Background Expand Westbank Community Health and Care is a charity with a long-established history of supporting communities – has worked in close partnership with the NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group, The Budleigh Hospital League of Friends, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Property Services and others to bring the Budleigh Salterton Hub into existence. The project has been four years in the making and is recognised widely as a leading example of community-led innovation within health and wellbeing provision. Westbank is the head leaseholder for the Budleigh Salterton Hub and is responsible for the oversight of the project and running and maintaining of the facility. Westbank now warmly invites you to submit an expression of interest for space at the hub. We welcome one-off bookings, short term lets or longer-term fixed bookings. All short and long term arrangements will be done by way of an agreement between the tenant and Westbank. The way the hub works is through integration and innovation. The building provides a space within which all services in and around the hub can work together towards one common purpose: to improve and maintain health and wellbeing for all. We aim to provide the WEB (Woodbury, Exmouth and Budleigh) communities with a truly holistic health and wellbeing service. The space simply provides the canvas onto which the ideas, creativity and knowledge of a range of providers can be applied. All tenants within the hub will get to know what each other is able to offer and how that fits into the overall purpose of the Hub. This will mean that people looking for support can access what they need when they most need it and in a way that works for them. Please email [email protected] for further information
The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP visited Budleigh Hub Expand The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, visited Budleigh Health and Wellbeing Hub on Wednesday 26th September to see first-hand how this innovative partnership project is meeting the needs of the local community. Mary Nisbett, Westbank Community Health and Care Chief Executive welcomed The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP to Budleigh Hub, he was then introduced to all guests including Matthew Byrne, Westbank Chief Executive (incoming), David Evans, Budleigh Salterton League of Friends and Richard Mejzner, Budleigh Salterton Medical Practice GP and The Rt Hon Sir Hugo Swire MP who accompanied him throughout the visit. Budleigh Salterton Community Hospital closed its doors over four years ago. After an extensive period of renovation, the existing Community Hospital was transformed into a vibrant community health and wellbeing hub providing a range of services to the communities of Woodbury, Exmouth and Budleigh. Matt Hancock MP had the opportunity to take a tour around Budleigh Hub to find out more about how services are delivered – meeting with services users in the day centre, learning about dinosaurs in the nursery and participating in a game of table tennis. Service providers at the Hub shared their experience of this innovative approach to delivery, working with each other to offer intergenerational care between the nursery and day centre; throughout the Hub providers work together to cross-refer clients to ensure users receive the best possible service within the heart of their community. Matt Hancock MP said “This amazing Hub brings together general practice, NHS clinics, podiatry and physiotherapy alongside local charities and social enterprises including Westbank, Carousel Nursery, Age Concern Budleigh and Launchpad. “This is a real example of the direction the NHS could move towards in the future; with groups working together to create thriving spaces which provide services based on the needs of the local community.He continued “I’ve been really inspired by my visit to Budleigh Hub today”. Mary Nisbett, Westbank Chief Executive said “It was a pleasure to be able to demonstrate to Matt Hancock what can be achieved when a whole community works together” Photo credit: Peter Bowler
Budleigh Hub Welcomes Visitors Expand After an extensive period of renovation Budleigh Salterton Community Hospital has been transformed into a vibrant community health and wellbeing hub. The renovation of the Budleigh Salterton Hub has been made possible due to the financial contribution from the Budleigh Salterton League of Friends, it is with thanks to them and their tireless fundraising efforts Westbank Community Health and Care and partners are now able to welcome visitors. Mary Nisbett, Westbank Chief Executive said: “Westbank, along with partners who have worked on this project for over four years, are all delighted to see the Budleigh Hub open. Services delivered will focus on preventing people from becoming unwell, reducing loneliness and isolation and provide the local community with a health and wellbeing hub to be proud of”. The Budleigh Hub is based on the 30-year success of Westbank Community Health and Care, to promote and improve the health and wellbeing of people in the local community by providing a range of support in response to their needs. The Hub has started offering services for the youngest to the oldest with locally-based Carousel Nursery providing childcare support for 0 – 5 year olds, and Age Concern Budleigh Salterton supporting older people from the local community in the day care centre. The Hub Café will provide a range of tasty treats including freshly prepared panini’s, sandwiches and homemade cakes, along with freshly cooked meals and hot and cold drinks. The Hub Café is being run by Launchpad a local social enterprise, who provide supported training and work experience opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum conditions. Westbank Neighbourhoods Friends project will provide a support service that aims to help vulnerable people when they're coming out of hospital - helping people to come out and stay out by doing the kinds of things that friends and families would do. The Westbank Healthy Neighbourhoods team will set up a range of health and wellbeing activities. The team have just launched table tennis which attracted 20 eager enthusiasts taking on the ping-pong challenge. Sessions will run twice monthly, 10am to 12noon and cost £3. We are currently taking delivery of exercise equipment to go into the Westbank Gym and our Fitness Team will be taking bookings for inductions very soon. The Fitness Team will also be offering a range of exercise programmes to increase physical activity to help participants maintain a healthy lifestyle. Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) has started to meet clients through their Depression and Anxiety Service. NHS Outpatient services are due to launch physiotherapy and podiatry services from the beginning of November, with more services being rolled out over the coming months. The Budleigh Salterton Medical Centre will also start to provide medical services very soon. Chime Audiology has started to provide an audiology service to clients on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Other health providers include Ocean Physio who will start working with clients from mid-November. Age Concern Exmouth and District and Budleigh Salterton and District Hospiscare will both start to provide a range of advisory services. The Budleigh Memory Café will welcome participants with dementia and memory loss to their café from October onwards. For more information about any of the activities and services at Budleigh Hub please contact the reception team on t: 01395 446896.
How to find us Expand Hub at Budleigh, East Budleigh Road, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 6HF t: 01395 446896 e: [email protected] By Bus: From Exeter take the regular No 57 Stagecoach service to Exmouth. From Exmouth take the regular No 157 or No 357 Stagecoach service from to Budleigh Salterton. No157 stops on Stoneborough Lane a short walk from Budleigh Hub, No 357 stops outside the Hub. From the M5: Take junction 30 (A376/A379) Exeter Service Area. At roundabout take exit A379 signposted for Exmouth. At the second roundabout follow B3179 signposted Woodbury. Continue to B3178 signposted Budleigh Salterton. We are on the left-hand side as you enter Budleigh Salterton.