Northern Housing Consortium - Measuring Outcomes

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Measuring Outcomes - practice examples

Q. National Supporting People Outcome Framework

Following extensive piloting of the new framework CLG rolled out the national Supporting People Outcome Framework for short term services on 31^st May 2007. The national roll out for long term services will take place in July 2007.

The new framework is based on the DfES Every Child Matters 5 high level outcomes which are:

Economic Wellbeing
Enjoy and Achieve
Be Healthy
Stay Safe
Make a Positive Contribution.

Under each of these outcomes are several specific Supporting People indicators. It is hoped that a national CLG outcome framework will reduce the amount of additional burdens imposed on providers as providers will work to one outcome framework only. CLG have been carrying extensive training events with both providers and local authorities over the last 2 months in relation to the new framework. For access to the presentations have been used at the regional outcomes framework events click here.

Q. Health Impact Assessment - Leeds CC & Leeds PCT

In partnership with Leeds PCT, Leeds CC has produced a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) toolkit for public health practitioners as a means to provide a viable HIA for an activity which they are engaged in or likely to be engaged in.

The HIA toolkit outlines what an HIA is, the basic principles of an HIA, guidance on how to decide the scale of HIA to undertake, and 5 key steps including:-
Step 1 Screening
Step 2 Scoping
Step 3 Appraisal
Step 4 Recommendations and Reporting
Step 5 Implementation

Example worksheets demonstrate how an HIA of Leeds Out of Hours Noise Service was conducted. Blank worksheets are also available here.

Appendices 1-6 include a glossary, useful links, evidence collection techniques and an example of the HIA undertaken on Leeds Landlord Accreditation Scheme and its impact on the health of private rented tenants.

Contacts:

Mark Dolman Leeds CC
John Swift Leeds PCT

Q. Sheffield HIA - decent homes will improve health

The health and security of thousands of council tenants will be dramatically improved by Sheffields huge Decent Homes programme according to a major academic study published in July 2006.

Leading academics at Sheffield Hallam and Warwick universities, carried out the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) have concluded that the near 700m programme of improvements to Sheffield Councils housing stock will mean:

300 fewer accidents in the home per year, saving nearly 1m for in-hospital care alone
More than 1m could be saved per year in long-term NHS care
Reduction in winter cold-related deaths among the elderly and other illnesses
Potential savings for the NHS running into millions of pounds
Over 1,000 fewer burglaries per year
Mental health improved as a result of reduction in burglaries
Reduced fuel poverty improving physical and mental health
Further research and cost benefit analysis will pinpoint savings to the NHS more precisely.

As well as assessing the health impact of Decent Homes on tenants, the HIA shows how the integration of local health and housing policies can bring massive budgetary savings and identifies Sheffield as having one of the most `dynamic strategic partnerships in the country.

The study, carried out over 10 months, is part of a series of Health Impact Assessments that the Sheffield First Health and Well Being Partnership will be commissioning as part of its commitment to being a World Health Organisation Healthy City.