Postural Stability Service

This consultation has now closed. We will now analyse results and compile findings for a report, due in spring 2025.

Have your say on proposed changes to the Postural Stability Service.

Postural stability means how well someone can control and keep themselves stable to help them move and keep their balance. The Public Health team at Kent County Council (KCC) is running a public consultation on proposed changes to our Postural Stability Service in Kent.

Proposals include:

  • Reducing the current course from up to 36 weeks to 12-weeks.
  • Extending the service to more adults aged over 50.
  • Including more classes in more locations across Kent in communities that will benefit the most.
  • Giving more organisations a chance to apply for grants of up to £3,000 a year.

We are proposing these changes because of feedback from service users and what we know about the way the population in Kent is changing which suggests that we need to update the current offer. We want to make these changes so the service can be used by more people, more locally to them, and earlier in life so they are able to get the most use out of the help on offer to stay well, fit, mobile and independent for longer.

Rather than make savings, we are proposing to deliver the service differently. The current budget for the service will remain the same and there are no savings associated with the proposed changes to the service.

The consultation document provides more information on our proposals and why we are proposing them.

How to tell us your views

You can tell us your views by completing one of our consultation questionnaire.

If you cannot complete the online questionnaires, a Word version is available to download from this webpage and paper copies are available on request.

If you have questions about the proposals or need any support to take part in the consultation, you can contact us via the contact details under the 'Who's listening' section on this webpage. The email and telephone number are monitored during office hours.

What happens next?

Following the end of this consultation, responses will be evaluated and the report will be published on this webpage. This report is expected to be presented at the Public Health and Reform Cabinet Committee in July 2025. Consultation responses will be considered before any decisions are taken. Details of any decisions will also be published on this webpage.

This consultation has now closed. We will now analyse results and compile findings for a report, due in spring 2025.

Have your say on proposed changes to the Postural Stability Service.

Postural stability means how well someone can control and keep themselves stable to help them move and keep their balance. The Public Health team at Kent County Council (KCC) is running a public consultation on proposed changes to our Postural Stability Service in Kent.

Proposals include:

  • Reducing the current course from up to 36 weeks to 12-weeks.
  • Extending the service to more adults aged over 50.
  • Including more classes in more locations across Kent in communities that will benefit the most.
  • Giving more organisations a chance to apply for grants of up to £3,000 a year.

We are proposing these changes because of feedback from service users and what we know about the way the population in Kent is changing which suggests that we need to update the current offer. We want to make these changes so the service can be used by more people, more locally to them, and earlier in life so they are able to get the most use out of the help on offer to stay well, fit, mobile and independent for longer.

Rather than make savings, we are proposing to deliver the service differently. The current budget for the service will remain the same and there are no savings associated with the proposed changes to the service.

The consultation document provides more information on our proposals and why we are proposing them.

How to tell us your views

You can tell us your views by completing one of our consultation questionnaire.

If you cannot complete the online questionnaires, a Word version is available to download from this webpage and paper copies are available on request.

If you have questions about the proposals or need any support to take part in the consultation, you can contact us via the contact details under the 'Who's listening' section on this webpage. The email and telephone number are monitored during office hours.

What happens next?

Following the end of this consultation, responses will be evaluated and the report will be published on this webpage. This report is expected to be presented at the Public Health and Reform Cabinet Committee in July 2025. Consultation responses will be considered before any decisions are taken. Details of any decisions will also be published on this webpage.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Postural Stability Service

    We would like to hear your views on our proposals for the Postural Stability Service and have provided this questionnaire for you to give your feedback. 

    We recommend you read the consultation document before responding to this questionnaire.

    You can answer all or as many of the questions as you like. If you would rather not provide feedback on a section or question, just move on to the next one.

    In line with other local authorities and government departments, we ask people to register to take part in some activities. We do this to protect the integrity of our consultations from individuals and groups who may attempt to unduly influence the outcomes of the consultation process and to give people the opportunity to choose to be kept informed. 

    As with all our consultations a Word version of the questionnaire is available from the consultation webpage for people who would prefer not to complete the online version.