Launched in November 2023, the Cotgrave Integrated Neighbourhood Working Project aims to bring people together to better support the health and wellbeing of residents and make improvements to, and create opportunities in, the community.
This way of working has also been rolled out to other areas to as part of the work of South Nottinghamshire Place-Based Partnership.
The project involves local people, community and voluntary sector groups, and organisations like the NHS and local council working together for a happier, healthier Cotgrave. Since it was launched, young people’s groups and long-term conditions groups have been established in the town, and the current priorities are:
- Empowering young people
- Providing accessible information about ‘what’s on in Cotgrave’
- Health focus on cardio-vascular disease
And it’s been in the news recently, with the BBC Radio Nottingham Breakfast show visiting Cotgrave over a week in January as part of its ‘Ey Up’ campaign to highlight some of the great work and activities happening in the area through this joined-up way of working.
They spent time with the South Notts Place-Based Partnership team to explore some of the fantastic work happening across the project, visiting local groups and services who support the community, including the Cotgrave Community Kitchen and Garden, U3A (University of the 3rd Age), and featured the long-term conditions groups.
Radio Nottingham’s visit only highlighted what we already know – that successful Integrated Neighbourhood Working (INW) happens when local councils, health and social care, community groups and voluntary sector organisations work together with communities to find ways to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.
What we need (and love!) is for more people to get on board. This is a great opportunity for people who live and work in Cotgrave to come together to make change happen. If you want to find out more and get involved with this brilliant work, please contact: nnicb-nn.cotgrave-inw@nhs.net To get the latest on this work and other work happening across Rushcliffe and South Nottinghamshire, you can sign up to the South Notts Place-Based Partnership (PBP) newsletter by emailing: Antonia.smith2@nottshc.nhs.uk.
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