We know better housing is crucial for the mental and physical health of our communities.
In the North East and North Cumbria we have established a Housing, Health, and Care Programme to build on the collaborative work already underway across our region to tackle and mobilise on this important issue.
Our programme is the region's sector led improvement initiative focused on delivering better, more integrated housing, care, and support so that people can be healthy, live well, and stay independent in their own home.
The programme has been co-created by the North East branch of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, the Northern Housing Consortium, and the TEC Services Association (TSA); with many other partners involved too.
Our programme has teamed up with the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) to develop a baseline review of housing needs in the region. This review, alongside insights and feedback from events, roundtables and our community of practice, has shaped our priorities for the next five-years.
Read our five-year roadmap Read our housing programme summary
Community of practice
Our 'community of practice' – this is an open forum for knowledge-sharing and collaboration – it will support the work of the programme, bringing together council, NHS, housing providers and people with lived experience to learn from each other.
To sign up please email - sean.cocking@nhs.net using the subject "Community Housing Programme".
Our priorities
We are focused on three important areas of work:
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