Happier and healthier lives roadshow - Wyre Rural Extended Neighbourhood Primary Care Network
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Between 1st -21st April 2024, Healthwatch Lancashire conducted the ‘Happier and Healthier Lives Roadshow’ across communities within the Wyre and Rural Extended Neighbourhood Primary Care Network. Across the five practices it is estimated that the PCN footprint covers approximately 59,000 patients. A large proportion of this population live within rural communities and may be isolated in accessing services which may improve their health and wellbeing.
Healthwatch Lancashire facilitated pop-ups within local communities, attended community groups and ran an online survey to gather feedback from local people about their health and wellbeing. They heard from 111 people.
Feedback revealed four key themes:
- The need for a lifestyle and preventative holistic approach including healthy eating, exercise, quit smoking etc.
- The need for better access to health and wellbeing services including GPs, dentists, physiotherapists etc. as well as shorter waiting times for scans, diagnosis and treatment from external services
- Better access to mental health support and shorter waiting times
- More community inclusion to reduce social isolation/loneliness as well as more peer led community support.