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Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre
VSNW's News Portal, using Netvibes, pulls together the news feeds from a number of websites relevant to the voluntary and community sector in the North West.
To access VSNW's information portal: VSNW News Portal
On one web-page, VSNW's News Portal includes the latest news from:
If you are a member of VSNW, have an RSS feed and would like it included on VSNW's Info-portal, please email your RSS feed link to: warren.escadale@vsnw.org.uk
Regional Voices, of which VSNW is a partner, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded funding from the Department of Health (Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund) to support voluntary and community sector influence on health and wellbeing boards
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills has published the findings of a research study on European Social Fund delivery with the aim of informing thinking around the next round of programmes
Healthwatch England was formed in April 2013 and is the independent consumer champion for health and social care in England. They have now published a list of local Healthwatch, including those for the North West
The Local Government Chronicle held a webinar to explore the essential elements to ensure local healthwatch organisations are effective in scrutinising local health services and provide a voice for communities. Regional Voices, of which VSNW are a part, are mentioned.
An analysis has been published by NAVCA of the 74 areas that received Transforming Local Infrastructure and provides a national perspective, and allows the sharing of information and ideas
