) 07879
  433829 a.paterson_at_dorsetcc.g
  ov.uk
• Jacqueline Hutchings - North Dorset07879 435763
  j.hutchings_at_dorsetcc.gov.uk

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• Sue Warr
• Project Manager Dorset POPP
• Adult Services Directorate
• County Hall
• Dorchester
• DT1 1XJ
• 01305 224841
• Sue.warr_at_dorsetcc.gov.uk