This week’s HLINks: 11 – 15 July 2022
Welcome to #Jeremytalks (opens new window) and this week’s sector news from the Housing LIN.
On Thursday, we were delighted to publish our newest Inspirational Achievement feature in partnership with Places for People Living Plus, Jubilee Place, an innovative modular living project. It includes a case study from the perspective of Richard Lynch, Wellbeing Coordinator on wellbeing and social prescribing. Get inspired here!
And following the recent roundtable discussion hosted by Lovell Later Living and Motionspot, supported by the Housing LIN, to coincide with the CIH annual conference and exhibition in Manchester last month, we are pleased to publish a guest blog by one of the attendees, Norfolk County Council's Jessamy Hayes, in which she reflects on the findings from a series of focus groups held with Norfolk residents in early 2020 that revealed the complexity associated with promoting a new housing scheme.
We also held a successful HAPPI Hour on downsizing and rightplacing, showcasing two influential research projects. Sticking with Manchester, the first is the work of the School of Architecture on their research into understanding the meaning of place and how this affects their housing choices.The second, the research undertaken by the Universities of Cambridge and Sheffield on older social housing residents' aspirations in LB Hackney following the regeneration of their estate. The feedback were great and you can now (re)watch the session, download the slides and view the chat on this event’s webpage.
What else caught my interest?
- Kellogg University, Oxford, Commission report: What Creates Healthy Cities?
- UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge report: Our Story So Far - Helping people to remain active, productive, independent and socially connected for longer
- NHS England guidance: Guidance on woGuidance on working in partnership with people and communitiesrking in partnership with people and communities
- New Local report: A Community-Powered NHS
- Digital Social Care news: Digitising social care fund
- Appello guide: Guide: How to Plan and Procure the Right Digital Solution
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Jeremy Porteus
The Housing LIN would like to thank Willmott Dixon for their support in producing this newsletter.