Dunoon settlement is on the west coast of the Cowal peninsular in Argyll and Bute and incorporates the intermediate zones of Dunoon and Hunters Quay. With two areas within the Dunoon intermediate zone in the top 10% of areas in Scotland identified as deprived by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) and work underway through the SURF Alliance for Action Project, it met our programme criteria for support.
Dunoon’s Steering Group is made up mostly of members from NHS Highland, Argyll and Bute Council, Argyll and Bute Third Sector Interface, Police Scotland and Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care and has met monthly since January 2022.
Becky Hothersall, former Community Link Lead for Dunoon, finished on the Programme in March 2024.
What has been the impact of the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme in Dunoon?
Project Lead, Alex Wilde, shares her thoughts in our first Impact Story for Dunoon.
In our second Impact Story for Dunoon, learn more about how our Programme has worked with Police Scotland to discuss the contribution of local policing work to a place and the role of partnership working by the police in prevention of ill health.
Find out more about the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme in this Argyll and Bute podcast, where our Programme Lead Irene Beautyman discusses what the Programme is aiming to achieve, the need for place-based collaborative working and how data drives the Programme’s approach.
Dunoon's Data Journey
The support from the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme began with our quantitative data exercise to identify the population groups of Dunoon experiencing the most inequality, carried out with support from the Public Health Scotland Local Intelligence System Team (LIST). This is captured in a Quantitative Data Profile of the findings that allowed us to identify four main areas of impact around:
- Poverty
- Reduced life expectancy
- High levels of deprivation
- Substance use
We have shared our findings through:
- Quantitative data profile
- Quantitative data infographic, highlighting key areas of inequality
To understand residents’ experiences of the places they live, work and relax, our Community Link Leads aimed to bring this quantitative data to life by undertaking a qualitative data gathering exercise which was informal in its approach, and prioritised building relationships with third sector organisations and community groups, combined with desk-based searches. We have shared our findings through:
Read more about our data journey here.
Place and Wellbeing Outcome Briefings: Impact on Dunoon's Community
We are putting together a series of useful briefing documents which explore the impact of the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes on the Dunoon community. Our briefings below, which sit under the Place and Wellbeing Outcome themes, highlight the evidence behind each of the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes, and explore how this affects communities, organisations and practitioners in Dunoon.
Movement
Dunoon's Place and Wellbeing Assessments
Dunoon has also undertaken a number of Place and Wellbeing Assessments:
- Western Seaboard Marine Gateways, Dunoon Waterfront proposal, submitted as part of the UK Levelling Up Fund application
- Active Travel Hub
- Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership Strategic Plan
- Local Police Plan
Following each Place and Wellbeing Assessment a report is produced recommending how a more place based approach can be taken. If you’re interested in our approach, read Dunoon’s Place and Wellbeing Assessment reports in full.
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Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme
The Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme is a joint delivery partnership between the Improvement Service and Public Health Scotland. This forum is for those interested in our work supporting the role of place to reduce inequality and improve the wellbeing of people and planet.
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Place Network
For those interested in the importance of place as a working approach to delivering national outcomes around improved wellbeing and inclusive growth.