Southend Association of Voluntary Services (SAVS), supported by Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS) & Rayleigh, Rochford and District Association for Voluntary Service (RRAVS) are administering the local, South East Essex Alliance Health Inequalities Fund in 2024-25.

This funding initiative aims to support targeted projects and programmes for both Adults and Children and Young People (CYP) as expressed in the Core20PLUS5 approach.

There is a total of £400,000 available. The funds ambition is to fund projects aimed at adults, families and children and young people.

For all information about this funding, please download the Full Guidance Document.

The Health Inequalities funding aims to support projects that use innovative and collaborative methods to reduce health disparities and address preventable differences in healthcare outcomes.

• Address inequalities in health outcomes, patient experience and access to healthcare
• Focus on three adult clinical priorities: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cancer, and Respiratory Disease
• Provide preventative solutions or support for a specific community’s needs
• Support the local Integrated Neighbourhood approach to reduce unnecessary visits and admissions to organisations and services that are part of the model
• Reduce the demand on primary care, hospital, or mental health services
• Address other local health inequalities based on the CORE20plus framework
• Focus on five CYP clinical priorities: Asthma, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Oral Health, and Mental Health

Projects MUST meet one or more of these criteria. Those meeting more criteria will be given priority:

For Adults specifically

• Focus on one or more of the three local Clinical Priorities for adults in South East Essex – Projects should aim to improve outcomes and provide better care for individuals affected by; Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cancer, or Respiratory Disease.

Projects aimed at delivering against the above and focus on more than one element of the Core20Plus5 FRAMEWORK will be considered more favourably.

For Children and Young People (CYP) specifically

• Focus on one or more of the five Clinical Priorities for Children and Young People in South East Essex – Projects should aim to improve outcomes and provide better care for Children and Young People affected by; Asthma, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Oral Health, and Mental Health.
• Provide preventative solutions with measurable outcomes based on the key local preventative priorities – Projects that focus on one or more of the key local preventative priorities: Obesity, Healthy Starts, education for parents and children on a nutritional diet and regular physical activities, and promoting sports and active travel for children.

CYP projects delivering to one or more of the CYP Plus Groups will be looked at more favourably, which are; Learning Disabilities, children of inclusion group families, Looked after children, ADHD, and Autism.

For either Adults or CYP

• Focus on prevention for a defined population need with a clear deliverable benefit – Address a specific population need driving health inequalities, with a clear focus on prevention. The benefit must be clear and measurable to this population.
• Support the local Integrated Neighbourhood model to reduce unnecessary visits to organisations within the model – Projects should align with and enhance the local Integrated Neighbourhood approach, focusing on reducing avoidable hospital admissions for residents by optimising community-based services where appropriate.
• Reduce demand on primary care, hospitals, or mental health services – Projects should aim to alleviate pressure on primary care, hospitals, or mental health services by offering appropriate alternative solutions that address health issues early and prevent the need for more intensive healthcare interventions.