Outcomes of the Older People’s Pilot and Benefits of Analysis

Maggie Kufeldt

Older People’s Joint Commissioning Lead

Introducing the Pilot First stage of JSNA gave us the Older People’s

digest The digest had demographics, service

information and some basic future modelling This was recognised to be a first step The pilot was developed to test how a more in

depth analysis could help support commissioners by developing an advanced digest

Aims of the Advanced Digest Process The aim of the advanced digest was to develop a more

comprehensive report than the initial digest that could be used to segment service users by their current and future needs.

We also wanted the pilot to test the complex process of developing an advanced digest by combining different types of information, including financial information and projections

The pilot template will be used to develop advanced digests for the remaining digest topics.

Older People’s Joint Commissioning

Work has been ongoing in this area for a number of years and joint analysis has taken place previously

In order to build on this work the post of Older People’s Joint Commissioning Lead was established to develop a strategy and commission services that reflect the changing needs and aspirations of the older population in Stockport

The Commissioning Lead is supported by a Joint Commissioning Group

The Process

The process involved bringing analysts and commissioners together via the OP Joint Commissioning Group

The process enabled the pilot group to drill down into the complexity of the data to see what was driving patterns and trends

Conversations enabled hypothesis to be developed, which we could then test by data analysis and reality checks with managers and practitioners

Key Findings

Rapid Older People’s population growth especially in over 85’s

Prevalence of dementia and the GP registered population

Rise in emergency admissions, especially those resulting in a short length of stay

Fewer Older People in Stockport die at home

Key Findings Men are more likely to be admitted to hospital but less

likely to take up a social care service Higher proportion of older female carers and men are

more likely to have a carer Identified a key need to support the with the voice of

Older People through All Our Tomorrow’s, LINks and Anticipating Future Needs

The Impact of the Findings

Development of the Older People’s work plan to address the JSNA findings

A number of workstreams developed to review local service provision arrangements in light of the findings e.g. Older People’s Mental Health and a Day Services review

Where next? Further areas for analysis e.g. stroke Implement any changes identified as a result of the

process Retest the data at a later stage to understand the

impacts The production of a new Older People’s Joint

Commissioning Strategy The process is iterative – it will go on

The Value of JSNA It told us some new things It confirmed some things we already knew It enabled us to bring together local findings with

national policy and guidance Identification of local priorities Joint ownership of the data and better quality

data Better outcomes for the population of the future