On Monday 6 December, NHCP will be holding a public and stakeholder event on the iCAN programme. Whether you are already involved with iCAN, have heard a little about the programme or are not familiar with it at all, this virtual event will tell you all you need to know. iCAN is a five-year [...]
The first group of ‘frailty aware’ professionals can better spot and treat people experiencing frailty, following completion of the first round of specialist training implemented by Integrated Care Across Northamptonshire (iCAN). The training sees experts in frailty care from across our local health and care system deliver sessions in partnership with the University of [...]
Get Up and Go is part of a countywide falls prevention programme. It is for people with mild to moderate frailty and aims to improve mobility and reduce their fear of falling by increasing strength and balance. Free classes form part of the iCAN programme’s offering and are accessible via referral from a health [...]
The Integrated Care Across Northamptonshire (iCAN) programme of transforming services for older people is set to pick up pace. The programme will now be prioritising activity which will have a direct impact on helping services face up to pressures over the winter months while also providing long-term and lasting benefits for the people of [...]
Senior health and care professionals in Northamptonshire are benefiting from a new training programme to support improved care and outcomes for local people living with frailty. Forming part of NHCP’s Integrated Care Across Northamptonshire (iCAN) programme, experts in frailty care from across the system deliver sessions in partnership with the University of Northampton. The [...]
A dedicated team has been established in Northamptonshire to support people at the end of their lives to receive the best possible care. Angela Dempsey The new Last Year of Life Transformation Delivery Group will work to ensure that everyone in need of palliative and end-of-life care – together with their carers [...]
Kim Curry Kim Curry has been appointed to the post of Delivery Director for the iCAN programme after a competitive process. Kim (pictured right) will start work with the Northamptonshire health and care system on Monday 13 September 2021 and will be accountable for the overall performance of the iCAN programme, which [...]
With the NHS long-term plan committing improvements to NHS support for all care home residents over the next five years, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) across Northamptonshire have a key role to play. Our county’s PCNs, collaborative networks of local GP practices, are forming stronger links with care homes, partnering with nursing and residential care [...]
In June, Integrated Care Across Northamptonshire (iCAN) hosted the first class of its new Get Up and Go programme, helping to improve people’s strength, balance and confidence – and reduce the risk of falls. Get Up and Go is part of a countywide falls prevention programme, which aims to support people with mild to [...]
People living with frailty are being helped to get the personalised care and support they need to maintain their independence at home – with dedicated teams now in place at local level throughout Northamptonshire. Our county’s 16 Primary Care Network (PCN) areas have, or are currently putting in place, their own welfare support teams, [...]