The Johnstone’s Trade Community Spirit Competition is back, offering a prize to a UK charity of a £10,000 makeover of its premises. Applications are now being accepted for a local community organisation or charity building that could benefit from a redecoration. The competition will run between 3rd February and the 31st March. To find out more and to apply, click here.
This week Care Quality Commission (CQC) have published a report on the state of care in NHS acute hospitals, the report captures what we have learned from three years’ worth of inspections. It gives a baseline on quality that is unique in the world – and also shows that it is possible, even in challenging times, to deliver the transformational change that is needed if the NHS is to continue delivering high-quality care into the future.
You can find the report and more information here.
We have two exciting and ongoing roles: Community Listeners and Dignity Champions.
Community Listeners are out and about in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and, Westminster conducting interviews and surveys to gather views, and representing Healthwatch at local events. Dignity Champions visit health and care services, such as care homes, to understand the experiences of those who are staying there and their visitors.
You can also contribute to our work in many different ways by taking an action eg writing a story for our blog, helping at a stall or distributing leaflets for an event in your local area! If you would like to get involved, please get in touch with Eva at Eva.Psychrani@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org
I AM SCS is a small UK based charity dedicated to providing rehabilitation and support for former child soldiers and victims of war. We are looking for a creative and experienced volunteer fundraising manager to help us support former child soldiers and victims of war in Northern Uganda. For further information click here.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and all CVs and enquiries should be sent to paula.louise@iamsomebodyschildsoldier.org
The London Sustainability Exchange supported by Players of the People’s Postcode Lottery are starting a new project in Wandsworth designing and planting stepping stones for flying pollinators. During the initial phase of the project we are calling for anyone interested to attend a workshop to help design the plant kits that will be distributed to participating households in May.
Please register to attend one/both workshops on 10th and 11th March here. Even if you cannot attend the workshops, please register your interest to be kept up-to-date with future events in this project as it develops.
We have a limited number of sponsored tickets to give to community and faith groups for A Celebration of Diversity, a community cohesion event to celebrate diversity in Hammersmith & Fulham on Saturday 11th March 2017.
Please note: The tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis. For the booking form click here and for further information please contact mayor@lbhf.gov.uk.
This volunteering role involves supporting a procurement process for a telemedicine in care homes service. You would be involved in evaluating tenders from organisations bidding to provide the service. Ideally we are seeking members of the public or carers with prior experience around procurement and / or end of life care services, but there is some flexibility.
For full details of the role description, click here. For an overview of the context of the work and what it will involve, click here. To get involved, please contact Sarah Alliston (Senior Programme Manager): sarah.alliston@nw.london.nhs.uk (cc) / 0203 350 4280 by 3rd March 2017.
Are you part of a community group, work with a housing provider, school or social club, or an individual who just wants to find out more about dementia? People across the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham now have the opportunity to find out more about dementia, thanks to a series of free workshops. To find out more click here.
Would you like Bluebird Care to host a Dementia Awareness Workshop for you? If so, get in touch. Contact Bluebird Care on 02087 435308, email hammersmithandfulham@bluebirdcare.co.uk or visit their website at www.bluebirdcare.co.uk/hammersmith-fulham
As part of our Info and Engagment day for Kensington & Chelsea, Healthwatch Central West London wants to hear your views on the new plans for NHS health and social care services. This questionnaire is open to anyone living in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, or Westminster, and we would appreciate if you shared it with friends, family and colleagues. To take part click here.
What happens next? Now the work really begins. Currently the Board of Trustees are engaged in recruiting the CEO. Funding has been secured from John Lyon’s Charity and Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council and further applications are in progress. The Board of Trustees are elected for a limited period of six months with the view to creating a strategic and diverse body that will be fully representative and able to drive the Foundation forward. Already there has been significant interest from across the borough for people to become involved, so watch this space. If you are interested then contact Nigel Jacques at Sobus.
For further information click here.
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.