HOUNSLOW COMMUNITY NETWORK 12 MONTH WORK PLAN: APRIL 2016-MARCH 2017

WORK PLAN

1 Support VCS delivery of the CPU Hounslow Thriving Communities Strategy

2 Support VCS delivery of the Hounslow Integrated Care Programme and the West London Mental Health Integrated Care Programme

3 Support VCS delivery of the Hounslow Council/ CCG Prevention Strategy for Vulnerable Adults

4 Support VCS delivery of the Hounslow Council Public Health Plan

5 Support VCS delivery of the new Hounslow Council Leisure and Culture Strategy (new)

6 Support VCS delivery of the Hounslow CouncilPrevent and Community Cohesion Strategy (new)

7 Develop a new Hounslow External Funding Action Plan, jointly with the Council (new)

8 Negotiate and agree a new Hounslow Compact with the Council and CCG (new)

9 Support VCS input to the Hounslow VCS Partnership Forum (new)

10 Support the setting up of new local VCS delivery consortia and further development of existing consortia

11Develop new VCS partnership work on community safety with Hounslow Police

12 Organise with Hounslow Chamber of Commerce a ‘Meet the Developers’ event for VCS groups

13 Recruit a further 60 HCN member groups

14 Encourage greater partnership working by local VCS groups, including shared purchasing, back-office services, premises and equipment (new)

15 Support small VCS groups to have an increased voice with the Council, CCG and other stakeholders and within HCN (new)

Hounslow Community Network will work in partnership with the Hounslow Voluntary Sector Support Service and other key local VCS organisations to deliver these priority actions

HCN MONITORING

HCN will provide the following information in 6 month monitoring reports to Hounslow Council and in the annual report to HCN members. In addition the information will be publicly available via the HCN website

  • Details of new HCN member groups
  • Number of hits on the HCN website
  • Details of VCS reps elected via HCN on to local partnerships
  • Details of members, including new members, on the HCN Executive Board
  • Details of VCS consultations supported by HCN with different Council departments, Hounslow CCG and other partners