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Working Together – the Local Area Agreement for Northumberland |
Introduction |
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Northumberland is continuing to rise to the challenge of the Local Area Agreement – the Community Strategy and the LAA are now inextricably linked, more partners are engaged in the LAA process and there is a wider range of local measures to support delivery. The Community Strategy is based around seven long term aims and 28 supporting outcomes and this document shows how LAA measures have been aligned with individual outcomes to provide a focus for improvement and a tangible measure of impact. The restructured Sector Boards are responsible for the development of delivery plans to support measures and for monitoring performance against the agreed targets; all measures have therefore been assigned to an NSP Sector Board for management purposes. To provide additional information, hyperlinks are given to:
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Long Term Aims and Supporting Outcomes |
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A. We enjoy a good standard of living
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1. Being competitive 2. Unlocking our passion for lifelong learning 3. Fostering an enterprise culture 4. Opening up the opportunity to work |
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B. We live safely and in comfort
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5. Maintaining homes to a decent standard 6. Providing affordable housing choice 7. Reducing crime 8. Creating welcoming, safe and attractive places |
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9. Promoting healthy eating and keeping fit 10. Treating our bodies with respect 11. Safeguarding our emotional well-being 12. Supporting independent living |
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D. We can readily access the things we need
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13. Sustaining and marketing local services and facilities 14. Integrating our transport networks 15. Going digital 16. Providing seamless pathways to services |
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E. We take part in cultural activity
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17. Celebrating our distinctiveness 18. Providing inspiration 19. Making the most of our creativity 20. Welcoming visitors |
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F. We care about our environment
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21. Valuing our countryside 22. Appreciating nature 23. Using our energy wisely 24. Managing our waste |
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G. We get involved and bring about change
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25. Having decent places to meet and gather 26. Encouraging volunteering 27. Nurturing businesses that trade with a social purpose 28. Embracing community participation |
A. We enjoy a good standard of living |
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Our vision: By 2021, more Northumberland residents and employers will prosper and thrive economically. Many will have embraced lifelong learning as the foundation for building their self-esteem and confidence. They will be increasingly aspirational and have a more positive enterprising and “can do” attitude to realising their personal goals. They will have fewer barriers to work and have local access to a wider range of good, long-lasting job or business opportunities. |
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1. Being competitive |
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Our existing companies and firms are the lifeblood of our economy – their success by and large determines our future prosperity. We need to continue to reinforce, build and diversify from this foundation. Our objective is to support the competitiveness of our businesses by providing the right conditions and quality environment for them to thrive and exploit opportunities for collaboration. |
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Reference |
Definition |
Status |
Baseline |
Performance 2006/07 |
Target 2007/08 |
Target 2008/09 |
Lead, Contact and Sector Board |
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Mandatory (LEGI) (Annual monitoring) |
0 (2006) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
1 |
3 |
LEGI Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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Mandatory (LEGI) (Annual monitoring) |
8,350 (2004) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
8,150 |
8,400 |
LEGI Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of businesses supported to improve their performance |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
3,500 (2004/05) |
4,101
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3,600 |
3,700 |
Business Link (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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2. Unlocking our passion for learning and achieving |
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One of our most basic instincts is to acquire knowledge and use it to better our lives. Our ongoing aptitude for learning is a major determinant to our life chances – not just in maximising our income, but also in raising our self-confidence and self-esteem, opening doors to new and challenging experiences, and in building friendships and relationships. Our objective is to raise aspirations and educational attainment by making it easy to access relevant and excellent learning in all its forms. |
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New Reference |
Definition |
Status |
Baseline |
Performance 2006/07 |
Target 2007/08 |
Target 2008/09 |
Lead, Contact and Sector Board |
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Stretch (Annual monitoring) |
68.5% (June 2005) |
73.2%
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69% |
73% |
Northumberland County Council (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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Stretch (Annual monitoring) |
20.3% (June 2005) |
27.1%
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24% |
26% |
Northumberland County Council (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of pupils in Ashington, Bedlington and Blyth gaining level 4+ in Maths at Key Stage 2 |
Stretch (Annual monitoring) |
64.3% (June 2005) |
65.9%
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65% |
69% |
Northumberland County Council (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of pupils in Ashington, Bedlington and Blyth gaining level 5 in Maths at Key Stage 2 |
Stretch (Annual monitoring) |
19.8% (June 2005) |
21.0%
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22% |
25% |
Northumberland County Council (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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Stretch (Annual monitoring) |
7 (June 2005) |
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3 |
2 |
Northumberland County Council (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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Mandatory (NRF) (Annual monitoring) |
3 (June 2005) |
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3 |
4 |
Northumberland County Council (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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Mandatory (NRF) (Annual monitoring) |
4 (June 2005) |
4
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4 |
4 |
Northumberland County Council (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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Mandatory (NRF) (Annual monitoring) |
4 (June 2005) |
4
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4 |
4 |
Northumberland County Council (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The number of adults achieving a skills for life qualification that contributes towards the national PSA target |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
2,409 (2005/06) |
Reported in December for 2006/07 academic year |
2,457 |
2,506 |
Learning and Skills Council (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The percentage of young people achieving a level 2 qualification by the age of 19 |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
67.1% (2004/05) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
69% |
72% |
Learning and Skills Council (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of local employers engaged in workforce development |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
700 (2004/05) |
1,086
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800 |
850 |
Business Link (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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3. Fostering an enterprise culture |
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Being enterprising is having the ability to spot opportunities, create new ideas and confidently turn these ideas into working realities – it’s about being positive and ambitious. Our objective is for a “can do” attitude to flourish from a very early age and through life thereby providing the platform for growing our entrepreneurial talents and developing new ways of working, products and services. |
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New Reference |
Definition |
Status |
Baseline |
Performance 2006/07 |
Target 2007/08 |
Target 2008/09 |
Lead, Contact and Sector Board |
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The number of pre start customers with Business Link |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
2,368 (2004/05) |
2,517
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2,500 |
2,581 |
Business Link (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The conversion rate from pre start activity to business start up |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
28% (2004/05) |
61%
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30% |
31% |
Business Link (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of businesses created by people aged under 30, supported by Business Link |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
220 (2004/05) |
342
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243 |
256 |
Business Link (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of new businesses starting through Business Link and surviving 12 months |
Stretch (Quarterly monitoring) |
649 (2004/05) |
848
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800 |
850 |
Business Link (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The percentage of self employment |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
11.3% (2004/05) |
10.1%
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12.2% |
12.7% |
B,E&S Sector Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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Mandatory (LEGI) (Annual monitoring) |
5.7% (2005) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
5.7% |
5.8% |
LEGI Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of new VAT registrations per 10,000 adult population (Wansbeck) |
Mandatory (LEGI) (Annual monitoring) |
16.9 (2004) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
18 |
18 |
LEGI Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The conversion rate from pre-start activity to business start up (Wansbeck) |
Mandatory (LEGI) (Annual monitoring) |
32% (2005/06) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
34% |
36% |
LEGI Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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LAA/A3/09 |
Entrepreneurial attitude (Wansbeck) |
Mandatory (LEGI)
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TBC |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
TBC |
TBC |
LEGI Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of Business Link / Partners assisted start ups (Wansbeck) |
Mandatory (LEGI) (Annual monitoring) |
98 (2005/06) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
135 |
140 |
LEGI Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of VAT registered businesses per 10,000 head of population (Wansbeck) |
Mandatory (LEGI) (Annual monitoring) |
156 (2005/06) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
160 |
168 |
LEGI Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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Mandatory (LEGI) (Annual monitoring) |
9.7 (2004) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
LEGI Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of VAT registered businesses per 10,000 head of (16+) population |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
328 (2004/05) |
332
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345 |
355 |
B,E&S Sector Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of new VAT registrations per 10,000 head of (16+) population |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
26 (2005) |
27
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30 |
32 |
B,E&S Sector Board (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of apprentices successfully completing an apprenticeship framework |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
479 (2004/05) |
Reported in December |
540 |
600 |
Learning and Skills Council (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The percentage of 16-18 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) |
Stretch / Mandatory (Quarterly monitoring) |
9.6% (2004/05) |
10.0%
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6.8% |
6.3% |
Connexions Austin McNamara (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The percentage of 16-18 year olds in Wansbeck not in education, employment or training (NEET) |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
15.1% (November 2005) |
18.4%
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10.7% |
9.9% |
Connexions Austin McNamara (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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4. Opening up the opportunity to work |
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If the same proportion of people of working age were employed in the North of England as in the UK, our income would grow by more than £11billion per annum. Economic inactivity stems from a number of factors – skill competencies, employer attitudes, access to jobs, health problems, care responsibilities, etc. Our objective is to remove the barriers to economic activity by providing individuals with comprehensive support and tailored routes to work. |
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New Reference |
Definition |
Status |
Baseline |
Performance 2006/07 |
Target 2007/08 |
Target 2008/09 |
Lead, Contact and Sector Board |
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The gap between the employment rate in Northumberland and the overall England rate |
Stretch (Annual monitoring) |
1.5% |
TBC |
1.26% |
1.0% |
Removing Barriers to Work Initiative (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The overall working age benefits claim rate for Northumberland |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
15.9% (Nov 2004) |
15.5%
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15.6% |
15.4% |
Removing Barriers to Work Initiative (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The employment rate of lone parents in Northumberland |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
44.6% (2004/05) |
TBC |
44.66% |
44.7% |
Removing Barriers to Work Initiative (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The employment rate of ethnic minorities in Northumberland |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
100% (2004/05) |
TBC |
80% |
80% |
Removing Barriers to Work Initiative (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The employment rate people aged over 50 in Northumberland |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
65.5% (2004/05) |
TBC |
65.56% |
65.6% |
Removing Barriers to Work Initiative (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The employment rate of people with low or no qualifications in Northumberland |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
45.1% (2004/05) |
TBC |
45.16% |
45.2% |
Removing Barriers to Work Initiative (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of workless households |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
20,753 (2004/05) |
TBC |
20,603 |
20,453 |
Removing Barriers to Work Initiative (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The number of young people accessing the education maintenance allowance |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
1,358 (2005/06) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
1,379 |
1,390 |
LSC (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The percentage of 16-18 year olds who are in employment but without training to NVQ level 2 |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
3.5% (Nov. 2006) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
3.0% |
2.5% |
Connexions / LSC (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The overall benefits claim rate for wards with the worst labour market position in Wansbeck. |
(Mandatory - NRF) (Quarterly monitoring) |
29.5% (Nov 04) |
30.1%
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27.9% |
27.5% |
Removing Barriers to Work Initiative (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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The gap between the overall benefits claim rate for England and the wards with the worst labour market position in Wansbeck. |
(Mandatory - NRF) (Quarterly monitoring) |
15.5% (Nov 04) |
15.8%
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13.9% |
13.5% |
Removing Barriers to Work Initiative (Business, Enterprise and Skills) |
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C. We lead healthier lifestyles |
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Our vision: By 2021, more Northumberland residents will live independently, longer and be less likely to die from heart disease, cancer, suicide or accidents. They will have greater scope to make healthier choices – by eating balanced diets, regularly playing sport or taking exercise, stopping smoking and drug-taking, drinking alcohol in moderation, and handling the day-to-day stresses of modern living. |
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9. Promoting healthy eating and keeping fit |
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Eating the right, nutritional things throughout our lives and burning off the calories through regular exercise are key ingredients to good health. Our objective is to maximise our life expectancy by demonstrating that eating a balanced diet can be realistic, appetising and affordable and getting the heart pumping can be stimulating and fitted into our busy lives. |
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Reference |
Definition |
Status |
Baseline |
Performance 2006/07 |
Target 2007/08 |
Target 2008/09 |
Lead, Contact and Sector Board |
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The percentage of schools achieving the new healthy schools standard |
Stretch (Quarterly monitoring) |
0% (2004/05) |
27%
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75% |
90% |
Care Trust (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of children in Reception and Year 6 classes who have been weighed and measured (height) during the summer term |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
83.9% (2006) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
87% |
90% |
Care Trust (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of young people (aged 9-16) who participate in physical activity (5 or more times per week for 30 minutes or more) |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
66% (2005/06) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
67% |
68% |
Northumberland Sport (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of Adults (aged 16 and over) who take part in moderate activity for 3 days per week for 30 minutes |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
22.1% (2005/06) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
23.1% |
24.1% |
Northumberland Sport (Culture) |
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The percentage of school children (5-16 years) who spend a minimum of two hours per week on high quality PE and school sport within and beyond the curriculum |
Local (Annual monitoring) |
81% (2005/06 academic year) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
83% |
85% |
Northumberland County Council (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of older people involved in exercise programmes |
Local |
4.2% (2006/07) |
Baseline established |
No survey |
No survey |
Care Trust (Older People’s Strategy Group) |
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The percentage of new mothers initiating breast feeding in Northumberland |
Stretch (Quarterly monitoring) |
43% (2003) |
45.4%
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57% |
60% |
Care Trust (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of new mothers initiating breast feeding in Blyth |
Stretch (Quarterly monitoring) |
30% (2003) |
38.6%
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40% |
45% |
Care Trust (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of new mothers initiating breast feeding in Wansbeck |
Stretch (Quarterly monitoring) |
32% (2003) |
30.0%
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40% |
45% |
Care Trust (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of new mothers breast feeding at 6 weeks in Northumberland |
Stretch (Quarterly monitoring) |
25% (2003) |
31.0%
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35% |
40% |
Care Trust (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of new mothers breast feeding at 6 weeks in Blyth |
Stretch (Quarterly monitoring) |
18% (2003) |
22.5%
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26% |
30% |
Care Trust (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The percentage of new mothers breast feeding at 6 weeks in Wansbeck |
Stretch (Quarterly monitoring) |
18% (2003) |
26.2%
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26% |
30% |
Care Trust (Families and Children’s Trust) |
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The mortality rate for circulatory disease in people aged under 75 years per 100,000 in Blyth |
Stretch (Annual monitoring) |
103 (2004) |
101.3
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73 |
66 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The mortality rate for circulatory disease in people aged under 75 years per 100,000 in Wansbeck |
Stretch / Mandatory (NRF) (Annual monitoring) |
114 (2004) |
93.47
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89 |
66 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The all cause mortality rate for males in Blyth |
Mandatory (Annual monitoring) |
915 (2002/04) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
702 |
657 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The all cause mortality rate for females in Blyth |
Mandatory (Annual monitoring) |
593 (2002/04) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
462 |
435 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The all cause mortality rate for males in Wansbeck |
Mandatory (Annual monitoring) |
902 (2002/04) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
795 |
765 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The all cause mortality rate for females in Wansbeck |
Mandatory (Annual monitoring) |
646 (2002/04) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
573 |
556 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The all cause mortality rate for males in Northumberland |
Mandatory (Annual monitoring) |
833 (2002/04) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
734 |
729 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The all cause mortality rate for females in Northumberland |
Mandatory (Annual monitoring) |
563 (2002/04) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
497 |
493 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The number of new people identified with high blood pressure |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
0 (2006) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
3,000 |
5,000 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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10. Treating our bodies with respect |
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Throughout our lives we are bombarded with temptations, which can seriously affect our long-term physical well being. Smoking, taking illegal drugs, drinking too much or “bingeing”, or having unprotected/unwanted sex put us at greater risk of illness and disease. Our objective is to improve health by helping willing individuals to desist from harmful drug or substance (whether legal or illegal) use, and to practice safer sex. |
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Reference |
Definition |
Status |
Baseline |
Performance 2006/07 |
Target 2007/08 |
Target 2008/09 |
Lead, Contact and Sector Board |
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Stretch (Quarterly monitoring) |
38.1 per 1,000 (2003) |
37.8
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27.2 |
21 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The number of new registrations to the C-Card scheme |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
1,549 (2005/06) |
1,687
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1,650 |
1,750 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The number accessing training for sexual health |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
314 (2005/06) |
456
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230 |
200 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The number of teenage conceptions in Wansbeck |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
63 per 1,000 (2003) |
52.5
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39.8 |
29 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The number of new registrations to the C-Card scheme in Wansbeck |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
250 (2005/06) |
428
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320 |
340 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The number accessing training for sexual health in Wansbeck |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
70 (2005/06) |
127
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100 |
90 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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LAA/C10/07 |
The percentage of sexually active 15-25 year olds in Northumberland screened for Chlamydia |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
0% (2004/05) |
1.7%
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15%
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30% |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The number of problem drug users into treatment |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
608 (2004/05) |
859
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1,034 |
TBA |
Northumberland Drugs and Alcohol Team (Liveability) |
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The percentage of drug users sustaining or successfully completing treatment |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
65% (2004/05) |
81%
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82% |
TBA |
Northumberland Drugs and Alcohol Team (Liveability) |
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The number of people with a medium or high risk of heart disease accessing the Stop Smoking Service |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
0 (2006) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
300 |
320 |
Care Trust (Health, Care and Well Being) |
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The number of hazardous drinkers accessing alcohol treatment services – home detox |
Local (Quarterly monitoring) |
20 (Dec. 2006 estimate for 2006/07 outturn) |
Not applicable – new measure for 07/08 |
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