Covid-19 Shopping

Arranging shopping and medication to be delivered to isolated and vulnerable residents.

Benefit of community based projects

Volunteering in community projects and performing acts of kindness can have a positive impact on mental wellbeing. There is a small amount of evidence to suggest that getting involved in environmental activities and projects may also have a positive impact on physical health. Community engagement can foster a greater sense of ownership and identification with the local area, which may lead to long-term sustainability. It can also combat social exclusion and empower individuals.

Location

Local people in the Old Moat and Withington community

Project team

Sadie Roberts buzz Neighbourhood Health Worker

Aim

Providing medication and shopping to those in need.

People who are disabled and vulnerable the need for community inclusion.

Testimonial

“I am 84 and a half years old who lives alone with no family, I am disabled with chronic kidney disease and heart murmurs etc.

I only have a landline not good with technology so when corona virus came I was so worried and scared on how I was going to get by.

Thanks to Sadie who put me in touch with people who could get my shopping and collect my medications I was so grateful to her and the volunteers.

To my knowledge she is helping a number of senior citizens in the local area.

When I was in The Hospital before the virus I was only allowed home because Sadie arranged cover and also for me to get home.

Sadie is one in a million with her great consideration for her fellow human beings giving me call checking to see if I was ok, after my hospital stay and throughout the pandemic.”

Evaluation

This project went very well and fulfilled its aim. The main success was getting people in great need the help they needed in response to Covid-19 which is a challenge never seen before.

Engagement tools that were used included community conversations, volunteers, isolation and age friendly networks.

Strategic links to local/national policies

Benefit	Policy
Increased mental wellbeing	Manchester Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Social inclusion More engaged in community	Manchester Population Health Plan NHS Five Year Forward View (Department of Health, 2014) Manchester Population Health Plan
Community ownership and long-term sustainability	Healthy Lives, Healthy People (HM Government, 2010)
Empowerment of individuals	Healthy Lives, Healthy People (HM Government, 2010) NHS Five Year Forward View (Department of Health, 2014)
Increased physical activity and physical health	Manchester Health and Wellbeing Strategy