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NAVCA is conducting a survey of the sector's involvement in health structures and in determining local health and social care priorities. NAVCA would like to find out about organisations' experiences…
Calling young people of faith, aged 13-19, who would like to meet and develop friendship with 13-19’s of other faiths. Faith Network for Manchester is looking to form a small group of young people to…
A new tender from Manchester City Council has been advertised on The Chest. The tender is for advice services and is in 3 parts. Part 1 is for City-Wide Advice Services. Part 2 is for Targeted…
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…
Manchester is seeking a group of fifty women to become the city’s next wave of social entrepreneurs. Manchester City Council has agreed to support Make A Wave, which aims to train 250 women UK-wide…
Manchester Policy Week runs from 28 October – 1 November at The University of Manchester. Events include debates and discussion on;• zero hours contracts and proposed policy changes• how local policy…
The Equalities Team at Manchester City Council is currently in the process of refreshing the annual Communities of Interest (COI) report for 2013. Within the report it will include a chapter on…
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…
Following the first round of neighbourhood funding Adactus have supported or pledged to support 75 projects across Manchester, Trafford and Cheshire totaling £78,000 in 2013/14. The fund is judged by…
The Royal Brewery Fund’s priority is to encourage and support grass-root community activity. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage active…
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…
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…