NHS England would like to invite voluntary, community and social enterprise sector partners to join us for an NHS England webinar for a national update on Sustainability and Transformation Plans  (STPs).

The webinar will include:

  • An update on the STP process so far
  • Opportunities being developed at national level for involvement of VCS partners in ST
  • Examples of how the VCS has been involved in plans to date
  • Questions and discussion

When: 30 Jan 2017, 12noon-1pm

To join the webinar please contact Jonathan Leahy via email: Jonathan.leahy@nhs.net and Jonathan will provide you with the joining instructions for the webinar.

H&F Carers Forum

A formal group to enable carers to have a stronger voice and influence local systems, supported by Carers Network.

The forum enables you to have your say on local issues for carers, informs the Tri-Borough Carers Partnership Board, and helps Carers Network plan future events and activities.

The next H&F Carers Forum will be on Friday 27 January 2017
1.30pm-3.30pm at Bishop Creighton House,
374-380 Lillie Rd,
SW6 7PH

Please call 020 7386 9417 to register.

Upfront: Online tool for carers

Upfront is a simple tool from Carers UK for carers who are new to the maze of benefits and entitlements.

Fill in your details, spend a couple of minutes answering questions and it will guide you to the information you need.

Visit Upfront here

Dementia: care, support and awareness

The Department of Health has launched its new Dementia 2020 Citizens’ Engagement Programme.

They would like to hear from people living with dementia, their families and carers as to whether policies on improving dementia care and support are making a positive difference and where further improvements may be needed to improve the delivery of local services and support.

Find out more and complete an online survey here

The OPDC Forum event will be taking place on Tuesday 31st January 2017.  The venue is Cumberland House and there will be 2 sessions:

The first session is from 3.30pm to 5.30pm targeting the Voluntary/Third Sector organisations

The second session is from 6.30pm to 8.30pm targeting local communities

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Volunteer Organisers’ Forum

 Friday 22nd April at 9.45 

Venue: Dawes Road Hub

The agenda will include behind the scenes at DBS, a presentation by Black on Board on recruitment of black trustees and a present by CALM mediation on their service and their experience of recruiting and managing volunteers.