Objective(s)

Manage the commissioning and development of the Community Link Worker Service.

Delivery Team

• Cathy Steer (Lead)
• Sandra MacAllister
• Eilidh Moir
• Fiona MacLeod
• Jayne Shewan
• Megan MacKenzie

Activities

• Lead the development, support and extension of the delivery of the CLW service in Primary Care.
• Support the evaluation of the CLW service in remote and rural areas of Highland in partnership with the University of the Highlands and Islands.
• Scope and develop a Highland directory of services to support the CLW service.

Governance

• Primary Care Improvement Project Board
• Yearly update to NHS Highland Board (Social Mitigation Plan)

Performance Measures/Outcomes

• Agreed KPI’s outlined in the CLW programme.

Objective(s)

Support Financial Inclusion work.

Delivery Team

• Sandra MacAllister

Activities

• Develop a financial inclusion service in remote and rural GP practices in Highland in partnership with Highland Council.

Governance

• No official reporting from health improvement.
• Overall work reported to Improvement Services by Highland Council.

Performance Measures/Outcomes

• 10 referrals per quarter (Improvement Service).

Objective(s)

Development of overarching social prescribing framework.

Delivery Team

• Cathy Steer (Lead)
• Sandra MacAllister
• Eilidh Moir
• Katy Allanson

Activities

• Lead the development of a social prescribing network and co-ordinating group to develop a Highland framework.

Governance

• Realistic Medicine Programme Board.
• Population Health Programme Board.

Performance Measures/Outcomes

• Completion of Highland Framework.

Objective(s)

Lead work to support patients on waiting lists to keep well.

Delivery Team

• Cathy Steer (Lead)
• Fiona MacLeod
• Sandra MacAllister

Activities

• Lead on and develop, implement, manage and evaluate a pilot link worker service for patients on NHS waiting lists.
• Complete a baseline measure against the National Waiting Well Tool.
• Lead development of Waiting Well initiatives within Lochaber Redesign. 

Governance

• Scheduled Care Programme Board.
• Population Health Programme Board.

Performance Measures/Outcomes

• TBC

Objective(s)

Promote green health social prescribing as a pathway to overall health and wellbeing.

Delivery Team

• Cathy Steer (Lead)
• Dan Jenkins
• Ailsa Villegas
• Kate Thomson
• Helen Perkins

Activities

• Lead the development of green health social prescribing pathways and opportunities to engage in green health activities.

Governance

Mental Health Delivery Group to the Community Planning Partnership Board.

Performance Measures/Outcomes

• TBC