Case Studies of CSP’s supporting wider Health & Physical Activity

Nofolk Fit4Work

Active Norfolk work with NHS Norfolk to promote the Fit4Work Programme.
Fit4Work is:

• a FREE project that is open to all organisation in Norfolk.
• aimed at getting employees in Norfolk active - before work, during work and after work. With the average person spending 60% of their waking time at work and one in five people in Norfolk being obese, it aims to encourage sport and activity into the working day.

For more details on the scheme click here

Nottinghamshire CSP - Shape Up Notts! campaign

The Shape Up Notts! campaign with local media generated in excess of £1m media coverage in 2007 and received endorsement from Gordon Brown. Over 2600 have signed up to the campaign and the website is currently averaging over 20,000 visitors each month and 325k+ hits each month. A Workplace Challenge has been established to find the most active Workplaces in the county with 2 prizes of £2500 to give away, thanks to GMB sponsorship.  

Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport CSP– Active Together Programme

Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport (LRS) worked with the Leicestershire and Rutland PCT to secure LAA1 resources (incl. 11 Physical Activity Coordinators ) , this was match funded by the Community Investment Fund to generate over 5000 more Adults (16+) doing 3x 30 mins of sport and physical activity . Working with CSPANs the Active Together Coordinators focus on ‘at risk’ groups and wider population campaigns.

LRS, working closely with the PCT, has recently secured and additional £185k from the LAA process to further support the work in Physical Activity.

Norfolk CSP – Lloyds Pharmacies Fit Together project

Norfolk CSP manage the Lloydspharmacies Fit Together project running as a pilot which is essentially a physical activity project (walking. cycling. dance, keep fit, aquafit etc) for the over 50s. £100,000 + per year project with input from PCT, local authorities, age concern, and commercial sponsorship from Lloyds.

Oxfordshire CSP - GO Active (Get Oxfordshire Active)

The GO Active project aims to improve health and well-being by increasing participation in sport and active recreation through an improved range of opportunities, signposting and information.   The Oxfordshire Sports Partnership Core Team has led the establishment of the project in partnership with Oxfordshire PCT bringing together funding from the PCT, Leisure providers, the Community Investment fund and other sources.   The project will put in place a new workforce and structure to engage with adults linked to Community Sport Networks (CSN’S) and will provide a link between local health services and leisure services. The CSP is effectively being ‘commissioned’ by PCT to lead the project including the funding of posts in each district.

Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes CSP – Swimming & Aquatics project

The Bucks Swimming and Aquatics project is a partnership project which brings together the funding and aims of several partners including the swimming pool providers, the Community Investment Fund, Bucks County Council, ASA South East Region and the 2 county swimming associations in Bucks. It funds a full time swimming development officer in effect working one day per week supporting school swimming, 1-2 days per week on club/organised swimming and 2-3 days per week supporting adult recreational swimming. The project is breaking down the barriers that prevent participation by offering a variety of aquatic activities at local swimming pools including polo fit, deep water aqua aerobics and swimfit sessions; it is also running adult learn to swim sessions at the same price as a recreational swim to make them more accessible to all. Polo fit sessions have been successful in attracting 16-24 year old males, a low participation target group, and the aquatics project also runs a number of activities for young people, including aqua aerobics and mini polo at schools sites which is funded through the extending activities and swim active which provides low cost swimming crash courses for people in targeted areas.

Barking and Dagenham health services invest over £1 million locally in physical activity for children and young people

Barking and Dagenham Primary Care   have invested   over £1 million to tackle childhood obesity and the health problems this causes in later life. To increase the low rates of physical activity in the borough – the lowest in London and third lowest in the country – the PCT is working in partnership with the local council and the Amateur Swimming Association on a radical three-year programme to encourage the youth of Barking and Dagenham to lead more active lives.

There are three initial phases being planned. The first is to provide greater access to swimming facilities and tuition for under 18s. This will include free out-of-school hours swimming, subsidised tuition and free pool time for schools and free, facilitated and structured mother and toddler swimming sessions. The aim is to increase the numbers of children and young people enjoying swimming, from toddling to teenage years and through into adulthood. There is also development of eight swimming and leisure focused apprenticeships for young people, leading to level 2 NVQ qualifications.

Phase two is to introduce a youth access card for children and young people in the borough. Working like an oyster card, it will make it easier for young people to access services by reducing their need to register individually. Young people will be able simply and safely to access age-appropriate services, such as subsidised leisure activities.

Phase three will increase uptake and access to affordable healthy school meals. This phase will bring together the lessons learnt from breakfast clubs and fruit schemes in schools, with pilot work already taking place to increase the uptake of free school meals.

For this industrial-scale change programme, the PCT is working in partnership with the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Amateur Swimming Association (London Swimming) and County Sports Partnership (Pro-Active East London) as well as the local Community Sport & Physical Activity Network.

Sport and Physical Activity Opportunities for Looked After Children in Northumberland

Northumberland Sport supports a multi-agency partnership addressing the needs of almost 300 children placed in the “Looked After System” in the county. Poor rates of sports participation and general disadvantage in terms of access to leisure opportunities are endemic to these children who often have associated health problems, both physical and mental. The CSP led a bid to the Big Lottery Fund Well Being Programme and secured a grant of £271k over three years to fund two full-time sport and physical activity enablers and admin support. The staff are now employed by the County Council and working with the children and their carers as well as a wide network of providers to enhance sport and physical activity opportunities and experiences. The PCT is heavily involved in all aspects of the services provided to looked after children and a Health Improvement Manager sits with the CSP Director on a steering group for this project which commenced in July 2008.

2012 Beating Type 2 Diabetes in The Tees Valley

This project will use sport and physical activity as a driver for sustaining a healthier lifestyle for 500 targeted men and women in Middlesbrough. A twelve month period of activities will be delivered with an aspiration to reduce the prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes. The CSP, Tees Valley Sport, is the accountable partner for the project and will also be responsible for day to day implementation. An evaluation of the project will be undertaken by Newcastle University and the project costs of £380k have been funded by Middlesbrough PCT (£100K), Public Health North East (£100k) and Sport England (£180k).     

 Further details or additional Case studies can be provided on request.