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Voluntary Networks
Health, Social Care & Well-Being.
The Local Authority and Local Health Board has a responsibility to jointly plan NHS and health-related local authority services, and the Voluntary sector have also been heavily involved in the development and consultation of the strategy.
Health, Social Care & Well-Being
- Bridgend Health, Social Care & Well-Being Network
- Regional Health, Social Care & Well-Being Network
- Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Stakeholder Reference Group
- Building Strong Bridges
- Bridging the Gap
- Discussion Documents
Bridgend Health, Social Care and Well-Being Network
- Are you a Voluntary or Community Organisation in Bridgend?
- Does your organisation have an interest in Health Social Care and Wellbeing?
- Would you like to keep up-to-date with current news?
- Would you like to meet people from similar organisations with similar interests?
- Would you like to influence health and social care policy?
What is the Bridgend Health Social Care and Well-Being Network?
The network is a collective group of voluntary organisations who work in the field of health social care and wellbeing in Bridgend. It provides a voice for voluntary organisations by sharing information, involving organisations in consultations and reviews and encouraging involvement in partnership working.
Network members will have:
- Newsletters and email briefings giving regular news on funding opportunities, training, conferences, good practice and consultations on policy and strategy.
- Invites to events and discussion groups which include networking and presentations on issues of current interest.
- The opportunity to engage in responses to consultations relating to health and social care.
- The opportunity to act as voluntary sector representatives on planning and strategic groups.
- The opportunity to join specialist interest groups, forums and task groups to make recommendations about specific issues.
For further information, or to join the network, please contact Roxane Dacey on 01656 810400 or email pauljones@bavo.org.uk
Download the Health Social Care & Well Being Terms of Reference here.
Meeting minutes:
Future meeting dates tbc.
Regional Health Social Care & Well Being Network
A Regional Health, Social Care and Wellbeing (HSCWB) network has been created to establish and increase dialogue between the Third Sector in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend and the Abertawe Bro-Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board. The vision being to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes for people living in the ABMU Health Board area; reducing health inequalities, promoting social wellbeing within communities, preventing ill-health, aiding recovery and independence.
The Network will meet four times a year and be supported by the three Building Strong Bridges Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Facilitators based at Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service (NPTCVS), Swansea Council for Voluntary Service (SCVS) and Bridgend Association for Voluntary Organisations (BAVO).
The Regional HSCWB Network will be represented at ABMU Health Board meetings by the current Non-Executive Third Sector Non Officer Member.
Download the terms of reference here.
Download the latest minutes:
The forthcoming dates for 2011 are:
- Thursday 8th December 2011, 2.00pm – 4.00pm (Pyle Life Centre)
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Stakeholder Reference Group
Each Local Health Board is required to set up a 'Stakeholder Reference Group' to ensure representation of the community in which it serves, staff and health professionals. The Stakeholder Reference Group (SRG) acts as an advisory group to the Health Board, providing advice on any aspect of Health Board business. This may include:
- Early engagement and involvement in the determination of the Health Board's overall strategic direction.
- Advice on specific service proposals prior to formal consultation.
- Feedback on the impact of the Health Board's operations on the communities it serves.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board's SRG has 25 members (including an elected Chair and Vice Chair). Twelve of these members are Third Sector Representatives, representing different equality dimensions. Other members include the Local Authority, Police, Fire and Rescue, Environmental Agency and JobCentre Plus.
The Third Sector Representatives have been nominated and elected by members of the Regional Health, Social Care and Wellbeing (HSCWB) Third Sector Network. The Regional HSCWB Third Sector Network will also be the means for communication between the Third Sector Representatives and the Third Sector within the ABMU area.
For details of the third sector representatives on ABMU Health Boards Click Here
Building Strong Bridges
The Welsh Government recognises that the voluntary sector is a key partner in delivering its health and well being agenda.
The Building Strong Bridges initiative was established in 2003 with its aim: "To strengthen partnership working between the Voluntary Sector and the NHS in Wales".
Under this initiative a Facilitator has been appointed to work in every CVC in Wales. Full details of each of the facilitators is available here.
Role of the Facilitator:
- To support and promote joint working between voluntary organisations and health and social care providers.
- To support voluntary sector and carer members on Local Health Boards.
- To develop and support local Health and Social Care Networks.
- To directly participate in joint planning groups and represent the voluntary sector.
- To promote the role and contribution of the voluntary sector to other health and social care agencies.
- To provide information and training to local voluntary organisations around health and social care issues e.g:
- Briefings and seminars
- Local newsletters
- Facilitate access to training
- Facilitate participation and consultation in policy development locally and nationally
- Assist voluntary organisations to access development support.
Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap shows how the third sector provides services to support people through illness, injury, or longer term chronic ill health. Importantly the report also shows the third sector's valuable contribution in the identification of local service models and solutions, as well as those service responses that can be delivered nationally where appropriate.
Bridging the Gap stimulates ideas and approaches for collaboration and the development of service solutions. It doesn't stop with the report: there is a 12 point action plan for the Local Health Boards to work with the third sector, including a review in April 2012.
For more information please Click Here
Discussion Documents
The Health Board is undertaking this engagement exercise from 8th September to 9th December 2011 to inform their decisions on the future pattern of Mental Health services for adults an older people. The findings from the engagement exercise will be considered by the Health Board and will be presented to ABM Community Health Council in January 2012. Your views are important to us and you can provide comment in the following ways: By attending the community engagement events that are being organised, details of which will be widely publicized or by writing to: Paul Roberts, Chief Executive, ABM University Health Board, 1 Talbot Gateway, Baglan Energy Park, Baglan, Port Talbot, SA12 7BR
For futher information please Click Here
Links
Building Strong Bridges - This initiative was established to strengthen partnership working between the Voluntary Sector and the NHS in Wales through the appointment of a Facilitator in each CVC in Wales.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Community Health Council
Bridgend Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy
South West Wales Neurological Alliance
Health and Wellbeing Support Directory
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