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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.

Volunteering and Person Centre: Engaging with the IPC Programme - National Seminar, 13 May 2015, London

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Between December 2014 and February this year, CSV and In Control, with the support of NHS England, facilitated four regional events to explore the particular role of volunteers and volunteering in integrated personal commissioning and person centred care.

The event will also include facilitated workshops which will provide delegates with the opportunity to explore issues in more detail and to consider the implications for their work.

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Men's Health Forum: How to Engage Men in Self-Management Support

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The second in the Men's Health Forum's series of 'How To…' guides, 'How to engage men in self-management support' pulls together in a single user-friendly booklet the findings of the York review, the first ever analysis all the available evidence on men’s experiences and perceptions of various self-management support interventions and activities.

 

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Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender [LGB&T] Mental Health – Risk and Resilience Explored

Loaded: Tue, 05/05/2015 - 15:53

The RaRE research report looks at risk a resilience factors for three mental health issues that affect LGBT disproportionally: gay and bisexual men’s body image, lesbian and bisexual women’s relationship with alcohol and suicide in young LGB&T people.

 

 

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The British Youth Council - Launch of the Youth Select Committee inquiry into youth mental health services

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The British Youth Council announces the launch of their annual Youth Select Committee - which for 2015 will be an inquiry into youth mental health services. 

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Alzheimer’s Society: Businesses urged to support 42,000 people with dementia who are still of working age

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Alzheimer's Society is calling for all businesses to create a dementia-friendly working environment. The call is intended to give staff with dementia and carers the opportunity to continue to play an active part in the workforce.

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Age UK - Talking Treatments film now available online

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Age UK’s Talking Treatments film available on the Age UK website; aims to promote (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) IAPT and increase awareness of depression and anxiety amongst older people and outline how talking treatments can help with these issues.

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New briefing produced by the Race Equality Foundation

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The Race Equality Foundation have recently produced a new briefing in response to The Marmot Review (2010) which recommends that investment should be made into interventions targeting the early years, as it is believed this is where the greatest impact can be achieved. 

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) would like to hear about people’s experiences of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

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The Care Quality Commission [CQC] monitors the operation of  The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England and reports on this each year. 

As with previous years, the CQC want to understand better the experiences of people who are or have been subject to the Safeguards and their families, to help inform our reporting for 2014/15.

 

 

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NHS England Learning disabilities user-led research opportunity

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NHS England would like to commission formal research into what service user-led quality assessment tools are currently being used and the challenges and benefits of using this methodology in this specific setting and with this patient population. They would like to extend a current piece of research and look into in-patient settings. 

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NAVCA Survey finds local health bodies need to do more to engage with charities.

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NAVCA has published the findings of the Health and Care Voluntary Sector Survey, the largest charity survey of 2014. 

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