Mapping of Cultural Creative Activities, Arts and Social Care – Suffolk
There is increasing recognition that integrating cultural creative activities within social care, enabling
people to have the chance to take part in the arts, brings positive outcomes to all involved. This
includes people who use social care and community services; staff who work within social care or
community services; family carers; the care business; artists, arts organisations and volunteers.
Since 2013, Suffolk County Council’s Quality and Improvement Team and the Culture, Sport and
Community Team have been working with Age UK Suffolk and Leading Lives to bring creative activity
into social care and community provision in Suffolk.
We seek to progress our vision by developing a proposal for a pilot project that leads to
improvements in the health and well-being of people and family carers using social care and
community provisions; replication, with identifiable adjustments as required; and effective use of
resources to enable sustainability. This pilot project will focus on all people with dementia,
specifically including people with learning disabilities and people with early onset dementia.
To initiate this project, we will commission a mapping exercise to be completed by the end of
September 2014. The mapping exercise will be used to understand the current activity in Suffolk, to
highlight gaps in activity and to highlight good practice.
This project is led by the Suffolk’s Cultural Creative Activities, Arts and Social Care Steering Group
which includes Suffolk County Council’s Quality and Improvement team and Culture, Sport and
Communities Team, Age UK Suffolk and Leading Lives. (This collective seeks to include other
representative organisations within Suffolk).
For more information please see the attached paper ‘Cultural Creative Activities, Arts and Social Care
– Suffolk’
Mapping of provision, gaps and good practice
The ‘Mapping Cultural Creative Activities, Arts and Social Care’ project will:Aim
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Identify current activity in relation to cultural creative activities for people with dementia
(including people with learning disabilities and early onset dementia) within social care and
the community in the specific location of Ipswich, Suffolk. (Social care provision includes day
services, respite services, residential, supported housing, and very supported housing.
Community resources identified must take specific actions to be available and accessible for
people with dementia and family carers, or must proactively seek to engage people with
dementia and family carers)
Highlight any gaps in provision through an understanding of cultural creative activities
available for other people who use social care or community services in the whole of Suffolk.
Identify five areas of good practice identified through completing aim 1 and 2 and a wider
search of activity nationwide. Look at the successful Baring/Arts Council Successful Awards
December 2013
The aim of this mapping project is to provide an evidence base on which Suffolk’s Cultural Creative
Activities, Arts and Social Care Steering Group can develop a pilot project that promotes the
integration of creative activity and social care in Suffolk.
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Brief:
Undertake research and contact social care and community providers in order to deliver a useable
spreadsheet for aims 1 and 2. Details will include the following:- a) activity name, b) contact details,
c) activity description, d) first initiator of activity, e) led by, f) purpose (social, dementia related,
learning, physical etc.), g) frequency, h) location, i) needs of person attending, j) size of group, k)
involvement of professional artist , l) annual budget.
Aim 3 will be reported as case study examples.
Outline Method and Timetable
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The project will be commissioned by August 1st 2014. To be completed by September 30th
2014.
An initial meeting will be held prior to the beginning of the research, at mid-point and a final
meeting which will include a presentation to the Steering Group.
A mid-point report documenting methodology and findings will be presented to be used for
discussion.
A draft final report detailing methodology and findings will be presented to the Steering
Group for comment before the final meeting, to be adjusted as requested. The final report
will be delivered within two weeks of the final meeting.
The researcher (s) will initially make contact with the following persons:o Suffolk County Council, ACS: Dementia Commissioner;
 Culture, Arts and Sport team;
 My Life representatives;
 Quality and Improvement Team
o Associated voluntary sector organisations including Age UK Suffolk, Alzheimer’s
Society, Leading Lives and Suffolk Family Carers
Key Relationships & working environment:
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Age UK Suffolk will commission and manage delivery of outcomes on behalf of Suffolk’s
Cultural Creative Activities, Arts and Social Care Steering Group.
Suffolk County Council, ACS, Quality and Improvement Team have contact details and
established relations with providers of social care in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council, ACS, Culture, Arts and Sport Team have established links with Arts
Organisations and Artists in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council, ACS, Dementia Commissioner
Budget and Payment
The maximum budget for this research is £3,400 including all expenses.
50% will be paid on commencement of the project upon signing the contract
and 50% after delivery of the final report
How to apply
Please provide the following information by 15th July 2014 to Martyn Green, Chief Executive, Age UK
Suffolk, 14 Hillview Business Park, Old Ipswich Road, Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0AJ
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Proposal to include
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Covering letter (max 2 pages) providing details on your motivation, experience and
qualifications to complete this work.
Methodology
Timeline
CV (2 pages) of researcher (s)
Contact references
Example of previous work
Any queries please contact Martyn Green, Chief Executive, Age UK Suffolk, Tel: 01473 359911 or
email: martyn.green@ageuksuffolk.org
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