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NLGN Workshop: Person Centred Commissioning

Person Centred Commissioning
The future for local government & third sector partnerships?

10:00 – 17:00, Thursday 12th November
Hub Westminster, New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4TE

Kindly supported by the Lankelly Chase Foundation

 

NLGN is delighted to invite you to an interactive workshop, where we will be exploring the relationship between local authorities and the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in commissioning and providing social services.

Places are limited. Please email: rsvp@nlgn.org.uk to reserve a place.

Many councils are beginning to pare back social care and people focused services to statutory level, bringing about a fundamental change in the relationship between local authorities and the VCS. In addition, a shift from grants to contracts and commissioning has brought about tensions between commissioners and providers. Learning to navigate this new relationship has been difficult for both sectors and in many cases the conversations are stuck.

This event is part of NLGN’s ongoing research on developing a new relationship between the VCS, local government and their communities. Throughout the day we will use interactive exercises to simulate a new method of person centred commissioning, enabling attendees from local government and the VCS to simulate and test this new collaborative approach.

The workshop will provide valuable learning experience on person centred commissioning for all delegates and will contribute to NLGN’s upcoming report.

To book a place at this event, please email rsvp@nlgn.org.uk

I very much hope you will be able to join us for this unique and exciting event.

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An Introduction to Social Investment

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An introduction to social investment for
the CYP voluntary sector in London

Venue: Lift, 45 White Lion Street, London N1 9PWDate: 22nd OctoberTime: 12.45 – 17.00

 

Work in the children, young people and families voluntary and community sector in London? Limited knowledge or experience of social investment?

This free half day event is an opportunity for you to find out more about social investment, what the risks and opportunities are, whether it might work for your organisation, and the different models of social investment and support that could help your organisation to access investment.
Hear from our great speakers, join in the discussions, and ask questions to social investment experts and practioners:
• Geetha Rabindrakumar, Big Society Capital: An overview of social investment
• Dan Gregory, Common Capital and SEUK: Balancing rhetoric and reality, risk and opportunity
• Joanne Hay, Teens and Toddlers: Social Impact Bonds
• Tim Wilson, City Bridge Fund: The Stepping Stones Fund
• John Clingan, Fit 2 Learn CIC: Crowdfunding loans from your community
• Azlina Bulmer, Charity Bank: Big Potential
An introduction to social investment for
the CYP voluntary sector in London

Click here to book now!

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Free Healthier Homes training for charities and frontline workers

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Join us for Healthier Homes training:
helping local people live more comfortably and safely at home

 

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham invite you to attend a free training session as part of their Healthier Homes project.

Imagine living in a home which you can’t keep warm and struggling with damp and mould on your walls. Imagine risking a fall each time you use the stairs because there’s no handrail, or a shock each time you use the lights because the wiring is so old. Imagine not having enough to eat, or not being able to eat a balanced diet, because you don’t have access to or money for good quality food.

Too many people living in our Boroughs face these problems every day, putting their health and wellbeing at risk. Healthier Homes training is designed to help.

Healthier Homes training is available free of charge in the Boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham. The training is designed for frontline workers, volunteers and others who work with vulnerable local residents.

Training sessions will be held on:

– Wednesday 7 October (10am – 12pm) – Kensington Town Hall
– Wednesday 14 October (10am – 12pm) – Hammersmith Town Hall

Book your place now at: http://healthierhomes.eventbrite.com.

We can also offer dedicated training sessions for charities and frontline teams; please email liz.warren@se-2.co.uk to find out more.

By attending the training you will:

– Gain a better understanding of the health and wellbeing risks we find in people’s home, particularly related to cold and damp, home safety and poor nutrition
– Learn about ways to identify local residents who may be struggling at home
– Find out about solutions and support that are available for local residents and how to make referrals into local support services
– Help local people live more comfortably and safely in their homes, reducing their need for hospital and GP services

The training will be interactive and informative, giving you the chance to ask plenty of questions and practice your skills.

Bookings can be made online at http://healthierhomes.eventbrite.com or by calling 020 8469 1333.

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Care Quality Commission Public Listening Event

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CQC is the independent regulator of all health and social care in England. We are given powers by the government to register, monitor and inspect all health and care services.

 

As you may know we will shortly be inspecting services provided by London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, this includes:

• Ealing Hospital
• Central Middlesex Hospital
• Northwick Park Hospital
• Community services in Ealing, Brent and Harrow

Do give people the opportunity to share their experiences of these services with us we have organised a public Listening Event on 12th October. The full details are on the attached poster.

It would be much appreciated if you would be able to send out the attached poster to the members/users of your organisation, through any e-mail list, e-bulletin, newsletter and website you may have.

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Trustees Wanted- White City Play Project

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Do you have the skills and experience to drive forward the vision of White City Play Project?

 

 

 

If so then we are looking to hear from you. White City Play Project is seeking people with strategic vision and commitment to our values to join our new board of trustees for a new charitable organisation White City Play Association.

 

See full details here

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A hundred different things – Silver Sunday and People First

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Silver Sunday is a day of fun and free activities for older people which celebrates the value and knowledge they contribute to our communities. Loneliness and isolation is an increasing problem and the day also aims to draw those at risk into the community for a fun, stimulating day out, meeting new people.

“If you don’t have anywhere to go you tend to think ‘I can’t be bothered to go out’ and get stuck indoors”

Visit the Silver Sunday page on People First to see what’s going on and let residents know about some of the huge range of activities on offer – there are over 100 across the 3 boroughs. Some will take place next week as well – it’s not just Sunday!

“The majority of people who attended had not engaged with us before. I spoke to at least two people who said they never leave the house”

 

What is People First?

People First is the core Information and Advice web service for residents, staff and fellow professionals, run by the Adult Social Care departments of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. Our aim is to provide easy-to-use, jargon free and engaging information in a bright visual way that will help keep people stay safe, well and independent.

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Stepping Stones Fund

Funding Opportunity

We are inviting all interested charities and social enterprises in the Greater London area to an information session about the Stepping Stones Fund, a £1m social investment readiness grant programme of City Bridge Trust and UBS.

The second round of the Fund is now open for applications. This programme provides grants and risk finance to enterprising organisations that wish to prepare themselves for social investment in order to improve their social outcomes. There are three strands you can consider:
1. obtain capacity building support that will help you better access social investment in the future
2. pilot new ways, ideas or business models aiming for better social outcomes
3. secure risk finance that can catalyse a social investment package.

The deadline for applications is 12 o’clock on November 16, 2015.

For more information and to register for a place on:
5th October 2015
15 October 2015
29th October 2015

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H&F Brilliant Business Awards 2015

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BOOST YOUR BUSINESS!

Enter the Hammersmith & Fulham Brilliant Business Awards

• Join in this borough-wide competition that shines a light on outstanding local firms.
• Showcase your business to customers and suppliers.
• FREE ENTRY and easy to take part.

Win one of two ways – by public vote or judges’ prize.

PUBLIC VOTE
Get others to nominate you for overall best business
We ask residents, shoppers and customers to nominate their favourite businesses in
Fulham, Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush.

JUDGES’ PRIZE
Enter yourself in a range of categories
You submit an entry and our expert panel of judges decides the winners.

Shortlisted businesses and those with the most public votes will be invited to the awards ceremony in the Assembly Hall at Hammersmith Town Hall on Thursday 19 November 2015.

How to get nominated or enter

PUBLIC VOTE
Get yourself nominated in one of these three categories:
• Best Fulham Business
• Best Hammersmith Business
• Best Shepherds Bush Business
There is no application process – just encourage your customers to say you’re the best! Promote the awards in store and online and ask people to nominate you at the awards website. Each nomination counts as a vote.
Closing date for nominations is Thursday 12 November 2015.

JUDGES’ PRIZE
Enter yourself for up to two of the following:
• Best Customer Service
• Best New Business (under 18 months)
• Best Restaurant
• Best Cafe
• Best Independent Retailer
• Best Creative Business
• Best Small Business (employing 10 people or less)
• Best Local Employer
• Best Training and Development Provider
• Best Export Business
• Best Social Enterprise or Charity
• Best Technology Business
Just download the entry form from the awards website. The website explains what the judges are looking for. If you enter up to two categories, you increase your chances of winning!
Closing date for entries is Sunday 1 November 2015. The judges will draw up a shortlist from which they will decide a winner.

Help encourage people to nominate their favourite business

We will be encouraging people to nominate their favourite business by giving them a chance to win a prize draw. To get people voting, please consider offering a prize for the draw.
A bottle of wine, lunch, an item from your shop or a free service from a haircut to a dry cleaning voucher…please offer anything that you think will help us promote the awards.
We will publicise all prize contributors on our website and through local H&F media and business networks.
To offer a prize, please email Nicki.Burgess@lbhf.gov.uk or call 020 8753 5695.

Any questions?

Email Nicki.Burgess@lbhf.gov.uk or call 020 8753 5695. Good luck!
H&F Brilliant Business Awards website »
H&F Brilliant Business Awards Facebook page »
Download the H&F Brilliant Business Awards flyer »

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Data Protection Seminar – 1 October 2015

Free tickets – data protection seminar

Thursday 1st October

Central London

 

 

Free tickets are available for our next data protection seminars: “Data Protection: How to avoid the reputational and financial risks…and reap the benefits”

Managing data protection risk is fast becoming essential for anyone handling personal information. Donors, commissioning bodies, the media and service users are keenly aware of security breaches – meaning your reputation can quickly be harmed though poor or outdated practice. Over £6m of fines have been issued for serious breaches since 2010.

Have you kept pace with the increasing technological change and raised expectations…? Will you be ready for the EU Data Protection Regulation?

Our two-hour session will take you through some of the common data protection pitfalls, particularly the hot topics of data sharing, remote working, electronic marketing, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), online security and outsourcing, as well as the steps you can take to ensure there is compliance across your organisation.

Please use the following link to see further details and book your free ticket:
• Free ticket – Thursday 1st October

Free data protection policy review
We are also running a free offer: to review your data protection policies.
• We will assess them against the six key themes and 24 control areas we would expect policy to address.
• We will then provide you with a report containing our assessment and any key recommendations.
• All we ask in return is the opportunity to meet with you to present our report.
To take advantage of this free offer, simply email your policy document(s) to Nicola Kendall.
If you have any further questions about the free tickets or review, please do not hesitate to Nicola Kendall.

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Volunteer Organisers’ Forum

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Volunteer Organisers’ Fourum
Thursday 22nd October 2015

Venue: Dawes Road Hub, 20 Dawes Road, Fulham, SW6 7EN
Time: 9.45 am – 11.30 am

Refreshments from 9.45am for a 10am start

1. Presentation on Volunteer Management software by Kate Saunders from Better Impact
2. What are community organisers – how can they help support your organisation, presentation by Sharon Tomlin, Sobus
3. Equality, diversity and volunteers – Chris McCosh, HR Manager, HFV
4. Presentation on the health trainer programme by Nathan Asare, Turning Point
5. Working with clients with a history of substance misuse and supporting them to volunteer, presentation by David Cosgrove, Foundation 66
6. AOB & Future meeting dates for your diaries

Please email Catherine or call 020 9741 9876 to confirm your place (we need to know numbers for refreshments)

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