The Worcestershire VCSE Alliance is undertaking a major research and evaluation project “Understanding and Strengthening the VCSE”, funded by Worcestershire County Council. The first phase of this project is an intelligence gathering and scoping exercise, and is being led by Peter Rose from Tiller Research Ltd. This first phase is…
Esther Passingham, VCSE Strategic Lead for Worcestershire joined Worcestershire Acute Trust, Worcestershire Health and Care Trust, Social Care, Public Health and the ICB in presenting an overview of System work at the General Practice Worcestershire – All Practice Event on 9th November. This was an opportunity for Worcestershire VCSE Alliance…
On 25th October we held the first Worcestershire VCSE Assembly welcoming 100 people on the day. 71% of the delegates represented Worcestershire VCSE organisations, 27% were from statutory organisations and 2% were independent. Since it was founded in July 2022, the Alliance has made great strides in its first phase. As we embark on…
As health and care partners across Worcestershire prepare for what we expect will be a very challenging winter, partners were invited to a multi-agency briefing to hear about some of the additional developments and new services that will help to support our countywide winter plan. The briefing spotlighted some of the…
Alex Boys, Deputy CEO NAVCA A national perspective on the vital part played by VCSE Alliances in Integrated Care Systems Download Esther Passingham, VCSE Strategic Lead Worcestershire VCSE Alliance, the journey so far… Download Peter Rose, Tiller Research Understanding and Strengthening the VCSE Sector – Alliance Research Project:Phase 1 intelligence…
Worcestershire VCSE Alliance is pleased to welcome Julia Neal as Vice-Chair - 'The unique contribution that the VCSE sector brings to the prevention and personalisation agenda has never had such potential to be properly recognised.' Julia started her career in nursing and has over thirty five years’ experience in a…
In September 2022, Worcestershire’s Health and Wellbeing Board launched its Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Being Well in Worcestershire. The Strategy sets out a vision and key priorities for partnership work to help improve the healthand wellbeing of our population and reduce inequalities over the next 10 years. This…
Delivery of the VCSE Managing Emotions Group (MEG) sessions in Redditch began on 22nd August and are planned throughout September and October. There have been a number of challenges as to be expected from introducing new ways of working, numbers booking onto the courses are lower than expected and a…
The Worcestershire VCSE Alliance is undertaking a major research and evaluation project “Understanding and Strengthening the VCSE”, funded by Worcestershire County Council. This research will build understanding of the key strengths of the sector, alongside robust evidence of impact. The research results will be shared with the sector as a…
Your responses will help public health information reach those who need it. Healthwatch Worcestershire find out what people think about health and social care services. They use this information to tell those who run the services how they can be improved. Recently the County Council has been promoting information about: Worcestershire…
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.
