New jobs old roles: working for prevention in a whole-system model of health and social care for older people

Authors:
SMITH Naomi, BARNES Marian
Journal article citation:
Health and Social Care in the Community, 21(1), 2013, pp.79-87.
Publisher:
Wiley

The ‘Partnerships for Older People Projects’ programme provided government funding for local and health authorities to pilot prevention and intervention services in partnership with the voluntary sector and older people between 2006 and 2009. This evaluation of a pilot in southern England used a Theory of Change approach to gather and reflect on data with different groups involved in the delivery of this model of prevention. This whole-system model, although complex and challenging to implement, was considered overall to have been a success and provided significant learning for partners and stakeholders on the challenges and benefits of working across professional and sectoral boundaries. New posts were created as part of the model – two of these, recruited to and managed by voluntary sector partners, were identified as ‘new jobs’, but echoed ‘old roles’ within community and voluntary sector based health and social care. The authors reflect on the parallels of these roles with previously existing roles and ways of working and reflect on how the whole-system approach of this particular pilot enabled these new jobs to develop in appropriate and successful ways.

Subject terms:
joint working, older people, prevention, voluntary sector, community development;
Content type:
research
Location(s):
England
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN online:
1365-2524
ISSN print:
0966-0410

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