Evidencing HOW the VCS improves health

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Integration - roles and opportunities for the
voluntary and community sector
Amy Rylance Health Wellbeing Development
Manager
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Innovation and variety in the VCS

• Organisations providing quality assured social
  care, housing related support, sheltered / extra
  care (huge added value)
• Specialist services e.g. alcohol, carers
• Information, advice, advocacy, support planning
• Early intervention and preventative services
• Voluntary self help health organisations
• Small voluntary universal interest groups
• VCS infrastructure, community centres, training,
  engagement

3
Joined-Up Planning

• The programme coordinates the activities of all
  health, social care and voluntary sector partners
  in the delivery of this significant
  transformational change.
• From the programme definition document

4
Community based care

• supporting people to remain at home, or within
  the community and to enable people to regain and
  retain their health, wellbeing and independence.
  From the programme definition document

Neighbourhood zone based working
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Experts in integrated working

• Track record of collaborative/joined up services
  and joint bids
• Culture of cross-referrals
• Potential hosts for a new type of generic worker

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Amy Rylance Health Wellbeing Development
Manager Keighley 07939 142438 01535 665258
amy_at_healthpartnership.org.uk
Emma Baylin Health Wellbeing Development
Manager Bradford 07891 730456 01274 722772
emma_at_healthpartnership.org.uk
Tom Blackwell Communications and Information
Officer 01535 665258 tom_at_healthpartnership.org.u
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Jenny Davison Health Wellbeing Development
Manager Shipley 07891 730480 01274
781222 jenny_at_healthpartnership.org.uk
www.healthpartnership.org.uk