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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.

Information is Power - Why ratings of care services need to return (The National Care Federation / Voluntary Organisations Disability Group, January 2013)

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Care and Support Bill consultation responses

Loaded: Wed, 02/01/2013 - 16:51

The Department of Health has published a summary of the views received as part of the consultation process on the draft Care and Support Bill.

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Response to local authority health scrutiny consultation

Loaded: Wed, 02/01/2013 - 16:50

The Department of Health has published its response to the consultation on local authority health scrutiny.

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Response to greater patient involvement consultation

Loaded: Wed, 02/01/2013 - 16:48

The Government has published its response to its consultation on proposals for greater patient involvement and more choice has been published.

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Narrative for person-centred, coordinated care

Loaded: Wed, 02/01/2013 - 16:37

Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, NHS Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have a duty to promote and encourage integration of care.

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Local online health tools and atlases

Loaded: Wed, 02/01/2013 - 16:32

The Local Health Tool, produced as part of the Health Profiles Programme, commissioned by the Department of Health, has recently been updated.

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Online tools to improve health, care and wellbeing

Loaded: Wed, 02/01/2013 - 16:30

The NHS Commissioning Board is looking for good examples of online tools to help people improve their health and wellbeing to be included in the directory of online tools it is creating to help people find the best online tool for their condition or health need.

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Regional Voices respond to Fair Playing Field Review

Loaded: Wed, 02/01/2013 - 16:26

Monitor is reviewing the NHS provider playing field, to ensure that providers in all sectors are able to participate in a diverse provider market that benefits the health of our communities.

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Health & Social Care Jargon Buster

Please find below useful terms, abbreviations and sets of initials, which you may come across if your voluntary and community sector organisation works within the health and social care sector.