PR 00169 - Design and Develop

Description of the project and the local area

(Including needs assessment or/and, other data sources available for your target population and area.) Is there a history in your area of social innovation or collaborative action with communities?

This project is unique in looking strategically at needs across the whole of Norfolk, looking at needs and building on previous work in this area. There are plenty of other projects but this is a collaborative partnership with a specific aim of social innovation. It may have happened elsewhere in an organic fashion but we’re not aware of any projects with this specific aim. This project is unusual in that we’ve had a very long lead in time for development with most of the resource aimed at these phases rather than delivery. Outputs are needs based depending on partners, existing provision and consultation. Not the first time social innovation has happened in this area but not possible to identify and describe all cases for the county. 

Assets and resources

What assets or resources including expertise has your team got that helped you get started with this project?

UEA’s experience of working Mobile Me  on adapting and evaluation to meet the needs of a person living with dementia.

Active Norfolk staff - expertise on adapting PA for people with dementia. Mel Brown's specific knowledge around health walks and dementia accessible routes. Partnership links -good stakeholder network already in existence.

NCC Environment  - Project Management Experience, management of Norfolk's outdoor environments. Norfolk Trails – mapping and accessibility audits.

Geographical setting

Please describe where your project is based, is your project based in a rural or urban area, area of catchment for participants, is it on single or multiple sites?

Please see the Needs Assessment Section 6 for how the geographical area was defined.

The summary of that section states:

It is recommended that:

a. In order to target limited resources SAIL should be delivered within the shaded area indicated within the map in section 6.4 (see section 7.7. with for a note respect to district council boundaries). This is because many of the LSOAs identified as being ‘high need’ using the composite indicator fall within this area and because it forms a contiguous area that has a shared characteristic (coastal).

b. That data within this needs assessment is used to target activities for specific conditions within the SAIL area, for example, activities targeted at those with dementia.

Current situation

`What currently happens` in relation to your project problem or issue, is your project new or are you building on an existing project?

This pilot builds on the 'Fit Together' walks (see Needs Assessment Appendix I. . But this pilot is offering a more sustainable approach through led and non-led walks. The partners are different. Independent walks are new whereas all of the Fit Together walks were led.

Demand

What would you anticipate the demand might be for your proposed project at this stage and what are you basing that forecast on?

Expansion

Are you planning to expand an already-successful project with a different population or in a different setting? Please describe your reasons for this and what information you used to inform your decision?

Information capture for your project

Please make a plan and decide what strategies you are going to use and when. As a minimum everyone needs to keep their meeting minutes/notes and attendance details. Other ideas are photos/videos/diaries/attendance numbers/participant feedback/log book. In relation to the SAIL feasibility study you will need to be able to say who attended your project and when also including the participants age and gender if possible.

Acceptability

How was the project proposal recieved by a) your team members/organisational partners b) your target community/potential participants? Evidence would include: participant observation at initial project meetings, qualitative interviews with participants and project staff or correspondence related to the proposal ie emails exchanges?

Adaptation

Have you made any changes to your original plans, why did you make the change and what information did you base your new plans on?

Key stakeholders and relations

Are there key individuals, (including participants) organisations or relationships who are central to your project, and in what way do they benefit your project?