What's Happening on Let's Talk SNEE Newsletter Archive

Happy New Year from the Let’s Talk SNEE team

An update on our work with People and Communities in Suffolk and North East Essex

Following our People and Communities Insight and Oversight workshop in November last year work is progressing and there are developments planned for the coming year. To find out more visit www.letstalksnee.co.uk/people-and-communities-insight-and-oversight-group where you can also sign up to get involved, (if you have not already done so) at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/36621/survey-tools/40744

Community workshops - 'Change NHS'

Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System is working with other NHS areas in the East of England to include people from different communities in the ‘Change NHS’ national campaign. Information about the campaign can be found at https://change.nhs.uk including more ways to share your views.

Two workshops are being held to gather views about how the Government would like the NHS to change over the next ten years:

Wednesday 29th January 2025 - 6pm - 8pm (online) - for people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, transgender, non-binary or questioning their gender identity or sexuality, intersex people, and any other LGBTQIA+ identities, as well as their family carers.

Date, time and venue to be confirmed - People who are D/deaf or hard of hearing, and their family carers.

For more information and to sign up for either workshop go to www.letstalksnee.co.uk/change-nhs

The following engagement projects, launched in 2024, from our Integrated Care System partners are still open:

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/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

Red Tape Challenge - Patients and the public

The Secretary of State for Health and Care, Wes Streeting, and the Chief Executive of NHS England, Amanda Pritchard, have announced a rapid review of how care is coordinated between different parts of the health service. This includes:

• how referrals are made and managed, including waiting lists
• how patients are discharged from hospital or other care providers such as mental health or community services
• how the different parts of the health service communicate safely and effectively with each other and with patients

Things are not as smooth as they could be, and this review is an opportunity to better understand and find potential solutions to some of the problems. Your perspective on what’s working well, what is working less well, and what you think could be done differently is sought.

Visit https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO4zUGofeA8aBGkpR6pC5xWdxURjA2UFY0N1hET1A2U0ZFQ0lJVVJUNjIzQy4u&route=shorturl to take the survey.

The closing date for the survey is 16 December 2024.

Our apologies for the short notice to complete this survey before the closing date, but the Let's Talk SNEE team have only just been made aware of it.

Other engagement projects currently running from our Integrated Care System partners:

Special Education Needs & Disability (SEND) Collaboration at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2

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

FREE Suicide Prevention Conference

5th December 9.30-12.30

The Hold, Ipswich

National and local experts in Suicide Prevention will be providing insight and information into this important and life-saving subject area.

To book your FREE space please use the Eventbrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/suffolk-suicide-prevention-conference-tickets-1061945961959?msockid=3181069a65f8641003f0153c64b465dd

Other engagement projects currently running from our Integrated Care System partners:

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

Did you know?

If you change your email there is no need to create a whole new account on Let’s Talk SNEE, you can simply amend your saved details via your profile page. Click on your name on the top right of the screen then select “Account”.

This will take you to your profile page where you can change things such as the email associated with your account.

We love to hear from you

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

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

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

SNEE ICS People & Communities development and opportunity
To involve people, community, workforce and system voices across the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System, we are co-creating an Insight and Oversight Group. This is a developing community of practice to support involvement, engagement, co-production and co-delivery across the ICS. The group will inform and provide expertise to the People and Communities Committee, the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and Integrated Care Board (ICB).

Please visit this page on the Lets Talk SNEE platform to find out more, view a visual of the proposal, and register your interest in this work:

https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/people-and-communities-insight-and-oversight-group

Group contributors include:

Individuals and people with lived experience, service users and patients, family carers, voluntary sector staff and volunteers, programme/transformation leads, operational/project staff, engagement leads, education sector, private sector, Board members, Chairs, Trustees, and Councillors.

Group functions and actions involve (for discussion):

• A less formal community of practice for system-wide learning that guides People and Communities work across the system
• Inform, develop and action plans for involving more voices and experiences in the transformation of health and care services
• Provide oversight of co-production and engagement processes
• Provide insight from and involve people in communities in specific projects
• Networking and forum discussion on Lets Talk SNEE

All voices are welcome, and no prior skills are required. People can get involved in shaping this group.

We are hosting a workshop to develop this together on Wednesday 20^th November 09:30 - 12:00 at Copdock Village Hall, IP8 3JN. Please share and register your place as soon as possible using the form within this link. You can also register others on their behalf.

For any queries and questions about this work, please contact Su, Co-production Lead for SNEE Integrated Care Partnership: su.conquer@snee.nhs.uk

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

Connect for Health social prescribing survey closes on Monday 28th October 2024 - make sure you have shared your experience at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ies-connect-for-health/surveys/connect-for-health-feedback-survey-october-2024

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

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

Please respond by Tuesday 19th November 2024.

We also have the following surveys running from our Integrated Care System partners:

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

The Connect for Health programme has been providing a social prescribing link worker service in Ipswich and east Suffolk for five years.

We are keen to hear from people who have used the service - how easy it is to access, what worked well, what could be improved, how it has made a difference to you, and any other thoughts you have about it.

We will use your answers to help make improvements in the right areas and ensure the service can meet people's needs. Responses are anonymous. Take the survey at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/36610/survey-tools/40708

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

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

ME & CFS and Long Covid survey at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/20120/survey-tools/40479 Please respond by Tuesday 19th November 2024.

We also have the following surveys running from our Integrated Care System partners:

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

ME & CFS and Long COVID Survey

ME & CFS and Long COVID are all types of post-viral conditions and so the services are combining. We have been working with people who have different expertise, including patients and carers with lived experience of the conditions to find out how the services should combine, and which services would be most valuable to patients.

The team are seeking valuable input from patients and family carers in Suffolk and north east Essex. If you can share your views, take our survey at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/20120/survey-tools/40479 Your answers will us to help shape the future combined services.

Please respond by Tuesday 19th November 2024. There will also be further opportunities for patients and family carers to feed into this programme.

What’s it like to be on a waiting list in Suffolk? Share your thoughts now

Are you or your loved one waiting for hospital treatment?

Healthwatch Suffolk wants to know how you’re being supported to look after your health while you wait.

Please take part in the anonymous survey at smartsurvey.co.uk/s/elective

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

West Suffolk Diabetes Service survey at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/34001/survey-tools/37287

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

And

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

West Suffolk Diabetes Service

We are currently reviewing the West Suffolk Diabetes service and would welcome your feedback to help improve the experiences of the population, the results of this survey will be used to shape our future diabetes service.

Please go to https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/34001/survey-tools/37287 to take the survey.

Children’s Services in Suffolk

As part of Suffolk County Council’s continued drive to ensure children's services meet the needs of the Suffolk population, Suffolk County Council are inviting service users, including future users, and stakeholders to share their views on the current Healthy Child Service and Family Hubs (0-5 services).

Responses will help the Council understand what is important to users and help guide its approach and thinking for the future.

Four questionnaires are available on the County Council website at Children's health and children's centre services - Suffolk County Council (from 1 October 2024) covering:

Healthy Child services, also known as the 0-19 service and has 3 parts

1. Health visiting - provided by Health Visitors and their teams who work with families with children aged 0-5 years, via home visits, clinics, group and 121 support.

1. School nursing - supports children aged 5-19 years old (up to 25 years for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and their families.

1. Family Nurse Partnership - a home visiting service for first time mums, aged 21 years and under, who live in Suffolk.

Family hubs (0-5 services)

1. Family hubs (0-5 services) - locations used by our 0-5 Health and Children Centre Teams to deliver activities and information to children and their families.

The closing date for user feedback is 29 November 2024.

A Children and Young People Profile, https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/asset-library/cyp-profile.pdf, was completed in September 2024 setting out the latest statistical trends in Suffolk.

Views are welcomed from individuals or as a group. The questionnaires are anonymous, and you can complete all that are relevant to you. If you would like to send a group response, please email your views to healthychildandfamilyhubservices@suffolk.gov.uk. This is also the contact email if you would like any further information about the questionnaires or child services in Suffolk.

SEND Collaboration

Visit the new Send Collaboration hub at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2 a place where you can have more of a say over the things that matter to you and to your family. Here you will be able to tell the Local Area Partnership what’s really going on, connect with other SEND families, tell us how we are getting on and share your ideas for making things better.

We want to make sure that we hear from you more frequently, and that you feel you can tell us what life is like for you.