Regional Voices Strategic Partners programme 2016-17
LVSC is a constituent member of Regional Voices http://www.regionalvoices.org/about (RV) which champions the work of voluntary and community organisations to improve health, well-being and care across England. RV is a partnership of nine regional networks.
RV is a voluntary sector Strategic Partner of the Department of Health, NHS England and Public Health England http://www.regionalvoices.org/partner-programme and work with other partners, supporting voluntary and community organisations to understand changes within the NHS and support organisations to influence these changes, in order to achieve better outcomes.
Through our RV membership LVSC supports the delivery of the strategic partners programme (Stronger Connections for Better Health). This programme is about building mechanisms for an effective flow of information, intelligence and evidence between voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and the Department of Health, Public Health England and the NHS England.
During 2016-17, LVSC will
- Maintain a thematic London network of VCSE organisations (and others) interested in health and care
- Communicate through bulletins and briefings with the health and care network and the wider VCSE to disseminate information about and health and care
- Develop and maintain relationships with the VCSE and key partners including public health, local government, NHS and the Department of Health
- Develop and update the London social prescribing map /advice-support/london-social-prescribing-map.aspx and continue to work with Healthy London Partnership to ensure that the VCSE sector is engaged and involved with the social prescribing agenda in London.
- Explore with the London Mayoral team how London's diverse voluntary & community sector can become more effectively involved in the planning, shaping and co-delivery of health and social care in London
- Co-ordinate support for the sector to engage with the health devolution agenda in London by working in partnership with the London Health devolution programme https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/health/london-health-and-care-devolution/london-health-and-care-devolution-programme.
- Produce one updates of our London region "Who's Who guide in health and care. /policy-areas/health/who-is-who-guide-for-london.aspx
For more information contact Sandra van der Feen, Health Policy Officer at . Please note that Sandra is p/t and works Tue and alternate Tue and Wed only.
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