Issue - meetings

To hear from Dr Jaspar Holmes, Senior Researcher, Ricability on the ‘Getting Back Home’ booklet and to consider whether a similar publication would be beneficial to Haringey.

The company grew out of ‘Which’ in the 1960’s.

Primary focus is on information provision for older people and those with disabilities.

“Getting Back Home” booklet will be handed out to patients on stroke wards/units.  Tis booklet includes information on secondary prevention, there is a separate booklet being formulated for prevention under the same project.

The original “Getting Back Home” booklet was written in 2004.  This is being updated during this project.

Cost for writing and printing both documents is approx £25-30,000 which is being jointly funded in Islington.

Booklet contains a directory and is actionable – it’s not just about providing information.  It’s also about active management.

Booklet contains a tear off workbook section.

There will be a PDF version available.

The panel was shown a first draft of the prints for the prevention booklet which contained messages such as the effect of smoking and alcohol for strokes.  It also contained blunt messages regarding the effects of strokes e.g. on sexual ability.

A prevention leaflet like the one being done through Ricability for Islington would be useful for Haringey, to include shock factors and have an ethnic diversity element.

Consideration to be given for a recommendation

Noted that Haringey stroke patients in the Whittington Hospital would be given the Islington specific Getting Back Home booklet due to the location of the hospital.  This would mean all information and contacts in the booklet would not be specific to their area of residency.

Points of discussion

Beer mats, post cards, bill boards, buses – blunt message

Vascular checks could be tacked onto these.

TV in each surgery is currently being rolled out – this could be used to get messages out.  Discussion around production costs and use of local celebrities.  Could costs be cut by using a local college?  Could any money from the stroke grant be used for this?

Consideration  to be given for a recommendation.

Discussion around using cultural centres in the borough for vascular checks.  This would enable the TPCT to access people who do not go the GP surgeries.

The TPCT is currently investing in Health Trainers.

Discussion around exploring the possibilities of joint working on information with other boroughs as well as having some projects which are Haringey specific.  The need for some Haringey specific information was noted.

Consideration to be given for a recommendation.