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The voluntary and community sector has made significant contributions to health and wellbeing, often reaching areas and communities that have been difficult to reach by mainstream health and social care providers. One East Midlands aims to keep the voluntary and community sector informed about these changes and where possible contribute to policy and strategy development.

Grants awarded to voluntary sector health and social care projects

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The Department of Health has awarded 30 voluntary sector projects grants totalling over £4million as part of the IESD Fund and a further 11 projects have been awarded grants totalling over £1.6million as part of the HSCVF.

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NHS steering group on co-commissioning with the voluntary sector

Loaded: Mon, 04/08/2014 - 10:08

Sir Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive of Acevo, has been appointed to chair an NHS steering group that will look at co-commissioning with the voluntary sector after the target for relocating Winterbourne View patients was missed.

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Accolades 2014/15 open for nominations

Loaded: Mon, 04/08/2014 - 10:07

The Skills for Care Accolades, which reward the best of the best in adult social care and provide an opportunity to share best practice, are now open for nominations.

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2015 GSK Impact Awards open for nominations

Loaded: Mon, 04/08/2014 - 10:05

The 2015 GSK Impact Awards, in partnership with The King’s Fund, are open for nominations until Friday 19 September.

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Protecting personal health and care data consultation

Loaded: Mon, 04/08/2014 - 10:04

The Department of Health has launched this consultation, which seeks views on proposals to introduce tighter controls and safeguards on the use of personal health and care data.

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Reminder: Involvement - The New NHS England Patient & Public Participation Programme

Loaded: Mon, 04/08/2014 - 10:01

Involvement is a Patient and Public Participation (PPP) programme, delivered by Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support unit (CSU on behalf of NHS England.

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Involvement East Midlands Network event

Loaded: Mon, 04/08/2014 - 09:55

Involvement’s East Midlands Network is up, running and growing, and its next event is on Thursday 18 September in Nottingham.

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Specialist palliative care services

Loaded: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 15:14

Specialist palliative care services in the community are continuing to lead to more people being able to die at home, according to a new report from the National Council for Palliative Care and Public Health England.

 

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How to Make Person Centred Care Happen

Loaded: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 15:13

National Voices, the health and care charity coalition, has launched a new set of take-away resources, which set out the best ways to engage people and make person centred care happen.

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Public Health Minister’s Award

Loaded: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 15:12

Jane Ellison, the Minister for Public Health, has established the Public Health Minister’s Award as part of the Royal Society for Public Health’s public health awards scheme.

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