Involvement in Local Health Structures
NAVCA is conducting a survey of the sector's involvement in health structures and in determining local health and social care priorities.
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Healthwatch Manchester quick survey on personal health budgets
Healthwatch Manchester is aware that there is a limited amount of information available to people around Personal Health Budgets.
This survey seeks not only to provide them with more detailed information about this issue but also to provide you with some basic facts about Personal Health Budgets.
To complete the survey, visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VS3KWYC
This survey will close on 30 November 2013.
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Lobbying and Transparency Bill
At our Spirit of Manchester awards event last month one of the categories was for Most Successful Campaign. We wanted to acknowledge campaigning work because we’ve always believed that it’s the job of charities not just to meet needs but to drive change for the longer term. The history of social change in this country has been driven by the campaigning efforts of groups for centuries.
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Commissioning and Integrated Care
Monitor is the sector regulator for health services in England. One of its roles is to ensure that Health and Social Care Act 2012 is implemented and a key focus of the Act is on integrated care. The Act imposes duties on Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to ensure that health services are internally integrated (within NHS provided services) and externally integrated (with health and social services provided by others).
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Commissioning and Integrated Care
Monitor is the sector regulator for health services in England. One of its roles is to ensure that Health and Social Care Act 2012 is implemented and a key focus of the Act is on integrated care. The Act imposes duties on Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to ensure that health services are internally integrated (within NHS provided services) and externally integrated (with health and social services provided by others) where they consider that it would:
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Macc wins Council Infrastructure Contract
As you may be aware, earlier this year the City Council launched a competitive tendering process for the contract to provide support to the city's voluntary and community sector for the next three years.
We are delighted to announce that Macc has been awarded this contract.
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Grants Programme for Manchester’s Voluntary and Community Sector
There will be a fund of £550k from the three Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) available early January 2014, to Manchester’s Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). The main aim of the programme of work will be to reduce social isolation and loneliness for people over 50 years old in Manchester.
The programme will also aim to build greater understanding of how the Manchester CCGs can work with VCS organisations to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Manchester residents over the age of 50 years.
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What Works Network
The government has commissioned six centres (the What Works Network, https://www.gov.uk/what-works-network) to summarise and share research with local decision-makers including commissioners, head teachers, police and crime commissioners.
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Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments
During the reorganisation of the NHS the responsibility for production of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs) transferred to the Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWB) which are hosted by the local authorities.
Manchester HWB and local authority have produced their first draft of the PNA in collaboration with the Greater Manchester Commissioning Support Unit (CSU).
As part of the legislation the draft PNA must be available for local health partners to comment on the contents of the assessment before it is finalised and published.
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Grants Programme for Manchester’s Voluntary and Community Sector
There will be a fund of £550k from the three Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) available soon to Manchester’s VCS. The main aim of the programme of work will be to reduce social isolation and loneliness for people over 50yrs old in Manchester.
The programme will also aim to build greater understanding of how the Manchester CCGs can work with VCS organisations to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Manchester residents over the age of 50yrs.
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