The Worcestershire VCSE Alliance is calling for Expressions of Interest from organisations or individuals with a strong research background and understanding of the VCSE sector to lead the next phase of the Understanding and Strengthening the VCSE Sector in Worcestershire project. We're looking for those with a proven, in-depth knowledge…
Early this year we launched REACH (Research Engagement and Community Health) Worcestershire, an exciting new project that aims ‘to improve health and wellbeing outcomes and address health inequalities through cohesive, targeted and research-informed support for communities in Worcestershire’. A key part of this project focusses on increasing participation in community…
Understanding and Strengthening the VCSE in Worcestershire is a research project lead by Worcestershire VCSE Alliance and funded by Worcestershire County Council. The aim of this research is to build an evidence-based understanding of the key strengths of the sector, alongside robust evidence of impact. The research outputs will focus on…
The Community Health – Research Training programme aims to enhance the research and evaluation skills of the Worcestershire Wellbeing Roles Network workforce. Following the training, individuals in these roles are expected to feel more confident in utilizing their research skills and various data collection and evaluation approaches during community interactions.…
VCSE Mental Health providers, supported by the Alliance are working with Health partners to reduce demand on GP surgeries. This work is being funded by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust. Ten more countywide MEG courses are planned to be delivered by Sandycroft and Old Needleworks starting February/March…
We are pleased to welcome Sarah Wilkinson to the Worcestershire VCSE Alliance team in the new role of VCSE Community Health – Research Engagement Lead. Sarah is a linguist and spent many years working in international organisations in Europe. With an MSc in European Policy and considerable experience in the VCSE…
The VCSE Worcestershire Alliance
A newly formed collective of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations working together to make health service provision stronger and develop partnerships that benefit Worcestershire communities.
