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Evidencing the impact of and need for Acting Up
- Authors:
- SHIELDS Jessica, et al
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 72
- Place of publication:
- London
Established in Northern Ireland in 2011 by the arts organisation Kaleidoscope, Acting Up provides opportunities for older adults to get involved in the performing arts. This report explores the impact of the Northern Ireland Acting Up programme on those involved and examines the need for and potential uptake of the UK Acting Up pilot programme. It also summarises the emerging evidence base on the impact of creative arts activities on the wellbeing of older adults. Drawing on participant surveys and interviews the research found involvement in Acting Up had a beneficial impact for participants in the areas of improved mental health and wellbeing; recovery from mental ill health; improved memory and concentration; improved creative skills; and improved physical health and coordination. The impact of each of these is reported in detail using quotations from Acting up participants. The friends and families of participants also observed positive changes in and identified benefits for family relationships. The report also identifies some of the key ingredients the Acting Up model. These included: supporting a diversity of older adults to be involved; supporting participants to stay involved; providing flexible and responsive support; and encouraging participants to challenge themselves. (Edited publisher abstract)
Improving health and wellbeing
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Scope, February 2004, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
Reports on an initiative led by the Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Board, the Northern Neighbourhoods Health Action Zone which prepares plans and delivers services based on needs identified by local people. One of the projects, delivered in partnership with Fold Housing and local community groups, was a TeleCare scheme which used smart technology to enable older people to live independently.
The state of play: Arts and Older People programme
- Author:
- ARTS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Arts Council of Northern Ireland
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- Lisburn
Summary findings on the impact of the Arts and Older People Programme in Northern Ireland, which aims to provide older people with the opportunity to participate in arts activities that contribute to their health and wellbeing. The programme - which is jointly funded by ACNI, the Baring Foundation and the Public Health Agency - targets poverty, isolation and loneliness and provides opportunities for social interaction to help build confidence and resilience. The report provides details of the programme impact against the agreed performance indicators of: isolation and loneliness, social inclusion, poverty, health/dementia, and strengthening the voice of older people. Includes short case study examples of the initiatives. (Edited publisher abstract)
Together we can make a difference: CLARE year 1 report 2014-2015
- Author:
- Creative Local Action Response and Engagement
- Publisher:
- Creative Local Action Response and Engagement
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 30
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Reports on a community led initiative in Belfast, Creative Local Action Response & Engagement (CLARE). The initiative aims to develop the capacity of local people to support vulnerable adults to live independently in the community, delivering better health and well-being outcomes and reducing pressure on adult health and social care services. Individuals referred to the service by Belfast HSCT Integrated Care Team are supported by a CLARE Community Social Work Broker to carry out a self-assessment and person centred living plan. Individuals are then be connected to relevant services, matched with community champion volunteers, or where gaps in services exist, Brokers identify existing assets in communities. Both quantitative (data evidencing number of beneficiaries, interventions applied and economic impact) and qualitative methods (1-1 interviews, case studies and Outcome Star Evaluation tool) were used to evaluate the first year of the programme. It found that the initiative has supported 55 adults and older people referred by North Belfast HSCT Integrated Care Team and recruited 34 local Community Champion volunteers who have delivered over 700 hours of volunteer support. Short case studies are included to illustrate the benefits to individuals and how preventative interventions have led to costs being avoided. The report concludes that the project has the potential to play a significant role in the transformation of how future adult health and social care services are delivered. Based on the delivery outcomes and impact for year 1, it recommends that a feasibility study should be conducted with a focus on scaling the model across the wider Belfast Health and Social Care Trust geographical area. (Edited publisher abstract)
Service framework for older people
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 269
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This Service Framework for Older People is one of a range of Service Frameworks which set out standards for health and social care to be used by patients, service users, carers and their wider families to help them understand the standard of care they can expect to receive in Northern Ireland. It sets standards in relation to people over 65 whilst taking account of the needs of those over 50, where appropriate, particularly in relation to preventative measures. The Framework sets standards in relation to: Person-centred Care; Health and Social Wellbeing Improvement; Safeguarding; Carers; Conditions more Common in Older People; Medicines Management and Transitions of Care. Each standard is accompanied by a statement on what the standard is intended to achieve. It also sets out the evidence base and rationale for the development of the standard, the impact of the standard on quality improvement as well as the performance indicators that will be used to measure that the standard during the three year period 2013 - 2016. The Framework has been developed by multidisciplinary Programme Board with the involvement of patients, users of services and their carers. The Framework will be regularly review in the light of new evidence. (Edited publisher abstract)
A flourishing society: aspirations for emotional health and wellbeing in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- LEAVEY Gerard, et al
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 114p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland (NI), this report undertakes a review of the current mental health promotion and suicide prevention strategies in NI. Specifically it aims to: consider progress achieved against the recommendations within the existing strategies; to identify the actions within the existing Mental Health Promotion Strategy 03-08 that will need to be carried forward to a new strategy; to highlight gaps that will need to be addressed in a new strategy; to review the relevant international research and advise on its transferability to the NI situation; to consider approaches to building resilience at both an individual and community level; to investigate the development of population metrics to measure improvement in mental health levels; to provide advice and direction to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) to assist with the development of a new mental health and emotional wellbeing strategy.