Tag Archives: Voluntary Community Sector (VCS)

Volunteers’ Week 2016 (NHS England / NCVO / BBC News / NHS Choices / Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, discusses Volunteers’ Week 2016, June 1st – 12th 2016. Full Text Link Reference Chief Nursing Officer pays tribute to nation’s health volunteers. London: NHS England, June 2nd 2016. Probably of related-interest: … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, In the News, Mental Health, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS; 7–50), Administrative Data Research Centre Scotland (Edinburgh), BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Care Homes Vanguard in Wakefield, Caring and Compassion, Centre for Research on Environment Society and Health at the University of Glasgow, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Chief Nursing Officer for England (CNO), Citizen Participation, Community and Voluntary Sector, Connection to Others, Department Public Health: University of Glasgow, Developmental Youth Programmes, Disability Action Alliance's Volunteer Charter, Feeling Appreciated in Volunteering, Gardening and Volunteering (New Wonder Drugs?), Girl Guides, Girlguiding Organisation, Guide and Scout Participation, Health Volunteering, Hospital Volunteering: In 21st Century, Informal Workforce, Investing in Volunteers, Investing in Volunteers (IiV), Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Knitted Knockers, Knitted Knockers UK, Limits of the State, Local Authorities, Local Communities and Voluntary Groups, Local Partnerships, Managing and Supporting Volunteers, National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), NHS Volunteers, NHS Workforce, Participation, Participation of Older People, Partners in Care, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Royal Voluntary Service, Scout Association, Scouting and Guiding Movements, Scouting Principles: Being Mindful of the World, Scouting Principles: Connecting With Others, Scouting Principles: Helping Others, Scouting Principles: Lifelong Learning, Scouts, Self-Conﬁdence, Sir Robert Baden-Powell (Scouts Founder), Social Care Volunteers, Social Vocational and Cognitive Competence, Supporting Integrated Care, University of Edinburgh's School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh: Administrative Data Research Centre Scotland, University of Edinburgh: Institute of Geography, Value of Volunteering, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector Provision, Volunteer Management, Volunteering, Volunteering in Health and Care, Volunteering in Hospitals, Volunteers, Volunteers: Part of Care Team, Volunteers’ Week (2016), Wakefield Care Homes Vanguard Project, Workforce, Workforce and Skill Mix, Workforce Diversity | Leave a comment

Voluntary Groups: Funding to Help Vulnerable Patients (NHS England)

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has announced which voluntary sector organisations which will share £2m to provide extra help for vulnerable people most at risk over the winter. These groups include Age UK, the British Red Cross and the Royal Voluntary Service. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Nuffield Trust, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Admission Avoidance, Ageing in the Community, Ageing Population, Alignment of Services Across Health and Social Care Sectors, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Association of Directors of Social Services, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, British Red Cross, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in Local Communities, Citizen Participation, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Discharge Support, East Midlands, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Emergency Services, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Home from Hospital Services, Hospital Discharge, Hospital to Home (Hospital2Home), Integration of Health and Social Care, Local Community Assets, Local Community Groups, Local Partnerships, Maintaining Independence, Monitor, National Tripartite, NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA), Participation, Participation of Older People, Partners in Care, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Population Winter Pressures, Post-Discharge Support, Preparations for Winter, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Regaining Independence, Royal Voluntary Service, Royal Voluntary Service (Formerly the WRVS), Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Voluntary and Private Providers, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnerships, Volunteering, Volunteers, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Winter Preparedness, Winter Pressures | Leave a comment

Improving Health Outcomes: Use of Voluntary / Community Sector Evidence (NHS Confederation)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This NHS Confederation briefing discusses the use of evidence from the voluntary and community sector as a source of information when preparing Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and how to thereby achieve improved commissioning decisions. It offers an overview of … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Asset Mapping, Care in Local Communities, Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Bureaux, Co-Design and Co-Delivery, Co-Production, Co-Production for Wellbeing, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Council for Voluntary Service (CVS), CVS Cheshire East, Difficult to Reach Groups, Dr Shahed Ahmad: Director of Public Health at London Borough of Enfield, Dudley Council Office of Public Health, Embedding Co-Production, Embedding Voluntary and Community Sector Evidence, Enfield Council, Equality Networks, Hard to Reach Groups, Health and Poverty Tool, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Health Partnerships Project, Housing Associations, Impact Hub, Integrated Commissioning, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Leeds Metropolitan University, LGA: Local Government Association, Local Commissioning, Local Community Assets, Local Community Groups, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Service Providers, Local Strategic Commissioning, Marginalised Users, National Housing Federation, National Learning Network for Health and Wellbeing Boards, Proving Our Value Project, Regional Voices, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), Social Auditing, Social Return on Investment (SROI), South West Forum, Specialist Organisations, Stronger Together, Umbrella Organisations, University of the West of England, VCS Insights, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Voluntary and Private Providers, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnerships, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Wakefield Council, Wakefield District Wellbeing Consortium, Wellspring Healthy Living Centre (Bristol) | Leave a comment

Clinical Commissioning Groups (Regional Voices / VONNE / House of Commons Library / NHS England / NHS Clinical Commissioners / ICSA / NICE / King’s Fund)

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Regional Voices network in the North East, VONNE, has produced briefings to help the voluntary sector to understand the reformed health and care system. While they contain region-specific information for the North East, they are of nation-wide interest … Continue reading →

Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development (IESD) Fund (Department of Health)

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Voluntary sector funding is being made available for health and care projects. Applications are invited for Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund (IESD) grant funding. The fund is open for applications for projects starting in April 2014 onwards. An … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged AIMS Guidance Documents: Online Grant Management System, Any Qualified Provider, Any Qualified Provider (AQP) Programme, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO), Award Information Management System (AIMS), Big Society, Big Society and Community Development, Carers Strategy, Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Working, Community Empowerment, Compact Voice, Compassionate Care, Delivering Better Health and Care Outcomes, Delivering Safe and Compassionate Care, Department of Health’s Voluntary Sector Investment Programme, Digital Inclusion, Empowerment, Fair Society Healthy Lives, Francis Inquiry Report, Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Volunteering, Health Work and Well-being, IESD Grant Funding for 2014 to 2015, IESD: Innovation Excellence and Strategic Development Funding, Improving Care for People with Dementia, Improving Long-Term Care and Support, Improving Outcomes, Improving Public Health, Inclusion, Innovation Excellence and Strategic Development Fund (IESD), Innovation Excellence and Strategic Development Fund 2014-15, Innovative Models, Joint and Partnership Bids, LGBT VCOs, Local Empowerment, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA), Neighbourhood Watch, Neighbourhood Watch Groups, Partnership and Collaboration, Patient Rated Experience Measures (PREMs), Patient Related Outcomes Measures (PROMS), Patients First and Foremost, Personalisation and Choice of Care and Support, PROMS and PREMS, Public Health, Recognised Valued and Supported, Safe and Compassionate Care, Social Inclusion, Social Isolation, Strategic Development Funding, Sustainability, Sustainable Community Strategy, Third Sector, Value for Money, VCOs: Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Organisations (VCOs, Voluntary and Community Sector, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Health and Care Projects, Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector Funding, Voluntary Sector Funding for Health and Care Projects, Voluntary Sector Grants Hub (Department of Health), Voluntary Sector Grants Hub Structure, Voluntary Sector Investment Programme, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Partnership Team, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partner Programme, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnerships, Volunteering, Volunteers | Leave a comment

Prospects of Health and Wellbeing Boards (Smith Institute)

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health and wellbeing boards have the potential to improve integrated care and provide more democratic approaches to developing shared plans for local populations. Effective relationships and adequate resources are required for them to be effective. Chapters include: Development of … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Alliance, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accountability, Adult Social Care, Centre for Public Scrutiny, Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS), CfPS: Centre for Public Scrutiny, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Commissioning Policies, Community Mental Health Services, Cost Analysis, Cost Savings, Cost-Effectiveness, Council Scrutiny, Early Intervention, Early Interventions, Engagement, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Health Care Reform, Health Reform, Healthwatch, Integrated Commissioning, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Local Authority Scrutiny Functions, Local Government, Local Government Association, Mental Health Providers Forum, Mental Health Services, Mutuals, NESTA: National Endowment for Science, NHS Clinical Commissioning Coalition, Peer Support, Peer Support Services, People Powered Health (NESTA), People Powered Health Programme, Public Health, Public Health Reform, Public Health Services, Reform, Scrutiny, Service Integration, Smith Institute, Social Care, Transparency and Accountability, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations | Leave a comment

Local Healthwatch Policy (Department of Health, Modernisation of Health and Care)

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The new patients’ rights group is called Healthwatch. The Department of Health has produced a document to explain the Government’s vision for local Healthwatch. This document is for everyone with an interest in local Healthwatch organisations across the NHS and social care system (which … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Community Care, David Behan (Director General for Social Care), Health and Social Care Bill, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Healthwatch, Local Government and Care Partnerships), Local HealthWatch, Social Care, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) | Leave a comment

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