people with mental for commissioners, commissioners' improve health and health problems providers, service intention at that point to wellbeing. users and carers to put out to tender an To support people to meet together and overarching their conditions discuss issues and specification to provide future a flexible and To reduce social isolation developments. Eg, responsive within an appropriate the Wellbeing supported environment. College approach to mental specification was health and wellbeing To and make use of developed by support in the shared experience in Forum members. community. Social helping people to support isolation will be an themselves and manage The Social important element of their long term conditions. Prescribing Service this. (above) and Sirona To increase the range of A Wellbeing College, if Community Links people’s skills and demonstrated to be Service (social interests and to support successful, could be a prescribing element) them to develop peer-led central part of this both link and groups which meet those overarching support people into interests specification. It is a wide range of currently being To train and support local funded and considered as to people to become peer unfunded groups, whether a Wellbeing mentors to provide a activities & services College would take on positive experience for in order to address a role as a themselves and in helping their holistic needs. commissioning body in others. (Eg unfunded terms of purchasing groups like Bath To provide a wide range and developing early City Farm and of information and support intervention, Greenlinks). to enable people to take prevention, and self up opportunities which management courses New Hope (service and activities from 3rd user group) produce party organisations. a 'Hope Guide'
people with mental health problems for commissioners, providers, service users and carers to meet together and discuss issues and future developments. Eg, the Wellbeing College specification was developed by Forum members. The Social Prescribing Service (above) and Sirona Community Links Service (social prescribing element) both link and support people into a wide range of local funded and unfunded groups, activities & services in order to address their holistic needs. (Eg unfunded groups like Bath City Farm and Greenlinks). New Hope (service user group) produce a 'Hope Guide' commissioners' intention at that point to put out to tender an overarching specification to provide a flexible and responsive approach to mental health and wellbeing support in the community. Social isolation will be an important element of this. A Wellbeing College, if demonstrated to be successful, could be a central part of this overarching specification. It is currently being considered as to whether a Wellbeing College would take on a role as a commissioning body in terms of purchasing and developing early intervention, prevention, and self management courses and activities from 3rd party organisations. improve health and wellbeing. To support people to their conditions To reduce social isolation within an appropriate supported environment. To and make use of shared experience in helping people to support themselves and manage their long term conditions. To increase the range of people’s skills and interests and to support them to develop peer-led groups which meet those interests To train and support people to become peer mentors to provide a positive experience for themselves and in helping others. To provide a wide range of information and support to enable people to take up opportunities which
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