Evaluation of the North Yorkshire County Council Living Well Service

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The Care Act 2014 places a duty on local authorities to provide or arrange services that reduce needs for support among people and their carers in the local area, and contributes towards preventing or delaying the development of such needs. As part of this duty local authorities should seek to promote wellbeing, independence and resilience by identifying people's strengths and informal support networks, as well as their needs and the risks they face, and asking what a good life means to them and how they think it can be achieved in partnership with professionals There is also growing evidence that small improvements to a person's life or circumstances can improve their health, well-being and independence. Research suggests that as people increase their confidence, develop links into their local community and have access to good quality advice and information, this will prevent, reduce and delay their need for long-term health and social care support. In response to this the Council, as part of its wider prevention programme and work under the 2020 North Yorkshire change programme, has set up a new service called 'Living Well'. The Council requires an evaluation of the Living Well Service that answers the following questions: How well was Living Well implemented? What difference did Living Well make?