NW London ICB is funding KCSC, SMART and Violet Melchett Health & Wellbeing Centre to develop a pilot of a project for patients with unmet needs known as Forever care
Forever Care aims to design a service that addresses needs of people in Chelsea / Brompton area who:
- Suffer health inequalities - characteristics which make them more likely to suffer health problems or difficulties in accessing healthcare - for example English proficiency
- Have ongoing health and wider social issues that are likely to continue
- Have not had their needs met by short term interventions or services have otherwise not met their needs
The project will be a small pilot with around 20 patients this year, with more in 2026. If the project shows an impact it is hoped to expand it and fund a full service.
SMART will be co-ordinating a Multi-Disciplinary Team to identify suitable clients and design suitable services for them. This team will include health professionals and local community organisations.
We are looking for participation form local community organisations to:
- Help identify suitable patients for the pilot
- Help identify gaps in local services
- Participate occasionally in MDT if appropriate
- Potentially support patients themselves to attend MDT for their case
- Offer suitable support as part of the forever care project
- Contribute to the evaluation of the project
KCSC will be supporting local community groups to participate in the project. This will include
- Supporting community groups to participate in MDT
- Payments for time taken
- Training / induction
- Other support identified with community
- Support to implement privacy and safeguarding polices if needed
- Small grants to deliver services
- Support in developing governance procedures if needed
KCSC will be conducting outreach sessions with local groups over the next few months including
- Presence at Worlds End market
- Drop in sessions at Chelsea Theatre
- One to one meetings with local groups
Regular updates will appear on KCSC's website. If you want to find out more contact:
Stephen Blann
Senior Project Officer
Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
t: 0208 159 2197
[email protected]
www.kcsc.org.uk /organisations-health-and-wellbeing