Local Context. 1.2.1 Overview of sexual health data for Bury
1.2.2 Ruclear chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening programme
Local Context. The university has a long history of attracting and supporting learners who would not generally consider higher education. Widening participation is about more than simply recruiting a wider range of school leavers to traditional full-time degrees, it involves challenging current policies and practices in order to encourage older, part-time and work- based learners to apply to university too. This is especially important to the university, given the number of University of Greenwich students who are over 21 and the number who are enrolled in part-time study; many mature students are balancing study with employment and family commitments. As an active member of three Aimhigher partnerships and four Lifelong Learning Networks, the university has developed strategies to encourage participation from communities whose participation in higher education is low. Customised pre-entry programmes have been developed with local schools, partner colleges and community groups to ensure that young people and adults are prepared for the demands of higher education and independent study. Targeting protocols support adults and young people who might otherwise be discouraged by social, cultural, economic or institutional barriers from continuing their studies and considering higher education. Social class differentials in higher education (HE) participation rates, rather than gender or ethnicity, are key to understanding under representation in the university’s main catchment area of London and the South East. The university has also developed inclusive, innovative outreach programmes to promote equality of opportunity for disadvantaged groups such as disabled learners and care leavers, who are under-represented in higher education. Close partnerships with nine further education colleges have ensured the growth of flexible higher education provision in college settings through a range of Level-3 progression programmes and foundation degrees, which are vital as the university prepares for the predicted demographic changes post 2010. Equally important is the provision of work-based and work-related learning opportunities that develop students’ employability skills and support their progression into professional and managerial careers.
Local Context. A Draft Scheme of Establishment for the Shetland Community Health Partnership was approved by the Board of NHS Shetland and the Shetland Islands Council in December 2004. This was given ministerial approval by the Scottish Executive Health Department in March 2005. In line with statutory guidance the CHP was then established as a formal NHS Board Committee. At the first meeting of the CHP, the committee noted that arrangements had been made to seek nominations from the Patient Focus Public Involvement (PFPI) Steering Group for a representative to serve on the CHP committee until a PPF was formed. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx was duly appointed. The PFPI Steering Group is NHS Shetland’s main group for developing and coordinating the principles of patient focus public involvement as well as being a source of advice for members of staff who require it. A short life working group, which includes a lay member of the PFPI has been formed to further the development of a PPF in Shetland. NHS 100 was established in 2002 by NHS Shetland to provide a forum for engaging with members of the Shetland community about the future shape of healthcare services in Shetland. The members were invited to attend regular meetings to discuss and comment on a variety of health related topics and services. Items of interest were posted on the PFPI website and interested members sent documents for comment. The meetings were advertised and open to the public. The agenda was NHS led and the meetings were chaired by the NHS lead for PFPI. This forum related only to healthcare services and was not explicitly part of the joint CHP structure. The NHS 100 forum was disbanded in July 2010 following the inauguration of the PPF. Alongside the development of the PPF, local partners in Shetland are working towards planning and delivering services more locally and in partnership with local communities rather than the CHP developing a PPF separately, as it is recognised that everyone contributes to the health and well being of individuals and communities. In 2004 the Shetland Community Planning Board agreed on seven localities for Shetland which provide a basis for service planning at a local community level and specifically support future planning for health and social care services within the CHP. The Planning in Localities Steering Group (PiLSG) was formed in August 2006 to oversee a network of local service delivery groups which are being developed throughout the seven planning localities in Shetland with so...
Local Context. 4.2.1 Inverclyde’s Current Position
4.2.2 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
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a. The Town of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx and its current issues and pressures
b. The Proponents and Team Member’s involvement in the Town of Cochrane and within the Province of Alberta In addition, identify experience on projects with the Town of Cochrane and familiarity with local conditions, contractors and suppliers.
Local Context. 4.1 Safeguarding children is a key strength in Merton. The 2017 Ofsted Inspection found the Board to be Outstanding with no recommendations for improvement. Specifically, inspectors found that There are strong governance arrangements underpinned by established partnerships with other strategic boards, The independent chair provides decisive strategic leadership and challenge to partners The board has been supported by a highly experienced and competent business unit which actively monitors the risk and challenge log and drives the business plan forward. The work of the board also benefits from excellent business administrators. There is a strong engagement across the partnership, including with schools, the voluntary sector, faith and wider community groups on safeguarding issues. Members are drawn from a wide range of partners who hold strategic safeguarding 1 Working Together 2018, “The geographical footprint for the new arrangements is based on local authority areas.”, chapter 3, paragraph 15, p. 75: roles in their agency, and are experienced and influential in their organisations. All partners make a proportionate financial contribution to MSCP. The understanding and application of thresholds by partners are reviewed regularly to ensure that they remain fit for purpose. The comprehensive range of high-quality, up-to-date policies and procedures are exemplary. These are regularly reviewed by the board and the business improvement group to ensure compliance and to ensure that policies are relevant. The board has strategic oversight of and policy development in critical areas of safeguarding practice including Prevent, FGM, CSC, harmful sexual behaviour, gangs and county lines, serious youth violence and contextual safeguarding2.
4.2 In making the transition from a Local Safeguarding Children’s Board to a Local Safeguarding Partnership, Merton is moving forward from a position of outstanding performance. The constitution of the new partnership, therefore, builds on the strength of our existing partnerships and our continued relentless focus on safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. The aim of this partnership agreement is to reflect the kind of partnership which was recognised in the 2017 Ofsted Inspection of the Board.3
4.3 In accordance with Working Together 2018, the Merton Safeguarding Children Partnership recognises that “Schools, colleges and other educational providers have a pivotal role to play in safeguarding children a...
Local Context. The College has very good links with the local community and has representation on bodies such as Seall Arts, Sleat Community Trust, and Sleat Renewables. Like a number of other local organisations, Seall Arts uses the College as an award-winning venue for its many events and runs a series of weekly ceilidhs during the summer to coincide with the College’s short courses in July and August. Gaelic awareness sessions and Gaelic language classes are delivered on a regular basis for the benefit of the local community and are usually very well attended.
Local Context. Overview of sexual health data for Salford h. Improving the sexual health and wellbeing of the population is one of the public health priorities for Salford. Sexual ill-health is a particular issue for Salford with high rates of sexually transmitted infections including HIV and high rates of unintended conceptions. i. Salford has one the highest incidence of HIV outside of London. Diagnoses of common sexually transmitted infections including chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital herpes and genital warts are also increasing. j. Rates of most sexually transmitted infections are highest amongst young people aged 16-24; rates of selected sexually transmitted infections are also high amongst men who have sex with men and women and men from black African and black Caribbean communities living in the UK. k. Uptake of contraception amongst residents is good. Residents can obtain contraception from general practices and from contraception and sexual health clinics. The proportion of women opting for long-acting reversible contraception is increasing. l. The rate of abortions among female residents aged 15-44 has been falling since the late 2000s. The abortion rate for Salford is higher than the rate for England but is comparable to other core cities. m. The under-18 conception rate for Salford has also fallen – 38.4% since the baseline set in 1998 by the National Teenage Pregnancy Strategy. However, Salford continues to have an under-18 conception rate above the national average. n. NHS Salford invested in improving access to contraception, sexual health and abortion services. Residents can obtain contraception from their GP practice, from some pharmacies and from contraception and sexual health clinics including dedicated clinics for young people. Ruclear is an established service and more than 25,000 young people were screened in 2011/12. 48 hour access to GUM clinics has been achieved. However, ongoing work is required to promote the use of condoms and to increase the use of contraception including long acting reliable methods such as the implant in order to control the transmission of sexually transmitted infections and to reduce the numbers of unintended conceptions among women of all ages 1.
Local Context. Midlothian is a small local authority area adjoining Edinburgh’s southern boundary, and framed by the Pentland Hills in the west and the Moorfoot Hills of the Scottish Borders in the south. Most of Midlothian’s population, of just under 80,000, resides in or around the main towns of Penicuik, Bonnyrigg, Loanhead, Dalkeith, Newtongrange and Gorebridge. The southern half of the authority is predominantly rural, with a small population spread between a number of villages and farm settlements. Figure 1: Map of Midlothian Midlothian’s traditional industries were coal mining, and to a lesser extent paper and textile milling and farming. The coal industry declined in the 1980s, and Monktonhall Colliery, the area’s last deep mine, closed in 2000. At the time of the 2001 Census, just over one hundred people in Midlothian were employed in open-cast mining and quarrying operations. Edinburgh and the Lothians now has one of the fastest growing economies in the UK, and both economic and population growth are predicted to continue. Much of Midlothian has benefited from this buoyancy and has escaped the persistent high levels of unemployment and poverty that continue to trouble many other former coalfield areas. The area is gaining a reputation as a hub for the biotechnology and life-sciences industries. Despite economic growth, parts of Midlothian still experience relatively high levels of economic deprivation and associated social and health issues. Deprivation is most prevalent in the communities of Gorebridge, Xxxxxxxx and Easthouses, and Xxxxxxxx, which encompass the area that qualifies for Regeneration Outcome Agreement (ROA) investment. There are also smaller pockets of deprivation within many of Midlothian’s communities.
Local Context. In Salford, female life expectancy is 80.5 years and for males it is 76.1 years; this is lower than the national average by 3.11 years and 2.51 years respectively. There is also difference of around 12.6 years between the most and the least deprived deciles within Salford for males and 8.3 years for females. Salford has improving death rates from LTCs, however Salford also has the third highest under 75yrs CVD mortality rate in the North West Salford has significant levels of health inequalities within the City, there is a 12 year difference in life expectancy for men and 8.2 years for women, between the least and most deprived wards. This is reflected in levels of smoking, alcohol, low levels of physical activity. Approximately 45% of adults in Salford are physically active, compared to the national average of 56%. Salford’s Loicality Plan sets out priorities for the health and wellbeing of the City. Within the Living Well lifestage, there is an emphasis on prevention and providing support to adults with a long term condition, such that individuals are encouraged to take care of their own health and wellbeing, to manage the impact of a any Long Term Condition and stop it getting worse,
