A new and exciting Living Well programme to help people in our communities live the best lives they can is being planned, and will be available early next year.
The programme will offer differing levels of support, dependent on need, and will be focused on supporting and empowering people to identify and implement personalised strategies to help improve their physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing.
Services will range from one-to-one support from specialist rehabilitation support workers, working within NHS physio departments, to locally based wellbeing support workers, offering one-to-one support and a group-based programme focused on empowering people to identify and make changes to improve their quality of life. Finally, the programme will seek to support and build upon existing health and wellbeing opportunities within each locality, with the vision of helping our communities to be environments where people support each other to thrive.
Linda Currie, Associate Director for Allied Health Professionals (AHP’s) for Argyll and Bute HSCP said: "I am excited to be part of the team implementing the wellbeing pathways, I want to thank our partners for working with us collaboratively and look forward to the service being launched for people across Argyll and Bute."
The intention is to have wellbeing support workers in Helensburgh, Dunoon, Oban, Rothesay, Campbeltown and Mid Argyll, as well as looking to extend support to our island communities.
The Living Well programme is being developed by the Living Well Board (a merge of the previously named Prevention Board and the Public Health Living Well Board). The programme currently has funding from Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), Macmillan Cancer Care, and Argyll and Bute Third Sector Interface. The programme is working closely with local partners Live Argyll and Lorn Healthy Options in local delivery.
Whilst the majority of the funding for the Living Well programme is coming from the HSCP and Macmillan Cancer Care, the Living Well Board has a wide membership with representation from many organisations, all working together towards the vision of people in Argyll and Bute living longer, and healthier, independent lives.