Health and Care Plan (2022 - 2024)

The refreshed Kingston Health and Care Plan 2022 to 2024 focuses on actions which no single organisation can achieve alone – where local NHS organisations, the council and voluntary and community services continue to work together towards common goals, in partnership with our communities.

The plan is an update of the Kingston Health and Care Plan 2019 to 2021. 

The aspiration is for the people of Kingston is that they start well, live well and age well.

Some of the priority areas for improvement outline in the plan are:

Start well

• Reducing obesity to improve the health of our children and young people
• Supporting more children and young people with SEND to attend mainstream schools with support from local health and care services
• Identifying neurodevelopmental needs earlier with assessments completed witing 12 weeks of referral

Live well

• Increasing the detection of people with long term conditions through health checks and national screening programmes
• Promoting access to self-care prevention courses for those at risk of long-term conditions  
• Increasing the number of people referred to lifestyle services and weight management support, helping them to reduce their weight

Age well

• Supporting people to live at home independently for as long as possible
• Encourage active, resilient and inclusive communities that promote healthy ageing and reduce loneliness and isolation
• Support people to plan for their final years so they have a dignified death in a place of their choice

Overarching priorities

Across all our work we have the following priorities:

• Identifying, recognising and supporting unpaid carers of all ages
• Tackling inequalities in health to reduce disparities for those most disadvantaged
• Tackling obesity
• Promoting the mental health and resilience of residents to improve health and wellbeing during their whole lives