There were two main strands to this project:
- older people’s experiences of healthcare
- social isolation
Older People’s experiences of local healthcare
Carrying out in-depth interviews with 34 local older people to better understand their experiences of health interventions and what could have improved them. We focussed on older people with multiple heath conditions – physical and/or mental.
You can download the resulting reports here:
- In their own words (Summary), available via this link
- Click this link to read the In their own words pdf (Full Report)
- In their own words (The Case Studies), available to read through this link
Social isolation
This element of the project looked at the nature, risks and factors contributing to social isolation, and how these impact on people’s health and wellbeing. This report is called Social isolation and its impacts on health and wellbeing in Mid Hampshire.
You can download the resulting reports here:
- Click this link for the Social Isolation in Mid Hampshire report (Summary)
- The Social Isolation in Mid Hampshire (Full Report) can be read through this link
- Social Isolation in Mid Hampshire (Poster), available via this link
Please use and share these reports!
We hope that the key findings and points for consideration will help us all to improve services and help more people access the right support, at the right time and place.
We would like to give our very grateful thanks to all the people who so generously and openly gave us their time, experience and expertise.
If you would like to discuss this research in further detail, please contact us via this link.
*Better Local Care is a partnership between local NHS and care organisations, GPs and charities which all believe there is a better way to plan and deliver care in Hampshire.





