November 2022 ICS Newsletter – Let’s Talk: Your health & care campaign
The third newsletter from Cambridgeshire & Peterborough ICS was issued this month. During November, the ICS has been busy promoting Let’s Talk: Your health & care campaign. Let’s Talk is all about gathering views of people who live and work in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to shape the first-ever Health & Wellbeing Integrated Care Strategy.
Also, over the last month, two important strategies, the People and Communities Engagement Strategy and the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Strategy, have been agreed upon.
You can find details on both of these strategies here.
The VCSE Strategy focuses on the positive impact our VCSE partners have on the health and wellbeing of our local people, and sets out how we can all work together to create healtheir futures for our local people and communities. The Strategy was co-produced by the ICS, including VCSE partners, and led by the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA). An action plan will deliver the Strategy and future updates will be shared in this newsletter.
Autumn booster and flu vaccines are now available for those over aged 50 and over – the NHS COVID-19 and flu programmes continue to protect the county ahead of winter, with our 33 million people in England eligible for a free flu vaccine this year. This will include primary-age and some secondary-age children, who will be offered a nasal spray.
Warm Hubs will be introduced to support local people and communities who may be facing difficult challenges as we get closer to winter. The hubs will offer a warm, friendly and inclusive environment with access to hot food, tea and coffee. The new initiative has been developed by both South and East Cambridgeshire District Councils as well as Cambridge City Council, with support from the ICS. The hubs will be coordinated by Cambridgeshire ACRE – the charity dedicated to supporting and strengthening rural communities across Cambridgeshire. For more information on warm hubs, visit the ICS website
In other news – £5m healthcare facility has been secured for new Bourn Airfield development. This development at the airfield will see 3,500 new homes built – leading to significant additional healthcare needs for the local community.
NHS Blood and Transport (NHSBT) has triggered an ‘amber alert’ as blood stock levels across the country have fallen to critical levels.
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