We were delighted to be able to welcome nearly fifty attendees to our Online Briefing on Wednesday 18th September, where we heard from Sarah Speck, Director of Worcestershire Place Development. Sarah gave a comprehensive update on the development of the Worcestershire Place Plan, and the opportunities for the VCSE sector…
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust have launched their new Big Quality Conversation survey for 2024-2025 are seeking responses from as many people as possible. This survey will help us understand what the experience is like for people when they come into our hospitals and are in our care. This survey is…
I am delighted to introduce myself as the new Independent Chair of the Worcestershire VCSE Alliance, a role to lead and champion this vital work within the VCSE sector and as part of the Integrated Care System. I came into this role personally because I believe in the VCSE Alliance…
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB have commissioned the licence of the digital social prescribing App ‘Joy’ for 1 year for all practices across Worcestershire. The specific function and feature of Joy is that it integrates with practice clinical systems, EMIS. Joy codes back into EMIS. This allows all social prescribing activity…
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…
Did you know that VCSE organisations are able to book a roving outreach health van to attend their venues and events? The van will be travelling across Worcestershire to provide local healthcare services to patients closer to home. It will be offering health services including: NHS Health Checks Health education…
New ICS Coaching Hub – Information Sessions for Coaches Calling all qualified coaches in Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care System! Are you a qualified coach working in health, social care or the VCSE sector in Herefordshire and Worcestershire? Might you be interested in using your coaching skills to support colleagues…
The Living Well for Longer team are in the process of producing new resources to promote Ageing Well, Strength and Balance and Flexibility. Below you can download the new ‘Ageing Well and Physical Activity’ leaflet. This emphasises the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines on physical activity. A brilliant bite-size resource to…
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.