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…
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…
This month saw the inaugural meeting of REACH (Research Engagement and Community Health) Worcestershire! REACH Worcestershire, a Worcestershire Alliance initiative, brings together VCSE organisations and Community Wellbeing Roles with The Research and Development Team at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust. Our mission is to improve health and…
Worcestershire County Council has a free information service from Sight Concern called Sensory Matters. Sensory Matters service launched in October 2023 providing information, advice and guidance to anyone in Worcestershire who is blind, vision impaired, Deaf, hard of hearing, have dual sensory loss or is deafblind. A team of Sensory Impairment Advisors…
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training - new dates announced for April, May, June and July Tier 1 – one hour online session:For people who require general awareness of the support autistic peopleor people with a learning disability may need. This includes all back officeand managerial staff Tier 2 – one day…
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.
