A taster of how to have difficult conversations at work, avoid conflict, and be more effective.
Begin 2023 on a high and get this in your diary now!
This discussion will show you how to:
The DPO Centre, which is a leading Data Protection Officer resource centre, delivering expert data protection and privacy advice, will be inviting applications to their Charity and Community Fund, which provides charities and not-for-profit organisations with access to their data protection consultancy services at an 80% reduced rate. Applicants will receive support from subject matter experts and data protection professionals to help decrease the potential for compliance failure across their organisation, leading to fewer data breaches. Organisations will be able to apply for funding of up to £10,000 towards a range of consultancy services including data protection training, policy drafting and reviews, data sharing, impact assessments, and gap analysis. Applications open on the 9th January 2023 and close on the 18th March 2023. Funding Towards Data Protection Consultancy Services (UK)
‘In our experience, foundations often transform themselves step by step by integrating new approaches into existing and proven processes. Therefore, we have structured this guide like a toolbox containing compartments for the different steps of a funding process: for the application phase, the reporting requirements, the grant restrictions and grant agreements, as well as the organisation of the cooperation during the funding period…’ Read more here.
“Social media is now widely accepted as a crucial part of any organisation’s comms strategy. But what does ‘good social media’ look like? Not just on particular platforms, but across all of them? It’s a question I hear a lot and it might be something that you, your team, or, perhaps, your whole organisation struggle with.” Read more here.
Join Westminster Insight’s timely, CPD accredited, NHS Leadership and Management Digital Conference as we look toward the future of leadership and management in the NHS.
Hear from Dame Linda Pollard DBE DL Hon LLD, Co-Author of this review and Chair of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
This timely conference will be chaired by Dr Chetna Modi, Head of Leadership and Lifelong Learning for London, NHS Leadership Academy. What are the next steps towards collaborative and inclusive leadership?
Hear from experts from across health services such as Professor Anton Emmanuel,Head of Workforce Race Equality Standard for NHS England, and Cheryl Samuels, Deputy Director of Workforce Transformation London for NHS England. Understand how to meet and exceed targets for diversity and inclusion, creating an environment where staff and patients can thrive.
With the aftermath of the pandemic, backlogs and staff shortages, the NHS is facing grave challenges. We will be joined by the NHS Confederation and NHS Employers as they discuss recruiting the next generation of NHS leaders and managers.
North West London Health Academy is delighted to be hosting a face to face ‘Careers Festival’
Are you caring, passionate and motivated?
Are you looking for a career that is
challenging, fulfilling and diverse?
Start your journey here!
Saturday 28 January 2023
Hounslow House,
7 Bath Road, Hounslow,
TW3 3EB
9:30am-2pm
Just because the Christmas season is over, doesn’t mean your fundraising has dried up. The New Year can bring opportunities to tap into , we review the most popular New Year’s resolutions and how to turn them into opportunities. Read on
While many of us enjoy the lead up to the festive season, and spending time with friends and family until the New Year, January can often bring a bit of a slump in our mood.
Taking care of our mental health is absolutely vital – especially those working and volunteering in voluntary and community services that our clients are so often highly dependent on. It’s is really important to take care of your own wellbeing, in order to better support those who are turning to you for help, advice and assistance.
The cost of living crisis is beginning to bite, the post Christmas credit card bills are landing on our doormat, and the continuing short days, damp and cold weather without the sparkle and glow of Christmas lights can make January a bit of a low season. However, for many, the January blues could be seasonal affective disorder (SAD) – a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern.
SAD is sometimes known as “winter depression” because the symptoms are usually more apparent and more severe during the winter. Symptoms of SAD can include:
Be aware of the upcoming industrial action dates during January 2023
A slew of industrial action and strikes have been well reported in the news in recent months, with transport industries, NHS staff and others walking out in protest. Here are the dates of the strike action currently planned for January. This may well change if unions manage to strike a deal with Government and employers.
Rail strike days:
Bus strike days
4th, 5th, 10th, 12th, 16th, 19th, 25th and 26th January: Unite Abellio bus workers in South and West London.
We strongly recommend checking with staff and volunteers that they have alternative ways of getting to work on transport strike days. It might be advisable to consider moving meetings online if a large number of attendees are going to struggle to travel to a face to face meeting.
NHS Ambulance Staff
NHS Nurses
Are you one for making New Year’s resolutions, or do you ignore this tradition as you know you’ll have lost all motivation to stick to it, a few short weeks into the new year? How about we shift the focus from individual, to organisational resolutions?
One thing I’m regularly asked in January, is whether I’ve made any New Year’s resolutions. I’m not a New Year Resolutions person! Ok, in the past, I’ve said I’ll lose weight, get fitter, decorate various parts of the house or overhaul the garden, cut out chocolate, attempt a 5k “fun run” (in my opinion, never has an activity been less accurately named!) or some other such personal ambition – only to either fail to start them completely or given up only a week or two (if that) in to the new year. Willpower was never my strong suit!
However, I’m not alone in this. According to research, only about 16% of people are able to stick to their resolutions, with the majority giving up within 1-6 weeks of starting. Despite our best intentions, it can be difficult to persevere, whether it’s to start a new good habit, or give up a bad one – it comes down to motivation and opportunity.
However, perhaps we in the voluntary and community sector could consider instead, the opportunity to make some “organisational resolutions” – plans to create better habits for our organisation, our people and ultimately, those we support. Read more
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