October 2015 Dear colleague, Welcome to the September-October 2015 edition of our regular health ebulletin bringing you news from LVSC, Regional Voices (of which LVSC is a constituent member), the Department of Health, Public Health England, NHS England and Care Quality Commission. Ebulletins may include information from London's voluntary & community sector (VCS) as well as regional policy news - e.g. from the Greater London Authority, NHS England (London region), London Senate, etc. We also intend to keep you up to date on the government's Five Year Forward View, including the vanguards in London. If you wish to discuss any items to be included in future bulletins, please feel free to contact me. Sandra Sandra van der Feen Policy Officer, LVSC sandra@lvsc.org.uk Mondays - Wednesdays only LVSC newsLVSC health work updateI have recently met Abigail Jago, Programme Director, Tower Hamlets Integrated Provider Partnership (THIPP) one of London's vanguards. We looked at how we might share learning about working with the voluntary, community & social enterprise sector (VCSE) from integration pilots with the vanguard. THIPP will share information about how they are currently working with the VCSE and patient groups. We also explored a possible learning workshop with the VCSE in the New Year. I have met with the Communications Manager at the NEL Commissioning Support Unit (NEL CSU) to explore potential links,better engagement and co-production between CCGs and the VCSE. I will be meeting with the Office of CCGs later in October to discuss how we can make better links between CCGs and the VCSE at a strategic and regional level. I am about to complete a case study in partnership with Kensington & Chelsea Social Council and Healthwatch CWL looking at co-production between the CCG, Patient Panel, Healthwatch and KCSC re their Whole Systems Change integrated care programme. The case study will be published within the next few weeks. Work on a London wide social prescribing map with links to London based social prescribing programmes is also in progress. I will be liaising with lead people in social prescribing areas and hope to have a map published late November - early December. Also a gentle reminder that there is less than a month to go before the VCSE Review consultation closes. It's really important to feed in your views particularly in view of the future of the voluntary sector investment programme. My colleague Matthew Scott, London for All Manager at LVSC and I will be responding to the review. If you would like to feed in some key issues but don't have time to formally respond, please let me know. I have copied and pasted the online questions into two Word documents so that you can have a quick look at the kind of issues and questions raised. More information including links to the surveys and Word documents can be found below. For more information also feel feel free to contact me: sandra@lvsc.org.uk Return to top Who's Who for London update (reminder)Each of the regional networks that comprise Regional Voices including LVSC, have produced a "Who's Who" guide to key people working in health, wellbeing and care in each region. The guides include relevant people from clinical commissioning groups, health and wellbeing boards, CQC, NHS England area teams, commissioning support units and local Healthwatch. The most regularly updated version of the guide is available here. Please help us keep this guide up to date by notifying us of any changes, gaps or corrections. Return to top Pathways to Wellbeing - Maximising Health Opportunities. Stonewall HousingRead what members think about LVSC services. You may find Pathways to Wellbeing – Maximising Health Opportunities, Stonewall Housing of particular interest.
Return to top London & national newsNew hospital vanguards announcedNHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens has announced radical new options for the future of local hospitals across the NHS. The new models being developed by 13 new hospital Vanguards represent the next stage of implementing the NHS Five Year Forward View. The Vanguards involve some of the best-known and best-run hospitals in the country. They will now be extending their geographical reach, stepping up to the challenge of driving efficiency and improvement across the country. Acute Care Collaboration Vanguards are designed to spread excellence in hospital services and management across multiple geographies. In London: UCLPartners - Four new vanguards across the partnership to improve care for thousands of patients Four hospital vanguard have involvement from trusts across UCLPartners, meaning that patients in this region are likely to be the first to benefit from the innovative improvements in care. The new vanguards are designed to spread excellence in hospital services and management across multiple geographies. The trusts will receive financial and practical support, and learning from their experience will be used by other areas in coming years. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust aims to identify the best approach to establishing and sustaining a chain of services and to produce a toolkit which can be used to roll out service level chains regardless of the specialty to benefit patients in other parts of the NHS. In addition to analysing the best approach for a successful chain of services, the trust will also explore the opportunities and risks associated with running an extended network of eye services, based on increasing the number of Moorfields satellite sites and widening the trust's geographic reach. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust plans to become the heart of a group that other organisations will want to collaborate with. The trust is considering options including buddying, merging specific office functions and other innovative models such as joint clinical and corporate ventures. The key benefits of this approach are that it would reduce the variation patients can experience in care, increase efficiency and can be delivered at reduced cost to the healthcare economy. Potential partners will be identified as the proposal is. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital has also been selected as a partner in the National Orthopaedic Alliance vanguard to develop a UK-wide franchise or chain of orthopaedic providers to deliver outstanding and consistent care in more areas. The partners will explore formal ways of collaborating more closely as well as the possibility of delivering exemplar orthopaedic services on a franchise model across England. The work will include developing a single common model for NHS franchising that can be picked up by any speciality; to implement best practice; to identify ways of expanding across a wider geography; and to ensure that scale brings with it stronger local patient and community involvement. Along with the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) has formed a joint Cancer Vanguard that will aim to enhance and expand the existing cancer networks, such as London Cancer and Manchester Cancer, to give patients earlier diagnosis and reduce variations in the quality and cost of care. Return to top National news New NICE home care guidelinesA new guidance has been published, promoting high-quality home care services for older people, at a time when demand for such services is set to grow. The focus of the guideline is on ensuring that home care services support the aspirations, goals and priorities of each person. The guideline is the first to be developed on behalf of NICE by the NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC), a partnership led by SCIE. Read the NICE press release Return to top The VCSE Review engagement process and consultationIn November 2014, the Department of Health, Public Health England, and NHS England initiated a review of their investment in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. The group overseeing the review has representatives from the VCSE and public sector including Regional Voices. Their purpose is to gather views and evidence to make recommendations about two key elements: - Investment and partnerships between health and care agencies and the VCSE sector across England.
- Central government grant funding of the VCSE sector contributing to health and care. This is a joint funding programme across the system partners, administered by the Department of Health. This part of central government funding is called 'the Voluntary Sector Investment programme'. Launched in April 2009, the programme seeks to enable the voluntary sector to work in equal partnership with public sector health bodies to help shape and deliver policies and programmes to improve health and wellbeing outcomes. Approximately £22 million is available for the whole programme annually. There are three main schemes within the programme: the Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund (IESD); the Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund (HSCVF); the Health and Care Voluntary Sector Strategic Partners Programme.
Visit the website to comment on blogs or contribute your own. Contribute your own response via the two online surveys: In case you want to have a quick browse and /or don't have time to formally respond, LVSC pulled together the surveys into two Word documents. You can let me know your key issues by email:sandra@lvsc.org.uk by 28th October. Survey questions in Word: - Voluntary sector investment survey questions
- VCSE challenges and solutions to better investment survey questions
Return to top Smoking in cars with children banned from 1st OctoberTo protect children from the dangers of second-hand smoke, it's now illegal to smoke in cars and other vehicles with someone under 18 present. As from now, new legislation in England and Wales makes it illegal to smoke in a vehicle carrying someone who is under 18. It is now also against the law for a driver not to stop someone smoking in these circumstances. The fine for both offences is £50. The change in the law is to protect children and young people from the damaging effects of second-hand smoke, which can put them at risk of serious conditions such as meningitis, cancer, bronchitis and pneumonia, and make asthma worse.
To read more, visit the government website. Return to top Gearing up for one of the most fundamental changes in NHS historySir Bruce Keogh has outlined an emerging strategy for Personalised Medicine in the NHS. NHS England's National Medical Director said it would entail a move away from a 'one size fits all' approach to the treatment and care of patients with a particular condition, to using diagnostics, genomics, data analytics and other emergent technologies to identify the underlying cause of disease. He told NHS England's Board this was the way to ensure the right patient gets the right treatment at the right time, leading to improved outcomes. To read more, visit the NHS England website. Return to top You are not alone: Help is at Hand for anyone bereaved by suicidePeople who have been bereaved by suicide have used their experiences to lead the revision of a support guide to help others affected by someone taking their own life. Help is at Hand provides people affected by suicide with both emotional and practical support. The most recent official figures reveal 6,233 suicides of people aged 15 and over were registered in the UK in 2013 and suicide has far-reaching effects among friends, family, colleagues, and the wider community. Those bereaved by a suicide are at increased risk of mental health and emotional problems and may be at higher risk of suicide themselves, so receiving the right support is essential. You can download the full support guide here Return to top Go sober for OctoberMacmillan Cancer Support are running Go sober for October, a national campaign that is not only good for your health but also helps to raise money for Macmillan and people facing cancer. Giving up the booze for a month can help you feel healthier, sleep better and improve your energy levels, all whilst raising money for a great cause. More information is available here Return to top Breathe Arts Health Research Recognised by Lambeth NHS with Prestigious Innovation AwardBreathe Arts Health Research (Breathe), the not-for-profit social enterprise which uses the arts as a basis for pioneering healthcare programmes, is pleased to announce it has won the inaugural "Innovation in Lambeth" prize at the borough's NHS Clinical Commissioning Group's recent Lammy Awards. Yvonne Farquharson, managing director of Breathe, said:
"We are delighted, and humbled, that our work has been acknowledged with this award. To be recognized by the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group is an vital seal of approval for the value of injecting creativity into healthcare programmes. We know it has a profound impact on patient outcomes and, therefore, recognition by the NHS is a tremendous step forward for all of us pioneering this approach." Breathe, best known for its flagship 'Breathe Magic' intensive therapy programme, also delivers the largest performing arts (including music, magic, theatre, creative writing and poetry) hospital programme currently running in the UK, and works in partnership with the National Theatre and other leading cultural institutions. For more information please contact:
Yvonne Farquharson, Managing Director, Breathe Arts Health Research
yvonne@breatheahr.org | 07885912727 | 02032902013 Return to top EventsThird Sector Commissioning Conference 21 October, LondonThe Third Sector Commissioning Conference examines how to improve partnership working with the third sector to enable the most effective delivery of public services, with both financial and social benefits. Speakers include NCVO's chief executive Neil Cleeveley. Return to top NHS England Pilot: Special Offer for volunteers who support improvements to health and social careFree courses are available for volunteers who support improvements to Health and Social Care. There are three free courses on offer, all offered by a Department of Health funded partnership called 'Engage for Change'. You can choose one of the courses to take part in: - Understanding the Health and Social Care Environment (UHSCE) is a course exploring the stakeholders in the current health and social care environment. Course participants will learn about influencing change and undertake a practical project as part of the course.
- Facilitation and Engagement in the Health and Social Care Environment (FEHSCE) is a course covering the engagement of seldom heard groups, facilitation skills. Course participants will have to plan and carry out a practical engagement exercise(attachments)
- Using Data in the Health and Social Care Environment (UDHSCE) is a course focusing on key terms used in data, and where to get data to support a case for change, and course participants will have to plan a report and find data to back it up on the health and social care subject of your choice. (attachments)
The courses are delivered online, courses 1 and 2 above also have a face to face assessment day.
If you have any questions, please contact Alice Williams: Alice.williams2@nhs.net Return to top Road safety: a public health issue event – Race Equality FoundationRace Equality Foundation are holding a half day event to explore road safety policy and have discussions around reducing the number of collisions for young people and addressing road danger in different areas.
The session aims to ensure local voluntary and community organisations are better informed about road safety policy, how to engage with road safety initiatives, and explore any particular issues for the communities they work. There will be round table discussions to explore a number of issues and presentations will include: - overview of London road traffic and road safety policy - Transport for London
- research on road safety risk and diverse communities - London School of Tropical Medicine
Further information and how to register
Return to top PostCommunications Officer – National Aids Trust (NAT)Part time 21 hours per week
Full time Salary: £23,147 (pro rata £13,888)
Based in London ECIV NAT is the UK's leading charity dedicated to transforming society's response to HIV. They provide fresh thinking, expertise and practical resources. NAT champion the rights of people living with HIV and campaign for change. NAT is looking for a creative, confident and energetic person to join our small but dynamic staff team, reporting to the Marketing and Communications Manager. Your role will be integral to shaping our external communications – supporting our fundraising and policy teams, helping to devise and develop new communications initiatives, playing an important role in their World AIDS Day plans and raising awareness of NAT and HIV in the UK. Closing date: 10 am on Friday 23 October 2015
Interviews: Monday 2 November 2015 The application pack documents can be downloaded here or by sending an e-mail quoting the job title, together with your name and address to recruitment@nat.org.uk or by calling 020 7814 6767. All materials are available in larger fonts upon request.
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