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  • 25 April 2025

    Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards 2025

    Deadline for nominations Friday 2 May 2025

    The deadline for nominations to our Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards 2025 of Friday 2 May 2025 is fast approaching.

    Full details of this year’s awards are now available on our ICS website https://www.sneeics.org.uk/involving-everyone/can-do-health-and-care-awards-2025 including the award categories, judging criteria and the link to apply online. We are seeking nominations from across Suffolk and North East Essex, from individuals, teams and organisations, and from the NHS, local authorities, the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector, primary care, social care providers, and others involved in the health, care and wellbeing of our population. We want to recognise, commend, and share excellence in our health and care system in Suffolk and North East Essex that demonstrates the impact of innovative person-centred approaches, in partnership with people, communities and organisations. Our award categories this year are:

    • Co-production and Co-Delivery Award
    • Preventing Ill-health, Inequalities and Injustice Award
    • Holistic, Neighbourhood Based Care Award
    • Technology and Innovation Award
    • Learning from Data, Evidence, Knowledge, and Intelligence Award
    • Making Better Use of our Resources Award
    • Unsung Hero Award
    • Inspirational Leader Award
    • Supporting Young People Award
    • Partnership with the VCFSE Sector Award

    Nominations must be submitted by 5:00pm on Friday 2 May 2025 using the online nomination form at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/can-do-health-care-awards-2025

    Each category in the Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards 2025 will be judged by a panel which includes a majority of people with relevant lived experience, and our Supporting Young People Award will be judged by a panel of local young people.

    Finalists will be invited to join us at our awards ceremony on Friday 4 July 2025 at Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket. Winners will be announced and trophies and certificates given out to winners by some familiar faces. Information about all our winners and finalists will also feature on our ICS website and we would like to share your achievements and ideas with health and care partners locally, regionally and nationally – as well as local media.

    Our first Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards took place in 2024, and the winners were announced at our annual EXPO event. The awards were a huge success in highlighting the extraordinary achievements of individuals, teams and collaborations across our health and care system. You can see a full list of our 2024 winners and finalists at https://www.sneeics.org.uk/involving-everyone/can-do-health-and-care-awards-2024

    We look forward to receiving your nominations soon.

    Loneliness Reduction Training Coming to West Suffolk!

    Do you work for a Suffolk organisation that is connected to people experiencing loneliness? These can be organisations that promote social, mental, and physical wellbeing. If so, then Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with Civil Society Consulting and other partners invite you to book onto their new loneliness reduction training.

    In recent years, social changes in the UK, including increased reliance on technology and weakened community bonds, which was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have made social connections harder to establish naturally. As a result, loneliness is becoming a nationwide epidemic. Loneliness is a key contributor to various physical and mental health conditions, including cognitive decline. Loneliness can trigger symptoms like chronic stress, a weakened immune system, and high blood pressure, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases, dementia, and other chronic illnesses that can significantly impact overall well-being and longevity.

    In 2020, the Campaign to End Loneliness enlisted Civil Society Consulting (CSC) to transform their research into an interactive training course. Since then, CSC has piloted and developed the training with over 150 people in a wide range of places in the UK: Norfolk, Rochdale, Tameside, Tees Valley and Stoke-on-Trent. They have also developed another resource, called 32 Steps to Togetherness.

    By the end of the training, 90% of participants had a strong understanding of loneliness and its impacts, while 85% developed a clear and motivated plan to tackle loneliness in their area. CSC is now working with the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and other local partners to expand the training to West Suffolk.

    About the training

    The training is currently aimed at grassroots organisations or statutory sector professionals working within the local area who are connected to people experiencing loneliness. However, the course can be adapted for all.

    The workshops are to be split over two days. They will run from 10am-12:30pm on both days:

    Day 1: Participants will develop a deep understanding of loneliness learning the theory and psychology behind it.

    Day 2: Participants will collaboratively discuss and co-produce a strategic approach/plan to tackle loneliness in local area, including partnership working.

    Each participant will receive a printed copy of CSC’s Loneliness Reduction Training Handbook on the day.

    The dates to save in your diaries are the 4th and 5th of June 2025.

    The training will be held at the Haverhill Arts Centre.

    Address: High Street, Haverhill, CB9 8AR.

    If you are interested in attending the training on behalf of your organisation or would like to know more, please contact:

    tabitha.taylor@nsft.nhs.uk – Local Partner of CSC

    rebecca.poz@nsft.nhs.uk – Local Partner of CSC

    Or

    natasha@civilsocietyconsulting.co.uk

    Please do not contact the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Partnership

    Women’s Health Insight & Oversight Group

    Although the Women's Health I&O Group regular meetings have now come to an end, we have the opportunity to keep and grow the membership via a Women's Health Network! Please see this link to the page on Let's Talk SNEE:

    Women's Health Network | Let’s Talk SNEE

    We are beginning with the original I&O Group membership so there is no need to sign up to join if you were part of the original group.

    Other projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE

    West Suffolk Localities Partnership Platform – go to

    https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/wslocalities

    Attracting a new workforce in health and social care across Suffolk and North East Essex – go to

    https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/attracting-a-new-workforce-in-health-and-social-care-across-snee

    Suffolk Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Health Illness Procurement – go to

    https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/suffolk-individual-placement-and-support-for-severe-mental-health-illness-procurement

    We love to hear from you

    Do you have a question or want to tell us about something relating to health and wellbeing in Suffolk and North East Essex ? Get in touch at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ask-us

    Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who is interested in health and wellbeing in Suffolk and north east Essex.

    If you have received this email from someone else and are not already signed up to Let’s Talk SNEE then we would love for you to join our community. Register here

  • 4 April 2025

    New project on the Mental Health Hub

    Find out more and register your interest to be involved in the procurement process for Individual Placement Support helping people with Severe Mental Health Illness, to get back into work. Go to www.letstalksnee.co.uk/suffolk-individual-placement-and-support-for-severe-mental-health-illness-procurement

    Other projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE

    Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards 2025 – go to

    Nominations: https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/43986

    Judging panel information :https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/45131

    Recording and sharing health and social care information – go to

    https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/38178/survey-tools/42736

    West Suffolk Localities Partnership Platform – go to

    https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/wslocalities

    The following engagement projects from our Integrated Care System partners are also still open:

    Mental Health and Wellbeing - take part at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/K5MFID/

    SEND Collaboration at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2

    Learn CPR in 15 minutes for free with British Heart Foundation RevivR™

    https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/learn-cpr-in-15-minutes

    We love to hear from you

    Do you have a question or want to tell us about something relating to health and wellbeing in Suffolk and North East Essex ? Get in touch at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ask-us

  • 14 March 2025

    Making Suicide Prevention Everybody's Business Webinar Series 2025

    As part of their commitment to making suicide prevention everybody's business, Public Health Suffolk invite you to attend the second in a series of webinars that will explore various themes and issues that can impact individuals and prompt them to consider taking their own lives.

    Making suicide prevention everybody's business is crucial because it's the interactions people have with each other that have the potential to make a real difference. This month, the focus is on Substance Misuse.

    You are encouraged to attend the webinar live if you are able, but if not, it will be able to view as a download.

    Wed 26th March 2025 10:00 - 11:00 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London

    To book go to https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e3b562e9-f724-4ff6-b98e-7c763edfeba6@109c6aec-5046-4a95-8f3c-84f63ba18af4

    Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards 2025

    Our first ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards took place in 2024, and the winners were announced at our annual EXPO event. The awards were a huge success in highlighting the extraordinary achievements of individuals, teams and collaborations across our health and care system.

    This year our ten Awards categories reflect our ICS ‘Future Shift’ Integrated Care Strategy plus a few additional categories building on our experience last year.

    We want to celebrate those who deserve special recognition for making ‘Can Do’ health and care a reality in Suffolk and North East Essex. This could be your team, yourself or someone that you know. We particularly welcome nominations that include collaboration between local teams or organisations that benefits the health and wellbeing of local people, carers, families or communities.

    Nominations must be submitted using the nomination form at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/43986

    We are also looking for volunteers for our Award Judging Panels. If you would like to find out more and apply for this, please complete the form at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/45131

    SNEE People and Communities Assembly

    Everyone is welcome to join the SNEE People and Communities Assembly. The Assembly is a group who support people with lived experience and the workforce to come together to improve health and care services. The group develops and learn from each other – a community of practice for involvement, co-production and co-delivery.

    You can sign up to get involved in this via our Let’s Talk SNEE platform at

    https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/people-and-communities-insight-and-oversight-group/surveys/co-creating-our-system-wide-learning-community?utm_source=ehq_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ehq-Whats-Happening-on-Lets-Talk-SNEE-3-March-2025

    On Monday March 24th the Assembly is meeting from 10am - 12:30pm at West Suffolk House, or you can join virtually on Teams, please register using the above link.

    West Suffolk Localities on Let’s Talk SNEE

    West Suffolk Alliance are delighted to announce the launch of the West Suffolk Alliance Locality Insight Platform.

    The Locality Partnership Platform on Let’s Talk SNEE aims to empower local assets to integrate and collaborate, collectively develop priorities and actions, improve relationships between organisations and inclusively communicate to enable the voice of our community to be heard. If you are involved in community working in any of the West Suffolk localities, then get involved by registering on Let’s Talk SNEE and joining the West Suffolk Localities group. More information can be found at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/wslocalities

    Other projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE

    Recording and sharing health and social care information – go to

    https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/38178/survey-tools/42736

    The following engagement projects from our Integrated Care System partners are also still open:

    Mental Health and Wellbeing - take part at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/K5MFID/

    SEND Collaboration at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2

    Learn CPR in 15 minutes for free with British Heart Foundation RevivR™

    https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/learn-cpr-in-15-minutes

  • 22 November 2024

    Supporting Suffolk’s Armed Forces Community

    In Suffolk there are around 3,000 UK Armed Forces Service personnel and similar number of spouses and children. Of the 30,000 Veterans in the county, around 10,000 are of working age.

    The Armed Forces Covenant Board has compiled a directory of local services: mental health, welfare, community support and meet-up groups which champions the breath of support from across many partner organisations.

    Visit the website: www.suffolkmilitarycovenant.org.uk



    Recovery College provides a range of courses on a range of mental health issues. The following free webinars will be broadcast from Ipswich County Library

    Monday 2 December, 2pm–3.30pm - Understanding and Managing Anxiety

    Tuesday 3 December, 11am – 12pm – CHIME. This course focuses on the Recovery College framework which covers five key areas.

    Tuesday 10 December, 10.30am–12noon - Five Ways to Wellbeing. Exploring the framework used by the NHS

    Wednesday 11 December, 10.30am–12.30pm - Exploring Emotions

    For more information please contact Jane.Cox@suffolklibraries.co.uk

    Booking is not essential but will give you access to the full benefits available from the Recovery College. To book - https://nsft-nhs.heiapply.com/eoi-form/embed/2285

    Other engagement projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE from our Integrated Care System partners:

    Violence Against Women & Girls strategy for 2025-2028 the Suffolk VAWG Steering Group would like to hear from victim survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence (any gender) in Suffolk to help shape our priorities.


    To register for an online or face to face engagement session go to https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=fZgkhyM1SkWL2ZfCJQLkNtazanXQrlVNqxkZL4FgSJRURENCODRIV0VUM0FZMDdKNlBZQUxDS1ZORi4u&route=shorturl


    If you would rather engage by completing a survey for victim-survivors go to https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=fZgkhyM1SkWL2ZfCJQLkNtazanXQrlVNqxkZL4FgSJRURTQzNENJRFExV0dZWTIyRk0zN1ZTNTRCVy4u&route=shorturl

    SEND Collaboration at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2

    Children’s Services in Suffolk are running a survey on the County Council website at https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/childrens-health

    Healthwatch Suffolk wants to know how you’re being supported to look after your health whilst on a waiting list in Suffolk. Please take part in the anonymous survey at smartsurvey.co.uk/s/elective

    We love to hear from you

    Get in touch at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/tell-us-something or if you have a question relating to health and wellbeing in Suffolk and North East Essex then ask us at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ask-us

  • 8 November 2024

    People & Communities Insight & Oversight Group

    Our People & Communities event is getting closer but there's still time to book your place or register your interest for getting involved with the group. Fill out the form at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/36621/survey-tools/40744 or go to www.letstalksnee.co.uk/people-and-communities-insight-and-oversight-group for more information.

    Other engagement projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE:

    Connect for Health at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ies-connect-for-health/surveys/connect-for-health-feedback-survey-october-2024

    ME & CFS and Long Covid survey at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/20120/survey-tools/40479

    SEND Collaboration at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2

    We also have some non ICB surveys from colleagues within the Suffolk & North East Essex Integrated Care System (SNEE ICS):

    Mental Health Research Priorities in Norfolk & Suffolk


    Children’s Services in Suffolk are running a survey on the County Council website at https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/childrens-health

    Healthwatch Suffolk are running a survey about waiting for treatment in Suffolk. Take the survey at smartsurvey.co.uk/s/elective

    We love to hear from you

    Get in touch at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ask-us

  • 17 May 2024

    Suffolk Suicide Prevention Action Plan

    Suffolk County Council’s Public Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Team is asking people to support the development and delivery of our suicide prevention action plan.

    In Suffolk, working aged men are at the highest risk of suicide. We want to focus our efforts over the next 12 months to improve the experience of working aged men in Suffolk, and we need your help.

    We are seeking volunteers to help shape our approach – could that be you?

    Working groups are being set up to tackle the following areas:

    • Awareness Raising, Information, Advice and Guidance

    • Risk Reduction

    • Crisis Support

    You may also wish to become a member of the Suffolk Suicide Prevention Partnership – a virtual forum where you can receive information about the programme and the progress we make.

    So, if you are a working aged man living or working in Suffolk and you would like to be part of a conversation to improve the wellbeing of men we are waiting to hear from you.

    Please send an email to publicmentalhealth@suffolk.gov.uk to express your interest.