ways to wellness sib learning event: the service provider (phil angier, ways to wellness)
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Commission Better Outcomes Fund – 10th July 2015
Introducing Ways to Wellness – what does it do? why is it needed? who does it?
Supports people to better manage their long-term health conditions
Aimed at patients age 40 – 74, living in Newcastle West Social prescribing is non-medical intervention to addresses
patient’s social, emotional or practical needs; person-centred; promotes behavioural change
Aims to help people to take more control of the factors affecting their health; link them with existing NHS, Local Authority & VCS services
Commission Better Outcomes Fund – 10th July 2015
Introducing Ways to Wellness – what does it do? why is it needed? who does it?
Long term conditions account for 70% of health and social care costs in England; 55% of GP appointments
Supporting people to manage their long term conditions is more effective than conventional medical model on its own
Projected benefits (NEQOS, 2014) - 11,000 patients over 7 years will result in net NHS savings of +/- £4.4m; further savings from reduced medication; social and economic benefits of a healthier population
Commission Better Outcomes Fund – 10th July 2015
Introducing Ways to Wellness – what does it do? why is it needed? who does it?
Simples!
Ways to Wellness – Why we got involved
Commission Better Outcomes Fund – 10th July 2015
Steering Group
Commission Better Outcomes Fund – 10th July 2015
Ways to Wellness –breakthroughs, challenges, staying the course
a social prime contractor
alignment of incentives
sharing risk choreographing
contracts
Commission Better Outcomes Fund – 10th July 2015
Ways to Wellness –breakthroughs, challenges, staying the course
there is no new money to pay for the service – there have to be cashable savings
designing the metrics retro-fitting the service model to
NHS commissioning processes
Commission Better Outcomes Fund – 10th July 2015
Ways to Wellness –breakthroughs, challenges, staying the course
original target launch – April 2014, actual launch a year late
ran out of development funding – massive amount of pro bono
keeping faith with partners pioneering is adventurous but not
comfortable
Commission Better Outcomes Fund – 10th July 2015
Ways to Wellness – advice to the traveller?
senior buy-in from your commissioner gather a strong committed team is the business case compelling enough to
survive knock-backs? understand your commissioner’s contract
processes patience – determination – more patience enjoy!