Living Well Engagement Page
The council’s overall direction for adult social care is built on three core strategies named ‘Ageing Well’, ‘Caring Well’, and ‘Living Well’, setting out priorities up to 2027. The three strategies were co-designed with people who use services and their friends and families. They focus on how the council will support people across the city, whether they are older people, those with a care and support need with learning disabilities, mental health challenges, autism, living with additional physical or sensory difficulty, or the friends and family of people with additional needs.
A Partnership group manages the development, delivery, and monitoring of the yearly action plans for each strategy. This will build on the work of the previous year and in reaction to emerging needs and trends.
All action plans contain a desire to further develop co-production, meaning there will continue to be multiple methods for residents to be a part of the work going forward. Whether via membership of the partnership group, through focused pieces of work on specific activities or design or by engagement through the website and social media.
We know how busy people are and how precious your time is; therefore, we want to hear your views in multiple ways to ensure we receive as much feedback as is possible.
We are also aware that people may be interested in more than one of the strategies and as such we will link these together so people can navigate between them easily.
The Living Well strategy looks at the needs and wellbeing of adults of working age with additional needs such as physical, sensory, learning difficulties, mental health challenges and autism. Best practice has shown our residents living with these challenges would benefit from a person-centred approach to care, which supports them to live independently and be involved within their local community.
Priorities and action plans within this strategy focus on five priorities:
- Improving people’s health and wellbeing promoting health lifestyles
- Preventing the number of hospital and care home admissions
- Developing suitable housing and principles of housing support
- Delivering health, care, support and housing in a more joined up way
- Encouraging community inclusion and ensuring integrated person-centred services that enable people to take control of their care and focus on their strengths
We value your feedback…
The Living Well User Voice Groups are residents’ forums that have been created for us to gather feedback and for you to share your views on local services
- Learn more about free local services and activities.
- Share your thoughts directly with SCC officers in person.
- Be part of decision-making in your community.
- Make new friends.
Currently there are two Living Well User Voice Groups, one for people with learning disabilities and a new group which supports mental health and wellbeing. Each group meets typically every 6 weeks at a central Southend location. For more details, please contact Neil Songer – neilsonger@southend.gov.uk