Health and Social Care Network
The Health and Social Care Network is part of the voluntary and community sector (VCS) Assembly for Bristol. The Health & Social Care Network is supported by Sue Brazendale, Development Worker, sue@voscur.org or phone 0117 909 9949, who is working to extend the voice and influence of the voluntary sector in this area. The current activities for the network are:-
1. NETWORK MEETINGS. VCS groups meet 3 times a year to find out about current health & social care topics, share views and inform us of priorities for the sector, to find out more about our network meetings click on the following link:-Health and Social Care Network meetings
2. THE BRISTOL HEALTH & WELLBEING BOARD. Bristol VCS has an elected Advocate, Peter Walker, on this new and important Board, which was set up as part of the national changes to the NHS arising from The Health & Social Care Act 2012. To find out more, click on the following link:-Health and Social Care Advocate
3. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE WORKING GROUP, PERSONALISATION. Bristol City Council is making changes in contractual arrangements to impliment delivery of the personalisation agenda. About 50 VCS groups are affected. The working group has 5 VCS members who meet monthly with Commissioners to look at the process, and to inform strategic thinking with the views of the VCS on Health & Social Care. Click on the following link to find out more:-VCS Health and Social Care working group
Health and Social Care Network Meetings
Next Health and Social Care Network meeting
Monday 30 April 2012 at The Salvation Army, Bristol Easton Corps, Hassell Drive Bristol BS2 0AN
2.00pm- 5.00pm
At the meeting we will hear:-
- Alison Comley, Interim Strategic Director for Health and Social Care (Interim), Bristol City Council, will talk about changes in delivery to health & Social Care: ‘Delivering an effective social care system’.
- What are the priority issues for Health and Social Care community and voluntary groups? We will be working on the information gathered at our last network meeting to identify the key issues for the sector.
- Update from the VCS Working group on the move of contractual arrangements from ‘block’ to ‘spot’ purchase of VCS services.
Click here to register your place at the Network meeting
Past Health and Social Care Network meetings
Friday 9 December 2011 at St Werburghs Centre.
The meeting focussed on the impact on VCS organisations from the transition from block purchaisng to personalised budgets in health and social care.
Click here for resources from this meeting
Thursday 21 July 2011 at Barton Hill Settlement.
The meeting focussed on the Bristol Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) 2010 and the development of the JSNA 2011,
The proposed new VCS Assembly and the Health and Social Care Network and the NHS Bristol’s plans to Modernise Mental Health Services in Bristol
Click here for resources from this meeting
Health and Social Care VCS Advocates
Peter Walker is the VCS Advocate to the Health and Wellbeing Board. Watch Peter's video report from the Health and Wellbeing Board away day held in March 2012.
VCS Health and Social Care working group
Click here for more details about the VCS Health and Social Care working group