 Leadership and Advocacy Jump to section: VCSE City Alliance: Working together for a brighter future for commissioning As part of our VCSE City Alliance agreement with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, the team at VAST has been delivering a series of workshops over the last six months, focused on procurement and commissioning. So far, these have enabled VCSE organisations to share their experiences of the council’s commissioning process and voice their hopes and aspirations for the future of local authority commissioning in the city. The early outputs from this process have been the development of an early draft of a new grants policy by the council to add clarity to the grants process, and a workshop which took place to identify ways the council can ensure that commissioning processes are more accessible and equitable in the future. The next session around commissioning for City Alliance members is on Wednesday 30th July at the Dudson Centre. Book your place Jobs Health & Wellbeing Project Officer Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association The Health and Wellbeing Officer will champion the health and wellbeing agenda across all of the parish and town councils across the county. Read more Executive Director and Co-CEO Frontline Dance Frontline Dance is looking for a a considerate, adaptable, conscientious, and confident leader with a passion for driving change and making a positive impact. Read more "It is an absolute pleasure to work with VAST and the VCSE sector in developing a series of workshops supporting the delivery of the Stoke-on-Trent City Alliance. I’m really excited about the opportunities that will flourish through being open and working more closely in partnership, lots to do, but I know we can do it together. A huge thank you to all involved!" Shelley Brough, Director of Commissioning, Stoke-on-Trent City Council Change is coming to the NHS With the upcoming publication of a new 10-year Plan and the reorganisation of Integrated Care Boards across England, further NHS reform is nearly upon us and we know that many VCSE colleagues are uncertain about what this will mean for our own sector. The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent VCSE Healthy Communities Alliance is supported by VAST together with our colleagues from Support Staffordshire, and by a team of elected sector representatives. There has never been a better time to become a member, and we will do our best to keep members informed about ongoing changes during our upcoming Forums. Read more Stoke-on-Trent Preventing and Managing Frailty Conference On Monday 16th June at the King’s Hall, around 150 colleagues from Health and Local Government came together with representatives of 15 local VCSE organisations both large and small, to help shape the future of frailty-related services in the city. While the overarching aim is to prevent hospital admissions and work more preventively, this gave VCSE organisations an early-stage opportunity to influence the way that new work is developed and coproduced, including the development of pilot work to take place in the north of the city. If you missed out on the conference, but would like to be kept in the loop about opportunities to shape future planning for these services in the city, please drop Tom Pine, Strategic Liaison Officer, a line: [email protected]. Read more State of The Sector survey This summer, VAST is inviting local VCSEs to contribute their insights on the current challenges and opportunities that impact on their work in the city. We want to enable like-for-like comparisons, and to give VCSEs, stakeholders, partners, funders and decision makers improved tools to form an informed picture of where our sector stands in a wider context. Read more Let’s Coproduce Our colleagues at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) want to strengthen their commitment to co-production and meaningful public involvement. On 3rd July, 2pm – 4pm, they will be running an online Community Engagement Workshop to look at how they can best collaborate and learn from one another in a mutually supportive way. To register your interest, please email the MPFT team at [email protected] or call 01785 221377 Upcoming networks include:
Healthy Communities Forum Date: Tuesday 5th August Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: Online The Healthy Communities Forum is hosted by the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent VCSE Healthy Communities Alliance, a collaborative group that enables local VCSE sector organisations to form a robust and meaningful working relationships with each other and with Health and Care System partners. VCSE City Alliance Workshop Date: Wednesday 23rd July Time: 9:30 - 11:30 am Venue: Goldenhill Community Centre Introducing a fresh approach to Community Asset Transfers in Stoke-on-Trent Does your VCSE organisation have a Community Asset Transferred (CAT) building? Or, do you want to know more about how you might secure a building through a Community Asset Transfer process? This session is for you. See all our upcoming training and events Comments are closed.
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