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VSNW Health Bulletin
The aim of the VSNW Health Bulletin is to keep members of VSNW's Health and Social Care Network up to date with relevant VSNW work.
To receive the Health Bulletin, and join the Health & Social Care Network, please email health@vsnw.org.uk with the subject line "Join Health Network".
Latest issues of VSNW's Health Bulletin:
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
Health Bulletin Nine
The ninth edition includes items on:
• NHS Operating Framework
• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment – Third Sector Engagement
• Conservative Draft Health Manifesto
• NMDS Skills for Care Briefing
• Volunteering in Health and Social Care Fund Information Events
• Adult Learners Week Awards
• New Certification Scheme for Health and Social Care Information
• North West Mental Wellbeing Survey
• Swine Flu Update
Health Bulletin 8
Included in this Health Bulletin:
• Personal Health Budgets: NW Pilot Sites and Programme
• NHS 2010–2015: from good to great, preventative, people-centred, productive
• Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund
• Age Equality in Health and Social Care Consultation Events
Health Bulletin 7
The latest issue of the VSNW Health Bulletin includes:
• Delivering Social Value: Strengthening our Communities
• New Alcohol Profiles for England
• Challenge Fund – Health Work and Wellbeing
• TOPIC: Inter professional working for older people in the community
• Review of Age Discrimination and Age Equality in the provision of health and social care
• National Skills Academy for Social Care
• Supporting People Review 2009
• Social Enterprise Investment Fund for Health and Social Care
• Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment
• New Declaration Enshrines Acute Mental Health Care Quality for All
• Mind publish report on Mental Health Care for Refugees and Asylyum Seekers
• Interim Report of the Commission on Personalisation
Health Bulletin 6
The latest edition of the VSNW Health Bulletin includes
► ARC's Training for All project
► Green Paper: Shaping the Future of Care Together consultation
► Skills for Care's 1000 Voices Project
► Taskforce on violence against women and girls
► Innovate NoW: NHS Regional Innovation Fund
VSNW Health Bulletin #5
VSNW Health Bulletin Issue 4
VSNW Health Bulletin Issue 3
VSNW Health Bulletin Issue 2
VSNW Health Bulletin Issue 1
Featured Event
Influencing Parliament with the Communities and Local Government Select Committee
As 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
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.
Win £50,000 to improve your are
People’s Millions is a competition from the National Lottery to help you improve your area.
Listen Value Invest campaign is launched at the Houses of Parliament

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





