“A consortium of leading women’s organisations providing
expertise on improving the health of all women and girls in England”.
JULY 2012
WHEC NEWS
Guidance for Commissioning Health Services for Vulnerable Migrant Women– in May,WHECpublished thisguidance, which looks at the specific circumstances of vulnerable migrant women, including difficulties resulting from immigration status, and what commissioners need to consider when trying to gaina clear picture of the population they are responsible for. The guidance also looks at the barriers to accessing primary care which are, in turn, barriers to accessing any specialist health services. We would be grateful of you would disseminate the guidance where you think appropriate in your area. Please visit the WHEC website to view the guidance
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS
Social Care - Government have published their Care and Support White Paper, the draft Care and Support Bill, and the progress report on funding. They have also published the Government’s response to the Law Commission’s recommendations. They set out how the social care system will be transformed from a service that reacts to crises to one that focuses on prevention and is built around the needs and goals of people.
The White Paper sets out a new vision for a reformed care and support system. The draft Care and Support Bill underpins these proposals in a modernisation of care and support law. This will be open to public consultation and Parliamentary pre-legislative scrutiny in the next year and the DH is inviting online comments on the draft Care and Support Bill.
To read the documents, please visit the Department of Health website
To see what this may mean for you, please view the briefing produced by Strategic Partner Regional Voices attached. Voluntary Organisations Disability Group and the National Care Forum have also produced a commentary on the Government’s Care and Support White Paper (attached).
Children and Young People’s Health - the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum has published its proposals on how health-related care for children and young people can be improved. For more information, please visit the DH website
Launch of the Mental Health Strategy Implementation Framework – this sets out what some of the fundamental changes to the health and care system will mean for mental health. It also provides practical steps that different organisations – including employers, local authorities, the NHS, clinical commissioning groups, primary care, and social care can take to improve mental health cost effectively using their existing levers and powers. For more information, please visit the DH website
Volunteering: unlocking the real wealth of communities - The Think Local, Act Personal Partnership has released a new report in conjunction with their partners CSV, ADASS, In Control and SCIE. Please visit their website to view the report
A vision for Public Health England - Duncan Selbie, who took up his post as Chief Executive designate of Public Health England (PHE), set out his vision for PHE last week. It includes the senior team structure for the new organisation. For more information, please visit the DH website
GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS
JSNAs and JHWSs draft guidance consultation (deadline 28 September) - A consultation has been launched to seek views on draft guidance for Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWSs). The guidance aims to support health and wellbeing boards and their partners by
- laying out the statutory duties, which underpin the undertaking of JSNAs and JHWSs by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities through health and wellbeing boards from April 2013
- explaining how JSNAs, JHWSs and commissioning plans fit together in the modernised health and care system.
- setting out how an enhanced JSNA process and JHWS will enable the NHS and local government, working with their community and partner organisations, to make real improvements to the health and wellbeing of local people.
WHEC will be responding to this consultation and would be very grateful to hear your feedback on the draft guidance or if your organisation is planning to respond. For more information, please visit the DH website
Objectives for care consultation (deadline 26 September) – the Department of Health has published a consultation on new care objectives for improving health and healthcare. WHEC will be responding to this consultation and would very grateful to hear any thoughts you have or if you plan to respond, we would be happy to share ours with you. To view the consultation, please visit the DH website
Consultation on a new adult safeguarding power(deadline 12 October) - The Department of Health is consulting on a new adult safeguarding power. The aim for adult safeguarding is to ensure there is a clear legal and policy framework, enabling the most effective local arrangements and practices to protect adults at risk of abuse and neglect. For more information, please visit the DH website
Public consultation on local authority health scrutiny – for more information please visit the DH website
Local authority health overview and scrutiny – the DH have published a consultation document which sets out and seeks views on a number of proposed changes to the current arrangements and regulations for local authority health review and scrutiny. For more information, please visit the DH website
WHEC PARTNER NEWS
Platform 51 news - Platform 51 and the End Violence Against Women (EVAW) coalition have received funding for from Rosa, the UK Girls and Women’s Fund, to address young women's concerns about their portrayal in popular culture and the impact it has on their lives. For more information, please visit the EVAW website
Imkaan’s news - Imkaan’s new websiteoffers regular news, information and resources. As our website is powered by Tumblr, Tumblr users can now follow Imkaan via the website. Imkaan also offer a Train the trainer opportunity and Accredited training programme
Valuing Maternity - The Valuing Maternity campaign, led by Maternity Action, launched on 4 July. Supported by a coalition of parenting groups, women’s organisations, health organisations, advice agencies and unions, the campaign calls for: job security for all pregnant women and new mothers; maternity and parental leave which promotes real equality; and services to support a safe and healthy pregnancy and birth. Women are encouraged to use the website to share their experiences of work and maternity services and to Rate their Employer. For more information, please visit its website
Police and Crime Commissioners - EVAW, Rape Crisis (England & Wales) and WRC have together produced an A5 campaign flyer which aims to alert women’s organisations to the enormous changes taking place and suggest ways they can get involved in their local PCC election. Please visit the EVAW website to see the flyer
EVENTS
Social Care reform joint learning event, 11September, central London - This FREE joint learning event organised by DH Strategic Partner will give voluntary sector organisations an opportunity to get a better understanding of the social care reforms and their implications, to begin to frame some collective responses, and to support engagement with the consultation on the draft Bill. Please see the attached registration form to book a place.
WHEC ‘Women’s Voices, Women’s health’ event, 31October, London– the Women’s Resource Centre and Imkaan are hosting a joint event with WHEC on the reforms to the health system, what this means for women’s health and how women’s voluntary sector organisations can engage and influence these changes. To attend, please contact Charlotte Gage at
Equality Delivery System Training, Leeds, 12 September - The EDS is an equality framework for ensuring that everyone receives good access, outcome and experience. The EDS framework provides a structure as to how equitable and fair provision can be made for public, patients, carers, NHS Staff and NHS Leaders. This free training workshop will equip commissioners, providers and thecommunity and voluntary sectors, to deliver equitable and fair services.For more information, please see the flyer and information sheet attached, or email Sheila Darji at
Commissioning For Equality - FaithAction and National Children's Bureau are hosting free events between 27 September - 15 November in Leeds, London, Manchester and Newcastle from 10:00 - 12:00. It will be a two hour session to generate new approaches for working together and information sharing for better commissioning outcomes. This session is for Clinical Commissioning Groups, Directors of Public Health, Voluntary Sector Organisations and Commissioners of Children's Services. For information, please click on this link
LGB&T Summit, 13 and 14 September, University of Kent - Bookings are now open for attendance at the annual National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Summit. Please see the attached booking form for more information.
Public Health England Engagement - The Public Health England transition team is organising a series of engagement events on the vision for the public health system, the details of which are outlined below:
- East of England 19 September, venue TBC
- East Midlands 6 November, venue TBC
- London: likely to be 16 September (TBC)
Public Health joint learning event, 29 October, central London -The Department of Health, Public Health England and the DH's voluntary sector strategic partners invite you to take part in a learning event on the public health reforms. This is an opportunity for voluntary and community sector organisations to inform the public health system's leaders and to hear from those leaders. Please find the booking form attached
The British Institute of Human Rights events – BIHR are running a number of local events on Human Rights from September to December. For more information, please visit the BIHR website
Social Media Surgeries – 26 July - 8 November. Various venues across England. Free informal sessions for people working in voluntary and community organisations who want to learn how to use the web to communicate, campaign, and collaborate. For more information please visit the social media surgery website
Using the law to challenge unfair decisions - National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA), £35, 7 November in Leeds; 15 November in London. From 12:00 - 16:15. These events are half-day sessions for anyone want to know more, or refresh their knowledge about the role public law can play in challenging unfair decisions by public bodies. Lunch will be provided. For more information please visit the navca website
TRAINING
Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Awareness Training, 14 August Leicester – for more information, please visit the One East Midlands website
Mental health training – for information and details on women and mental health training (based in London), please contact Shirley McNicholas at
RECRUITMENT
NICE: Public Health Advisory Committees Recruitment for Chairs (deadline 14 September) - The Centre for Public Health Excellence (CPHE) leads the development of public health guidance in the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). They are currently seeking to recruit Chairs for a number of new Public Health Advisory Committees (PHACs). PHACs will assist the Centre for Public Health Excellence at NICE in developing public health guidance from March 2013. Applications from interested individuals who can start in January 2013 are welcome. Successful applicants will also be asked to assist with recruiting standing members in November/ December 2012. Some of the committees will be based in London, some in Manchester. If you would like to apply for, please find details on the NICE website
RESOURCES
Health and wellbeing boards - The LGA have produced ‘A new Development tool for health and wellbeing boards’ with a number of partners to support board members to evaluate their progress to date and highlight key issues for the future. To view the tool, please visit the LGA website
Website building tool for charities and community groups - A free website building resource is now available from British Telecom (BT). The BT Community Web Kit enables groups to set up their own website, get a free website address and hosting, along with the use of design templates and free technical support. Please visit the BT website for more information
Children’s centre’s framework - The UCL Institute of Health Equity has launched an outcomes framework for children’s centres – ‘An Equal Start: Improving Outcomes in Children’s Centres’. It calls for a renewed focus on supporting good parenting and the environment in which parents live and work. The executive summary, which includes the outcomes framework, is available on the UCL website
Online poverty search tool - With information based on parishes, this online resource can provide various deprivation statistics for areas across England. Figures on child poverty, older population, pensioner poverty and life expectancy are available. Statistics can be selected by postcode or local diocese. Visit the Church urban Fund website for more information
Compact Implementation Guide: For Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary Organisations - A guide that will help organisations. The guide provides practical examples and actions that can be taken to ensure that BME groups and organisations engage positively with the public sector, and vice versa. Visit the Compact Voice website for more information
FUNDING
IESD Grants Scheme for 2013-14–The 2013-14 Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund (IESD) is now open for applications.Applicants are invited to submit proposals to develop new, innovative approaches to health and care, actively share excellent practice or improve integrated care and efficiency. For more information, please visit the DH website
Breckland Activity Grant Scheme - £50 to £500.Deadline13 August. Funding of projects that will benefit people living in the Breckland Council area. Among the areas projects should address include increasing participation in community activities, respecting racial diversity, tackling inequalities and improving mental health well-being for the local community. For more information, visit the Breckland Council website
Comic Relief Local Communities Programme (London) - £1,000 to £10,000. Deadline 7 September. Projects should be run by local people directly affected by the issues they are dealing with. Priority will be given to small, local groups and organisations in areas of disadvantage that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community. Click here for more information
Glaxo Smith Kline Impact awards/The Kings Fund - £3,000 to £40,000
Deadline 21 September.The awards are open to registered charities that are at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK with income between £10,000 and £1.5 million. Visit the Kings Fund website for more information
Harry Payne Trust - £100 to £500. Deadline 30 November. The trust is a charity that supports local charities in the West Midlands, including Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and the surrounding areas. The Trust will consider funding specific projects. Previous projects funded include alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation, support for disability organisations and care of the elderly. Visit the Harry Payne Trust website for more information
Foyle Foundation - £1,000 - £10,000. Grants scheme designed to support smaller charities, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities. Applications are welcomed from charities that have an annual turnover of less than £100,000 per annum. Visit the Foyle Foundation website for more information.
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