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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.

NHS England Patient and Information Directorate Open House Day – 17 June, Leicester

The Patients and Information Directorate at NHS England are holding their second national Open House event simultaneously at four venues across England Tuesday 17 June from 10.30am to 3pm, including at the Leicester Tigers Stadium.

VCS evidence+health commissioning: Learning from the Citizens Advice Bureau – 12 June

Taking place on Thursday 12 June from 10am to 12noon, free webinar is being held in response to a growing appetite from the VCS to think about the evidence they need to put their case to commissioners.

Reminder: Involvement launch – Tuesday 10 June, Leicester

The launch event of Involvement, a Patient and Public Participation programme Central Midlands CSU has been commissioned to deliver by NHS England, will take place at Curve, Leicester from 10am to 1pm on Tuesday 10 June.

Better data events – post event page

Organised by One East Midlands and Public Health England the ‘Better data: Understanding open health data and intelligence to make the business case for your work’ took place in Market Harborough on Thursday 1 May and Derby on Friday 8 May 2014.

LGC & HSJ Integration Summit 2014

Run by the Health Service Journal and the Local Government Chronicle, this new health and care integration summit, taking place on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 June at the Crown Plaza, Marlow, Buckingham, aims to offer advice and support to health and wellbeing board members.

Independent advocacy qualifications

The Carers Federation is offering City & Guild Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in Independent Advocacy and Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy qualifications.

Race equality and health inequalities: Towards more integrated policy and practice

Better Health has published a paper arguing that within the English health system the equality and diversity, and health inequalities agendas remain poorly integrated at both national and local level. 

‘Right to ask’ for personal health budgets

From 1 April people with complex health care needs from today have the ‘right to ask’ for a personal health budget.

Department of Health survey of external stakeholders

The results of the Department of Health survey of external stakeholders for 2013 have been published.

Care Quality Commission inspection reports

The Care Quality Commission have published the first reports from there new style inspections of mental health, community health services and GP out-of-hours inspections.

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