Case studies

Newcastle operates a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach in which health and wellbeing is embedded across the council.

The approach to implementing trusted assessment involved identifying the best team to develop trusted assessment – using an interface team of nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist and social worker. The approach to implementing trusted assessment involved:

For Newcastle Gateshead CCG, one of the very best things occurring as a result of being part of the NHS England New Care Models programme has been the opportunity to test and evaluate new models. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

Managing transfers of care: an example of how a local area is working to implement system change. This initiative focuses on older people living with frailty and very complex needs in care homes. This example of a local initiative forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

An element of drug and alcohol recovery support has been run from a community library since 2019 in Newcastle.

To help tackle the low vaccine uptake in Newcastle's working age men, Newcastle City Council and the local NHS worked closely with the city’s football club to help increase vaccination rates.

Quit Well Newham was launched in January 2021. It provides quit aids such as nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes alongside expert support from a stop smoking adviser

See how NHS Digital has worked with those who receive care, their carers as well as health and social care professionals to understand the social care information needs of older people. This case study forms part of our Design in Social Care Programme. This case study forms part of our Design in Social Care Programme.

Research published in The Lancet in 2018 (Morgan et al) found that there is an elevated risk of suicide in older people who self-harm, yet older people do not always get access to specialist care. This case study was done jointly with the National Suicide Prevention Alliance and forms part of our suicide prevention resource.

Bath and North East Somerset Council has a good track record of inviting and getting people in for NHS Health Checks. Strong partnership work with GP practices has been key to that success. The team is now looking at how digital Health Checks could bring new opportunities to reach those least likely to take up the offer.