All-Age Autism Strategy - Improving Health Services Engagement Over the last few months, the Integrated Care Board has been gaining views from autistic people, their families, provider organisations, professionals and wider Worcestershire residents about their health needs and experience of accessing health services through an on-line survey. They would now…
This funding is for organisations that support people and communities in England under severe pressure because of the increased cost of living. By community we mean people living in the same local area. The priority is to fund organisations supporting low-income households and individuals. You can apply for between £10,000…
>Your role and responsibilities are important >You and your personal wellbeing is important Making time to step back, slow down and off-load with peers; things that were described as vital to maintaining personal wellbeing when we met for the first time as a Community Wellbeing Role Network back in April. In…
Applications are now open for the 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards and new GSK Health Inequalities Programme. The GSK IMPACT Awards are funded by GSK and provide core funding and free training for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing. Up to 15 awards will be made, ranging…
How a simple idea, a passion for handwritten letters, and a desire to foster community connections led to the creation of 'Ruby Tuesdays,' a successful letter-writing group in Cutnall Green, a village just south of Droitwich. Donna Quinn, an active community member, envisioned a place to bring people together through…
We are pleased to welcome Sophie Wheeley to the Worcestershire VCSE Alliance team in the new role of VCSE Mental Health Programme Manager. Sophie is a Qualified Executive Coach and Leadership Mentor with an MSc in Health Care Policy and Management and 20-year experience working in a large NHS Acute…
This fully funded programme aims to support VCSE suppliers in England to work with government clients who can really help increase their impact. It also aims to help public sector commissioners to work with innovative organisations that share their values. Delivered by the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), Social Enterprise UK (SEUK)…
Health champions are people who, either out of personal interest or as part their role, volunteer to help share information about local health information to help improve the health and wellbeing of their communities. What does a Worcestershire Health Champion do?Health champions work closely with the public health team to…
Thanks to 12 months funding from Clinical Network Research West Midlands the VCSE Alliance is excited to be part of this pioneering project that aims to widen engagement in health and care research across the region to better understand and ultimately reduce health inequalities. This will be a co-produced activity,…
Monday 10th July 1pm-3pm - Online, MS Teams The Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICS Academy has been established as a trailblazing model and suite of functions, as part of the new Integrated Care System (ICS) to facilitate ‘better done together’ workforce development, education, training and talent & leadership development opportunities for…
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.
