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Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of People Living with Long Term Conditions
Created: 05/05/2025
News/Events Category: Health and Social Care
A new report from the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) and Mental Health Foundation (MHF) has found that the mental health and wellbeing of people living with long term conditions (LTCs) can be improved and sustained through partnership working.
The report ‘Tools in the Toolbox’ evaluated the work of Living Well: Emotional Support Matters over the last three years to promote the mental health and wellbeing of people living with long term conditions. The programme worked with eight long term condition organisations, providing them with training, peer learning opportunities, and a financial investment of up to £50,000 to build their capacity and embed a mental health lens across their work.
The evaluation of Living Well found that:
- Staff and volunteers had increased capacity, skills, and confidence to support the mental health and wellbeing of people living with LTCs: Due to Living Well, staff and volunteers were able to enhance their work further, build on their knowledge, and benefit from specific ‘tools’ provided to undertake new mental health promoting activities. As a result, more mental health and wellbeing activities were delivered by the organisations, encompassing new activities and the expansion of existing ones.
- Organisational culture change: Delivery partners reported a culture change emerging within their organisations, with mental health and wellbeing beginning to be embedded across a wider range of activities, policies and processes. All partners developed organisational wide commitments to wellbeing, delivered new activities and built mental health into their strategic practices.
- Improved mental health and wellbeing for people with LTCs, staff, and volunteers: People with LTCs had their mental health and wellbeing directly promoted, as well as experiencing general positive impacts such as an increased sense of pride or achievement. The mental health and wellbeing of staff and volunteers was also positively impacted.
- Significant economic impact: The economic benefit of Living Well far exceeded the cost of delivery. The total health and wellbeing impacts generated by Living Well amounted to £3.7 million. The funding to impact ratio for Living Well was therefore calculated as £1:£8.60.
As a result of these findings, Living Well is now calling for increased investment in mental health and wellbeing for people living with long term conditions, with the third sector as equal partners in delivery. Living Well has demonstrated the significant positive economic and wellbeing impact of working with the third sector to promote the mental health and wellbeing of people living with long term conditions.
‘Tools in the Toolbox: Building capacity to support the mental health and wellbeing of people living with long term conditions’ PDF – Evaluation Report of Living Well.
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