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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.

Archbishop Tutu gives three key messages for World AIDS Day

Loaded: Wed, 05/12/2012 - 16:00

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has sent a special video message from Cape Town to mark 1 December, World AIDS Day, and the 25th Anniversary of LASS, a Leicester charity providing support for HIV positive people and HIV education and awareness across the communities.

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Review into NHS and social care rating system

Loaded: Wed, 05/12/2012 - 15:59

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review of the way that information on NHS and social care services is given to patients and the public. The study will assess the merits of an Ofsted-style system of ratings for hospitals and care homes.

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Public Health Outcomes Framework

Loaded: Wed, 05/12/2012 - 15:58

The technical refresh of the Public Health Outcomes Framework aims to fulfill the Department of Health promise to continue improving the range and quality of information in the framework.

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Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework

Loaded: Wed, 05/12/2012 - 15:57

The Secretary of State has launched the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework for 2013-14.

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Role of the Outcomes Frameworks

Loaded: Wed, 05/12/2012 - 15:55

Improving health and care: the role of the outcomes frameworks sets out how the three outcomes frameworks, Adult Social Care, the NHS and Public Health, work together to achieve the desired outcomes for the health and care system.

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Personal health budgets to be rolled out

Loaded: Wed, 05/12/2012 - 15:54

Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has announced the roll out of personal health budgets.

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Operating principles for JSNAs and JSHWSs

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The Health and Social Care Act 2012 establishes health and wellbeing boards as committees in upper-tier local authorities, giving duties to health and wellbeing board members to develop Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWSs).

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First mandate to NHS Commissioning Board

Loaded: Wed, 05/12/2012 - 15:51

The Department of Health has published the first mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, providing the long-term direction for the NHS.

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Opportunity for CCGs to work with VCSE

Loaded: Wed, 05/12/2012 - 15:48

Clinical commissioning groups have great potential to deliver improved health outcomes for their communities by building effective community involvement in commissioning, and have indicated that their commitment to engagement with VCS organisations is a significant aspect of doing this in a meaningful and effective way.

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Update from Regional Voices

Loaded: Wed, 05/12/2012 - 15:46

Regional Voices, the voluntary sector strategic partner of the Department of Health of which One East Midlands is one of nine members, has produced a new flyer explaining their role and, ahead of the launch of their new website in the new year, have updated their news pages at www.regionalvoices.net/page/2/?cat=3 to contain only news that might be of interest to VCS organisations working in the health and social care field.

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