Argyll and Bute Living Well Strategy

Launched in September 2019, the Argyll and Bute Living Well strategy makes a commitment to support people living in Argyll and Bute with long-term conditions and those at risk of developing them.

The strategy focuses on supporting people to manage their own health, and supporting communities to build groups and networks which can link people together. The Living Well Strategy was developed following extensive engagement and consultation with the communities in Argyll and Bute.

Everyone can benefit from Living Well activities and support, even those who are already living healthy lives. Living Well promotes community and information, as well as planning in advance for any health problems that might come up. This is not as a replacement for services, but rather helps to support services by building up people’s capacity to know and manage their own health. The Living Well implementation plan aligns to the HSCP strategic intentions under four themes: 

• People – enabling and informing to ensure healthy living and self-management of long-term health conditions 

• Community – joined up approaches to support for health living within communities 

• Leadership – high level commitment within the HSCP to ensure investment in prevention of health and social care problems 

• Workforce - supporting and educating frontline health and social care professionals to anticipate and prevent problems before they arise