Health & Social Care

Regional Voices has been successful in securing funding to support VCS representatives be more effective on Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBB). The funding comes from the Department of Health’s Innovation Excellence and Strategic Development fund (IESD) and will allow us to facilitate training and peer learning networks that help grow and support influencing capacity and capability in this very important role.  

On Wednesday 26 June, Chancellor George Osbourne unveiled his spending review, which is summarised below by the Charity Finance Group.

Skills for Care work to ensure the adult social care sector has a modern, flexible and highly skilled workforce to deliver quality care. They are committed to working with employers and other key stakeholders to ensure they are supporting their needs and those of people who use services and carers. Their latest newsletter is available at www.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/newsletters/30_May_2013.aspx.

£40million of Big Lottery Fund funding is to be invested in community health schemes across England as new research reveals that taking part in these projects can make you almost three times happier than if your income were to double.