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The voluntary and community sector has made significant contributions to health and wellbeing, often reaching areas and communities that have been difficult to reach by mainstream health and social care providers. One East Midlands aims to keep the voluntary and community sector informed about these changes and where possible contribute to policy and strategy development.

Regional Voices: Promoting regional VCSE engagement with NHS commissioners and Clinical Commissioning Groups - Shout Out!

Loaded: Tue, 08/12/2015 - 11:16

Are you a voluntary, community or social enterprise [VCSE] organisation, funded by health commissioners to deliver health or social care activities or services in the East Midlands or East of England?  Wellbeing East and East Midlands want to “map” the work that is happening across the region and provide links directly to your website, where people can find out more information.

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Wellbeing East and Wellbeing East Midlands are moving to a new host organisation.

Loaded: Mon, 07/12/2015 - 14:47

With the closure of one East Midlands, the two health & social care networks Wellbeing East and Wellbeing East Midlands will be moving to a new host organisation.

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Congratulations to Healthhwatch Essex Disability Ambassadors - highly commended in the Advancing Equality Award at the Compact Awards 2015

Loaded: Mon, 07/12/2015 - 14:41

These awards celebrate excellent partnership working between the sector and Local and National Government. This year’s winners represent a broad range of partnerships that exemplify how successful cross-sector partnerships can accomplish positive outcomes for communities.

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Care and support event includes Dementia and Protected Characteristics launch – date for your diary

Loaded: Mon, 07/12/2015 - 13:20

The Care and Support event will be held on Tuesday 1st March in Central London.

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Giving adults voice, choice and control in social care

Loaded: Mon, 07/12/2015 - 13:16

The guidance is for staff across a range of care settings, including care home staff and carers who look after people in their own homes.

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New guidance to improve services and lives for people living with bladder and bowel problems

Loaded: Mon, 07/12/2015 - 13:12

NHS England has published new guidance to help improve the care and experience of children and adults with continence issues.  It encourages much greater collaboration between health and social care, working in partnership with the third sector, as set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View.

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New “Get Your Rights “ [when using the NHS] website for Children and Young People launched

Loaded: Mon, 07/12/2015 - 13:10

Get Your Rights is a new interactive website which has been developed in partnership and co-produced with children and young people, to support children and young people to understand their rights when using the NHS in an interactive and accessible way. 

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Do clinicians support people in taking an active role in their care?

Loaded: Mon, 07/12/2015 - 13:05

NHS England conducted a survey of over 1750 clinicians to understand their support for patient activation, exploring their attitudes, beliefs, self-reported behaviours and practices which provides insight into their perceived barriers and support needs. The findings of this survey are now available.

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Heath Charter update

Loaded: Mon, 07/12/2015 - 13:01

The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) and National Care Forum (NCF) have launched a new report describing how providers use the health charter in practice. The report is accompanied by refreshed guidance.

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The role of volunteering in supporting personalisation and personal health budgets webinar, 15 December 2015, 15:00 to 16:00

Loaded: Mon, 07/12/2015 - 12:59

The session will describe how volunteering can promote and enable person centred care and support.

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