Government announced £750m in funding for charities nearly a month ago. We finally heard some more over the weekend when Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced that £76m of this funding will be allocated to support vulnerable children and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, but nothing about which charities will receive this support. Details for distribution of most of the rest of the funding remain unclear. As part of the #NeverMoreNeeded campaign to increase the support available to charities, we want you to tell us how helpful and accessible the support that’s currently available has been – including the support provided to business which charities can access. Just answer some quick questions in our short survey, and tell us about how your organisation is being affected by the current crisis.
Several Parliamentary Committees currently taking evidence on the impact of COVID19 that will be relevant to charities. The Women and Equalities is accepting evidence on the impact on people with protected characteristics up until 30 April. The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is accepting evidence on the impact on homelessness and the private rented sector until 1 May.
We are delighted to be sponsoring Ethical Property Foundation’s 5th biannual Property Matters Survey. The survey, carried out by Ethical Property Foundation, whose in house team provide support on property-related matters to around 300 small charities and community groups, is a national property survey aimed at understanding the needs and challenges faced by third sector organisations in dealing with property in England and Wales. James McCallum, a partner in the team specialising in property law for charities, said: “Property issues in the voluntary sector are no less complex than elsewhere, but resources to address those complexities can be limited. The services provided by EPF are therefore not only manifestly desirable but necessary. This survey provides a clear perception of the landscape in which property advice and support to the voluntary sector will be provided in the future. It is essential that such high-level information is available in order to strategically plan and focus resources where they are needed.” The survey is now live and your responses are key for understanding the challenges and opportunities for the sector in this area. The survey is accessible online and takes only six minutes to complete. You can find more detail about EPF and the services it can offer to charities on their website. Read more
The latest report from Healthwatch Central West London (HWCWL) provides an independent insight into the healthcare needs and aspirations of young people in Hammersmith and Fulham, and how these can be met using digital technology. We also worked with Sharon Tomlin from Sobus on this report, and she is credited in the document.You can read the full report and summary documents below, or find them on our website. Press Release Briefing Note Report Online feedback form I hope that you find this report as informative, interesting and useful as we found the research and analysis. For more information about the Healthcare in the Digital Era report, email: info@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org
We want to hear your views on sexual health services and education in H&F! Your answers will help Young H&F and other partners we work with to better meet the needs of young people around sexual health and wellbeing. Are you a young person, aged between 14-25 in Hammersmith and Fulham? Then we need you! Please click here for the survey Please let us know your views. Responses are completely anonymous
Hammersmith & Fulham Mental Health Discussion Group The NHS is changing and it needs your help. Have you or a loved one had any experience with services that look after one or more of these conditions: – cancer – mental health – heart and lung diseases – dementia – autism – learning disability – long-term conditions e.g. diabetes and arthritis Your local NHS needs to hear from you about how it can provide better care for people. Have your say to help make services better where you live. See alternative versions of our survey here. Any information you share with us will be anonymous. Share your views and explore what the NHS Long Term Plan means for you at our discussion group. Our special focus will be on mental health provision in our local area. You can also share your views via the What Would You Do? survey online. Wednesday 8th May, 17:00–21:00, Irish Cultural Centre, W6 9DT
The survey for the palliative care review is still open and we’re keen to gather as much feedback as possible from people who have had an experience of these services across Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster. Update on the review Thank you to those who I have met already to inform this review. Since the review opened I have met with a number of groups of professionals and talked to over 40 people individually ranging from specialist level providers in both acute and community and inpatient settings, community nurses, GP’s, local authorities, CCG’s and Continuing Health Care teams, key national organisations and other experts in the field. I have also met a number of patients at local Patient Reference Groups, Healthwatch meetings and am in the process of going into hospices to meet with patient and carer groups. More of these events and a dedicated focus group organised by the BME forum are still to come. We would welcome any further opportunities to speak directly to patients about their experience of palliative care as part of this call to evidence. If you know of any opportunities to do so, we are keen to hear from you, please do get in contact. Complete the survey The survey can be completed in less than 5 minutes, for patients, carers and relatives it can be accessed here http://bit.ly/palliative-care-views. For staff and other interested parties including providers and key stakeholders it can be accessed here http://bit.ly/palliativecare-services . Alternative formats continue to be available on our website. Please continue to help to share this widely, the deadline of 13 February 2019 is approaching. Click the links below for the relevant poster Palliative care poster_patient Palliative care poster_staff Penny Lansford Independent Chair, Palliative care review NHS North West London Collaboration of CCGs web: www.healthiernorthwestlondon.nhs.uk twitter: @HealthierNWL
This survey is to find out from parents and carers what their experiences and needs are in relation to childcare. The information will be used to inform our Childcare Sufficiency Assessment. It will also help us plan to make sure there are enough high quality childcare places at the times and in the places that families need it. Click Here to go to the Online Survey Click Here for RBKC Information for Families Click Here for the poster Complete the survey by Friday December 21. If you require any further information, please contact Emily Le-Gros on 07526 178 985
Riverside Studios will reopen its doors in 2019 after a 4 year redevelopment. The new multi-arts venue, back on its old site in Queen Caroline Street and Crisp Road, will include three flexible performance spaces for theatre, dance, music and TV production. It will also have a cinema and screening room open for all, a community and rehearsal room, event spaces for hire and a display of Riverside’s archive that spans its remarkable history. Restaurateur Sam Harrison – who owned Sam’s Brasserie in Chiswick and Harrison’s in Balham, will launch his new independent 90-seat restaurant, Sam’s Riverside next summer, and the Riverside Studios award winning Bar & Café will also open with stunning views of the River Thames and Hammersmith Bridge. The Riverside Studios team are currently conducting some valuable audience and local resident research and need your help! Please complete this survey to give us your feedback. You could win a meal for two and two tickets to a show of your choice at Riverside Studios when the venue reopens. To stay up to date with the latest news from Riverside Studios and be the first to hear about building updates, career opportunities and our opening programme, you can join the Riverside Studios mailing list at the end of our survey. Click Here to go straight to the survey