Health and social work services

Tender description

Health Improvement Wigan Council commissions a number of health improvement services that work with the individual to identify their own aspirations and goals through a holistic person centred approach. Lot 1: Health Improvement Service To provide an integrated health improvement and well-being service for the population of Wigan Lot 2: Specialist Weight Management Service To provide a specialist weight management service with the aim of achieving the best health and well-being outcomes for individual. Lot 3: Community Link Worker Service To address non-clinical demands on primary, community and acute health care services by delivering a tested intervention that uses “health coaching” and community knowledge to connect people to sources of support within their community. To provide an integrated health improvement and well-being service for the population of Wigan that can support residents to improve and manage their health and well-being this includes providing smoking cessation interventions. To provide a specialist weight management service with the aim of achieving the best health and well-being outcomes for individual. To address non-clinical demands on primary, community and acute health care services by delivering a tested intervention that uses “health coaching” and community knowledge to connect people to sources of support within their community. Community Link Workers interventions improve the health and well-being of local people by connecting them to community based activities which support their independence and reduce reliance on acute or specialist services, with a focus on early intervention and prevention.