Located between the two thriving cities of Liverpool and Manchester, Knowsley is well located, fantastically connected and yet still beautifully green.
However, like many areas in Cheshire and Merseyside, Knowsley faces challenges with deprivation and health inequalities. Knowsley Better Together is the borough’s plan for transformation and details how public service partners, local businesses and local residents will work together to deliver a new deal for communities and improved outcomes for residents across the area.
The plan aims to:
Services are co-ordinated through four locality hubs across the borough and partners across the borough have been working towards the delivery of integrated care through the locality hubs.
If Knowsley was a village of just 100 people…
Children are overweight or obese by year 6
Adults suffer from depression
5-16 year olds have a MH disorder
Will die from cancer
Adults are overweight or obese
Adults under 40 have Type 2 diabetes
People are living with a long term condition
Will die from heart disease
Are smokers
Is the average age that women will live to
People take less than 30 mins exercise a week
Is the average age that men will live to
People are over 75 years of age
Knowsley’s Place plan will incorporate the requirements of the NHS Long Term Plan and detail the footprint’s priorities for the next five years and how these will be achieved. We’ll upload Knowsley’s Place plan once it’s been published.
Dianne Johnson, Accountable Officer for NHS Knowsley CCG, is the Place lead for Knowsley. To find out more about Dianne and to connect with her via LinkedIn or follow her on Twitter, please visit our ‘Meet the team’ page.