Publications

12 March 2010

Health Bulletin 10

The Tenth Health Bulletin includes:

  • Asylum Seekers and Health Care Provision in the North West
  • BME ‘Training For All’ Project Website Launch
  • Care and Support Conference Report
  • “From the Ground Up - A guide to integrated care design and delivery”
  • Mental Health First Aid Training
  • New Food Coop Advisor for North West
  • Review of Access to NHS by Foreign Nationals
  • Skills for Care Accolades 2010
  • The State of Care in England – the Care Quality Commission Annual Report
  • Events / Training
28 February 2010

VSNW Bulletin #20

 Included in this bulletin:
► Update from RS2010 consultation events
► Apprenticeships event on 15 March
► Marmot Review and launch event
► New Influencing Parliament events added.

17 February 2010

Briefing #32 Fair Society, Healthy Lives - Marmot Review

The Marmot Review was carried out in order to propose the most effective evidence-based strategies for reducing health inequalities in England from 2010.  The Review is calling for health inequalities to sit alongside tackling climate change as the core of society’s achievement. Creating a sustainable future is, the Review says, entirely compatible with action to reduce health inequalities: sustainable local communities, active transport, sustainable food production, and zero carbon houses will all have health benefits across society.

 

Members

The Benefits of Membership

Voluntary Sector North West provides an opportunity to meet voluntary organisations and share good ideas from all over the region.

Networks

VSNW is a membership organisation, and many of its members are also membership organisations. VSNW is therefore sometimes described as a network of networks.

Contact Us

Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre

Ardwick Green North
Manchester
M12 6FZ
Tel: 0161 276 9300
Fax: 0161 276 9301
Email: info@vsnw.org.uk

Welcome to Voluntary Sector North West

VSNW is the regional voluntary sector network for the North West.  Our purpose is to support a connected and influential voluntary and community sector (VCS).

Besides working for a well represented sector, current areas of work include supporting VCS health and social care networking and policy, influencing regional strategy and funding on behalf of the VCS, and supporting increased VCS influence over European policy and funding.


Click on the document above to read VSNW's annual review of 2008/09 or download:

 

Featured News

8 March 2010

Listen Value Invest campaign is launched at the Houses of Parliament

Listen Value Invest logo


The Listen Value Invest campaign was launched in a special event at the Houses of Parliament last week.

4 March 2010

Demonstrating the local economic and social value of grant-making with the VCS

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This new 'think piece' from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies, commissioned by VSNW, explores the shift from grants to contracts, and the value of grant-making within the voluntary and community sector.

10 February 2010

North West Mental Wellbeing Survey

North West Mental Wellbeing Survey - a major new survey of 18,500 residents in the North West has been published.

Strategic work

European Policy

VSNW’s work centres around identifying opportunities for the VCS to be involved in the design, implementation, governance and support structures of European projects.

Key to this is VSNW's work to:

Representation

One of VSNW's roles as the regional network is to provide a voice for the voluntary and community sector at a regional level.  One of the ways It does this is through representation, and below are some of the national and regional bodies that VSNW staff currently sit on.

Tackling the recession

VSNW is involved in a number of strategies to tackle the impact of the recession.

We have three key aims:

  • to support VCS groups to help individuals, families and local communities
  • to minimise the impact of changes and reductions in funding on VCS groups
  • to enable VCS groups to develop and access new opportunities, particularly those linked to supporting communities to thrive and recover from the recession.

 

 

17 March 2010

Influencing Parliament with the Communities and Local Government Select Committee

Parliament logoAs part of the Parliamentary Outreach and VSNW 'Get Involved' series of events, this event will explore:
►What Parliament is and what it does
►How groups can effectively engage with Parliament 
►Insights from a Specialist Clerk from the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee

Latest News

11 March 2010

Job opportunity: Sustainable Neighbourhoods Action Group strategic engagement worker

SNAG is looking for a highly motivated and proactive individual to deliver a project which aims to help community and voluntary groups get more involved in decision-making on a range of sustainability issues in Manchester.

11 March 2010

Win £50,000 to improve your are

People’s Millions is a competition from the National Lottery to help you improve your area.

8 March 2010

Listen Value Invest campaign is launched at the Houses of Parliament

Listen Value Invest logo


The Listen Value Invest campaign was launched in a special event at the Houses of Parliament last week.

Events & Trainings

VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West