Breckland Health and Wellbeing Partnership

Our vision is to transform the way in which people access the right opportunities to improve their health and wellbeing. We will do this through collaborative working, building resilient communities and by taking an evidence-based approach to the delivery of our priorities.

The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) launched in July 2022, bringing together partners from local authority, NHS, and wider partners to improve health and care outcomes. The ICS priorities include driving integration, addressing inequalities, prioritising prevention, and enabling resilient communities.

In addition to the ICS, Health and Wellbeing Partnerships (HWP) were launched to work at a place level with a prevention led focus to improving health and aligning priorities. They feed up to the Norfolk and Waveney Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) and Integrated Care Partnership (ICP). Breckland HWP is one of eight within the Norfolk and Waveney ICS and covers the same geographical footprint as the district council.

The Breckland Health and Wellbeing Partnership brings together colleagues from district and county council, as well as health services, wider and local VCSE sector organisations and other partners involved in the improvement to the health and wellbeing of Breckland residents, to make a positive impact to people's lives. The partnership will enhance integrated approaches and collaborative behaviours at every level. It will promote an ethos of partnership and co-production, working with communities and organisations addressing health and wellbeing challenges that no single organisation can address alone.

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Health and Wellbeing Partnership Outcomes

Over the last 18 months the Health and Wellbeing Partnership has funded the following:

PitStop, Menscraft:

Funded the provision of 6 PitStops in total, 3 in each area. Currently Breckland has a PitStop in Thetford, Watton, Swaffham and Dereham (3 of these will continue). Menscraft provide support to men that are at risk of suicide or have made an attempt on their live, the funding has provided sustainable provision across Breckland.

Private Sector Housing Role:

This is to help Rogue Landlord Project, which not only brings in extra capital into Breckland, but also keeps those properties which are thought to be HMOs with poor quality and safety higher standard and within regulation. This impacts health and homes.  

Community Network Funding:

Enables Breckland Council to show VCSE organisations they value them coming to workshops and developing the VSCE sector across Breckland.

Integrated Health Post (half funded):

Health & Communities Integration Lead 

Reduce the Strength:

A voluntary scheme for off-licenses to limit the sale of high strength beers, lagers, and ciders to 5.5% ABV or less, across the Thetford area.

Community Health Workers continuation of funding:

Funding enables the project to expand to more areas and complete a detailed evaluation, enabling the development of a Norfolk & Waveney blueprint of the CHWW project, which can then be shared across the ICS footprint.