SIBEC REVIEW
David Stalker (centre) with the panellists
THE BIG QUESTIONS Katie Lewis reports on the key topics of discussion at SIBEC UK 2014 Q
How can we ensure staff in our facilities are qualified to deliver positive outcomes that answer the needs of
the government’s health agenda?
Tom Fairey Most local authorities we advise are managing funding cuts and having to find new efficiencies in leisure services. Inevitably this means staff levels have been squeezed and it’s already a challenge to find funding in the budget to meet mandatory training requirements. While delivering health interventions
that address the needs of special populations does create opportunities, I question where the funding for all the necessary, additional staff training will come from.
Rachel Gomm The delivery of GP referral programmes is not a new concept, but the introduction of the Health & Social Care Bill in 2013 – which encourages local authorities to take responsibility for the health of their local populations and offers access to an £8bn ring-fenced fund – creates a huge opportunity. To take full advantage of this
opportunity, staff need to be given suffi cient knowledge and tools to offer professional advice and mentoring services to special populations. This
Working more closely with local Meet the panel
Debate chair • David Stalker, CEO, ukactive Panellists (left to right, above) • Tom Fairey, business development manager, Alliance Leisure Services • Michelle Dand, group fitness development manager, Everyone Active • Rachel Gomm, business development manager, Birmingham Sport & Events • Stuart Lockwood, CEO, Oldham Community Leisure
might include people dealing with cancer, mental health issues, emphysema and elderly people at risk of falling. We’ve already started to roll out REPs Level 4 training, but there’s still a great deal of work to be done to ensure our sector is viewed as a true, go-to, results-driven solutions partner.
Michelle Dand SLM recently launched Everyone Health as a separate division from Everyone Active. This brand will bid independently for local health contracts, to deliver evidence-based preventative and treatment services for local authorities.
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authorities to address local health issues does create a massive opportunity, but to meet this need it’s imperative that new training pathways are developed to help our staff gain the knowledge and skills they need to deliver relevant health services with positive, measurable outcomes.
Stuart Lockwood We need to find ways to work with the local authority to deliver more community health initiatives. I still feel, as a sector, we need to focus on service standards in our core business, and work harder to provide a top quality service to the general community with non-specific health needs. Once we crack this, then we can concentrate on catering for special populations.
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Does the growth in mass participation events such as Tough Mudder, Cycling Sportives and fun runs –
along with the more aggressive hunt for new participants by National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of sport – represent an opportunity or a threat to our sector?
Tom Fairey Mass participation events give people a training purpose, a goal to be achieved.
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