Dear colleague,

It’s been an exceptionally busy time, with lots of change happening at the policy level and monthly events here at HALN. We’ve got quite a few items for you to look at in our November newsletter, including webinars, a new learning product and a Prize Draw! 

What’s on in December

On the 14th December, 12.30 to 1.30pm, our webinar Anchored in Evidence: showcasing anchor case studies will be discussing some brilliant health anchor projects tackling youth employment, coastal communities anchor work, and how to bring value to communities through better procurement practices. Register to secure your place today on this link! 

Have your say and win a hamper!

Your feedback on the Health Anchors Learning Network is important in helping us to continue to develop and enhance the work we do. SQW, the evaluation partner for the network, is collecting feedback on participant experiences of the network, and are keen to hear from you. If you would like to share your insights, experiences and any outcomes of the network with SQW, please complete this survey: https://survey.sqw.co.uk/s/HALNsurvey/.
Complete the survey by 16th December for a chance to win a luxury Christmas food hamper for you and your team worth £50. The survey will take no longer than 10 minutes to complete.

New HALN content launched!

After November’s Partnership in Practice: Health Anchors and the civic and VCSE sector event, where we platformed the work of fantastic cross-sector anchor partnerships, we have launched a brand new learning product packed full of resources around creating real impact for communities through voluntary / statutory partnership. Download the new two-pager on this link. 

In December we also ran Anchor Action: what health anchors can do to tackle Deprivation, a webinar platforming speakers from Local Government, Housing Associations and the NHS, to discuss what health anchors can do to support local communities with deprivation and rising cost of living. Catch up with the recording on this link. 

News

The NHS and social care staffing crisis have frequently been in the news in recent years, and creative solutions are needed to encourage more people to take up training. It is therefore wonderful to hear that Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) has entered a formal partnership with Retford Oaks Academy as part of the Foundation School in Health programme. The Trust is looking to share the framework, encouraging other NHS Trusts to create partnerships with local education providers. You can read more about this announcement here. 

Health inequalities

There is much being written about health inequalities, partly prompted by the unequal impact of the pandemic. We’d like to share some of this with you. 

With news that over half a million over 50s have left the labour market, predominantly for reasons of ill-health, businesses are learning that the health of their employees matters. This helpful infographic from NHS England on this link outlines 10 ways businesses can help address health inequalities. 

The NHS Confederation has commissioned research to quantify the contribution of the NHS to economic growth. They assessed that for every pound invested in the NHS, £4 goes back into the economy through increased productivity. Health matters! You can read the report here. 

Anita Charlesworth from the Health Foundation has written this incisive blog looking at how health and the economy are interconnected. The blog links to much of the research the Foundation has done around health inequalities and health and the economy. You can read more here. 

The Local Government Association, with NISE, has organised a webinar on the 6th December, 2-3.15pm, titled 'Economic Inactivity: how can an inclusive and sustainable economic approach can help shift the dial?'. Register here.

Share our message! 

It is vital that we’re able to share the important learning taking place at HALN, and one way to reach new audiences is through social media. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter, like and share our posts. Also, please tag us if you have some important learning you’d like us to share with our community.