Patient Participation Group Awareness Week

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12th June marks the start of PPG Awareness Week!

Come together to celebrate the work of our local Patient Participation Groups!

 

Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a group made up of:

– Practice patients aged 16 years and over

– Carers of registered patients

– Members of the GP Practice staff

 

What do PPGs do?

– Review patients’ surveys, such as the Family and Friends Test

– Listen to patients’ stories and views

– Explore ideas and suggestions on how to improve patients’ experiences in GP practices

– Discuss with GP practice staff an action plan for service improvements

– Monitor the implementation of the service improvement action plan

– Run small projects around patients’ education, health promotion, and improvements to the GP practice’s environment.

 

To see PPGs Outreach Leaflet please click here.

 

If you would like to know more about PPGs in Kensington & Chelsea, Queen’s Park or Paddington, please get in touch with the project coordinator, Odeta Pakalnyte
Email: odeta.pakalnyte@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org

If you would like to know more about PPGs in Westminster, please get in touch with our patient engagement officer, Jill Prawer.
Email: jill.prawer@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org

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Effective Fundraising Strategy

 

You can have piles of good ideas for how to raise funds for your organisation.

But to be really successful, you need to have a well thought out, coherent fundraising strategy in place to tie them all together.

 

This course, for those with some experience, will teach you all you need to know about how to plan, manage and maximise resources with a clear strategy.

 

You’ll come away knowing which sources to look at for money, and where your organisation should go next with fundraising.

 

What will it cover?

 

  • The reality of fundraising in the UK – statistics, facts and figures
  • How to motivate your donors and maximise donations to your cause
  • Basic fundraising techniques and useful tools to raise money from individual donors, major donors, corporate support, trusts and foundations
  • Making an appeal: how to present it to funders and communicate effectively
  • Case studies – what do others do better and how can we learn from others’ mistakes and successes?

 

Click here to see more details and book your ticket.

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Training Online

 

 

This exciting platform is an extension of what DSC have been doing for over 40 years.

It’s all about going back to basics, creating a strong foundation upon which you can build your skills, and avoid the most common missteps!

 

We now offer 18 online training courses, each consisting of short, bite-sized training modules.

All modules are delivered at an introductory level, with the majority only taking under 60 minutes to complete, and the longest only three hours long.

 

Click here to see full post on website and to register an account or log in to start your courses.

 

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Small Charity Week – Big Advice Day

Big Advice Day 2019 will involve a national London event, as well as various regional events across the country, where small and local charities and community groups (those with a turnover up to £1 million) access free expert 1:1 advice on a variety of topics.

 

The Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI) is hosting its annual Big Advice Day in Central London, with a host of brilliant experts signing up to share their experience and expertise on a range of different subjects.

 

If you need support in any of the following areas, plus more, just sign up today and we’ll do our best to match you with expert advisors to cover all of the queries you submit:

  • Fundraising – all areas from Digital to Legacies…
  • Marketing and digital – PR, email strategies, using analytics tools, social media, search engine optimisation, digital content…
  • Business Planning and Strategy
  • Finance
  • HR
  • Governance
  • Policy
  • Legal advice
  • IT, technology and software support
  • Plus many more

 

Click here to see more details and to book your ticket.

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Young H&F Small Grants Programme Now Open! Deadline: 21st June 2019

Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation (YHFF) is a local charity with the mission to support Opportunities for Young People in collaboration with its Members, Partners and Supporters.

 

The Young H&F Small Grants Programme was set up to provide Young H&F Members with funding to support projects that work with young people under our 5 key themes:

1. Healthier Lifestyles
2. Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing
3. Youth Justice
4. Education & Life Skills
5. Employability

 

Click here for more details.

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Hammersmith & Fulham ArtsFest

HF ArtsFest is ready to light up all corners of the borough from 1-9 June 2019 with a fantastic arts programme that reflects its diverse communities:
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Our flagship celebration of disabled artists JOY is back with a season in the Lyric Theatre Studio and open air performances on Lyric Square.Come and see exciting work by local disabled artists and enjoy this year’s special Unity Choir commission!

Join us for the festival Opening Event on 1st June at Old Laundry Yard – if you have an event in the festival feel free to promote it there and find out what else is on, meet other artists…or just enjoy some more of that Bear’s Ice Cream…

 

Click here to see more details.

 

Click here to see artwork and jewellery made by artists from Elgin Close Resource Centre.

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Breakaway training for individuals!

 

Breakaway techniques are vital manoeuvres used by a member of staff to break away from a potentially violent person without harming him or her.

 

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at anyone who is at risk of physical assault in the workplace.

Such as:

  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Lone Workers
  • Teachers / School Staff
  • It will provide staff with the skills necessary to break away from a potentially aggressive situation, where de-escalation techniques have failed and physical assault may be imminent.

 

Click here to see all details.

 

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Lawrence Atwell’s Charity

Atwell is supporting young people from low-income backgrounds, to help them move into work, develop vocational qualifications, and improve their life chances.

The charity does this through two main programmes of funding.

 

Individuals Programme

Grants are available for young people living in England and Wales from low-income backgrounds, to help them gain vocational, accredited qualifications.

We offer grants of up to £1,500 for people aged 16 to 26, to take courses (up to level 3) that will help them move into employment.

Find out more here

 

Charities Programme

Is funding programmes of work principally based in London and Kent, which support young people who are not in employment, education or training – to help them move into work.

Grants of up to £10,000 per-annum will be available, with awards for three years open to consideration.

Find out more here

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Job opportunity – Youth Futures Foundation

 

Youth Futures Foundation is a new organisation that has been set up with £90m of dormant assets to help young people furthest from the employment market into meaningful work.

 

As an ambitious and independent organisation, the Foundation will collaborate with the youth sector, business, young people and the public sector to support more young people into meaningful employment by identifying and championing what works in order to deliver profound and lasting change.

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Based in London (minimum of 3 days a week, able to be located elsewhere remaining 2 days).

 

Closing date: Sunday 2nd June 2019

 

Click here to see all details.

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Charity Digital Conference: Time for Action

 

Tuesday 25 June 2019, London

 

How many years? How many conferences? How many more 20 somethings in tortoiseshell glasses will stand up to tell you how you’re doing your job wrong?

So that you can start taking action, we’ll tell you how it is and grapple with the challenges. We’ll talk: finding the cash, digital on a budget, learning from digital disasters, understanding the risks and separating facts from fear-mongering.

Action is what this event is about.

 

Click here to see full post on website.

Click here to view/download the training flyer.

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