Cheshire and Merseyside System Leaders event

Here are some examples of the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector’s contribution to our shared priorities at a system and sub-regional level…  

Cheshire and Merseyside  

• Cheshire & Merseyside VCFSE Health and Care Transformation Programme progress report – July 2025 

• How to include the VCFSE sector in neighbourhood health delivery – a practical briefing  
• Neighbourhood health – a framework to provide assurance of VCFSE involvement in emerging delivery models and services  

• Framework to embed VCFSE within Hospital Discharge: Step Down   

• Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance Community Partnerships Impact Report: 2023 – 2025 

• Cheshire & Merseyside Children and Young People Neurodiversity Pathway Engagement 

• Improving Maternal Mental Health – VCFSE small grants programme 

• Cheshire & Merseyside State of the Sector report 2023 

Liverpool City Region 

• A Journey Not A Destination – the VCFSE sector and public service innovation

• Liverpool City Region Volunteering Hub

Cheshire and Warrington  

• CWIP manifesto – VCFSE sector manifesto for devolution

• Community Home First Hospital Discharge Report 2025  

• Case study on the Countess of Chester Hospital “Community Home First” Hospital Discharge Service

• Cheshire & Warrington Volunteering Hub

These examples of key programmes from some of our ‘places’ illustrate the significant contribution the sector is making at grassroots level…

Cheshire East  

• Understanding the Social Value of Shavington-cum-Gresty Village Hall
• Healthy Young Minds Alliance
• East Cheshire NHS Trust Volunteering Programme

Cheshire West  

• Case study: How Kelsall reshaped its future with retirement housing and a new Health & Wellbeing Hub
• Community Partnerships Report 2024-2025 

Liverpool  

• Liverpool CVS Impact Report – Activities, Achievements and Impacts 

Sefton  

• Sefton VCFSE sector on the frontline of transformation

• Dementia Friendly Netherton
• Waiting Well Case Study
• Waiting Well Project
• Waiting Well Leaflet 2025

Warrington 

• Community Food: a resource for providers and support organisations to see the scope and scale of food provision in Warrington 

• Warrington in Mind: an alliance of third sector groups and organisations working together to improve mantal health