Managing, Monitoring, Value for Money and the Work Programme
The Public Accounts Committee have reported on the 'Introduction of the Work Programme'
There is a share of £600,000 available for four charities to take part in the three month Sidekick School programme
Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre
Mental Health, Personalisation and Rural Communities (3 November 2010)
► Event report
► Presentation: Personalisation- moving forward the impact on third and independent sector mental health service providers, by Carey Bamber NHS NW
► Presentation: Providing vocational rehabilitation in a rural setting for people recovering from mental health problems, Beren Aldridge Growing Well
► Presentation: Mental Health in Rural areas an example of partnership working, Gareth Jones MIND Cymru
Mental Health Mental Health Commssioning and Contracts (15 April 2010)
►Event report
► NHS Standard Contract for Mental Health and Learning Disabilties with Janet Collinson of NHS Northwest
►The Lancashire Partnership Commissioning Model facilitating third sector involvement with Dr Christina Lyons and Michelle Lyons of UCLAN
►Preparation for Tendering with Malcolm Sutton of Tender Management Limited
The Recession - an Opportunity for the Third and Independent Sectors? (4 December 2009)
► Event report
► Brokerage, Personalisation and the Third Sector with Dave Fidler of the Step by Step Living Network
► Commissioning and the Third Sector – the Wirral Experience with Chris Shaw of Wirral Advocacy, Sean Harrington of Wirral CAB and Barbara Edwards of Wirral PCT
► Secure Commissioning with Stephen Brooke, NHS NW
► Wellbeing in the Workplace with Health @ Work from Ellesmere Port
The Public Accounts Committee have reported on the 'Introduction of the Work Programme'

Find out more about the plans for a potential Liverpool City Region LNP
Local Government Association press release (30 April 2012): Treasury move over EU billions could hit jobs and growth
Summary of VCS involvement in the Work Programme
This article includes:
► a podcast highlighting the debate and the stumbling blocks
► a comprehensive list of latest reports and articles

Network for Europe has responded to the BIS consultation on the next programme of European funding