VCSE Worcestershire Alliance

🚨 Only one week left until our next Alliance Forum! There are still a few tickets available, so don’t miss out—secure yours today using the link below. Let’s come together to share insights and strengthen our community!

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS have launched their new Big Quality Conversation survey for 2024-2025! This survey will help in understanding what the experience is like for people when they come into hospitals and are in our care.   The survey is for patients, carers, families and friends and we would like to encourage anyone who has experienced care at one of the Worcestershire hospitals in the last 12 months to share their feedback.   To complete the survey please visit: https://lnkd.in/es4Dsaa8    The Big Quality Conversation is 100% anonymous and your feedback helps us to improve our services. The results directly inform our Quality Priorities which are publicly reported on every year.   The survey ends on 5th January 2025.  

We're looking forward to seeing you all at our next Alliance Forum on October 24th at St Peter's Baptist Church, Worcester. Find out more information and register for your place below.

We were delighted earlier this week to hear from Sarah Speck, Director of Worcestershire Place Development, about the development of the Worcestershire Place Plan, and the opportunities for the VCSE sector to coproduce work within the Integrated Care System. You can find a recording of the briefing, along with Sarah's presentation using the link below.

Worcestershire County Council are inviting VCSE organisations in the area, and residents who volunteer, to complete the survey regarding a proposed online volunteer recruitment portal for Worcestershire. The council is seeking feedback on this project from organisations that recruit and manage volunteers (or plan to in the future) to shape how the portal will work, to ensure it is fit for purpose. It is important that the council receives feedback from a wide range of organisations and therefore responses will be very much appreciated. Your feedback is really important in the development of this portal so if you would like to share your views, then please use the link below.

Worcestershire Community Foundation has launched a funding programme to support local communities through small grants, with a total of £200,000 available to distribute across the county. The aim of the Strengthening Worcestershire Fund is to support disadvantaged local communities continuing to experience the ongoing effects of cost-of-living, by delivering help for a wide range of projects via charities, community groups and social enterprises. The fund is offered in partnership with Worcestershire County Council (WCC) which is providing match funding on a 1 to 1 basis.

It is #InternationalDayOfCharity and we want to take this opportunity to celebrate all the amazing VCSE organisations across Worcestershire who work so hard to improve health and wellbeing outcomes across our county. To recognise this work we want to share and promote your stories across our network. Stories such as the one below can be shared across our website and newsletter by getting in touch with comms@worcsalliance.org We look forward to being able to spread the news of your successes!

The Worcestershire VCSE Alliance is calling for Expressions of Interest from organisations or individuals with a strong research background and understanding of the VCSE sector to lead the next phase of the Understanding and Strengthening the VCSE Sector in Worcestershire project. We’re looking for those with a proven, in-depth knowledge of the sector and experience in delivering effective focus groups and one to one interviews. If you or your organisation are interested in this opportunity, please submit an Expression of Interest by 12 Midday on Monday 16th September 2024, using the link below.

Join us on Wednesday 18th September 2024 for the Worcestershire VCSE Alliance Online Briefing. Sarah Speck, Director of Worcestershire Place Development, will be delivering this briefing on the Worcestershire Place Plan, and the opportunities for the VCSE sector to coproduce work within the Integrated Care System. Find out more about the briefing and how to register using the link below.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent survey, Understanding and Strengthening the VCSE Sector in Worcestershire. Your responses have been invaluable and will allow us to develop a better understanding of the gaps in services to inform future priorities. We can't wait to share the findings with you in the coming weeks. We are delighted to announce the winners of our survey prize draws. The first prize winner was the Emmanuel and Ecumenical Centre, Rev James Hamilton is pictured receiving their £360 voucher below from board member Pete Sugg. The winners of the second draw, who received £50 vouchers each for their organisations were: Citizen's Advice Redditch and Bromsgrove Wick Care Farm Worcester Samaritans Bournheath Village Community Centre The Feeding Trust Congratulations to our winners, and thank you again to everyone who took part!