The conversation continues: working together and sharing information

Feedback from event 14 June 2016

Most useful aspects

  • Action planning to achieve the aim.
  • Continued scoping of the prioritising of themes.
  • Interesting discussion – good to meet other providers and hear their positive views
  • Group session and discussion we had in groups. Sharing group information together.
  • Hearing Cllr Hargrove.
  • Table discussions: longer funding, working with corporates – welcoming failure.
  • Really positive conversations with like minded people. We demonstrated good ‘joint working.’
  • Talking through how we will all work together.
  • Networking.
  • Interesting table discussion. Great reflections on a shared aim and principles of action.
  • Excellent discussion on our table with good range of voices from different sectors.
  • Hearing different thoughts, discussing barriers and solutions.
  • Brainstorming together about the priorities.
  • Sharing experience.
  • Hearing the different perspectives of the different sectors / stakeholders.
  • Opportunity to come up with ideas across sectors on how working together can be achieved.
  • Arrived late and missed the beginning but found workshop on sharing ideas and different perspectives was useful.
  • Meeting others to discuss serious issues that have to include discussion and resolution.
  • Appreciating the challenges and opportunities for the voluntary sector.
  • Discussion, hearing other people’s views.
  • Sharing view on the new VCS strategy specific to the group we support, ie disabled people.
  • The table discussions (workshops) – worked well with representatives from the voluntary sector, CCG and council, it really (made sense?).
  • Thinking together about a practical strategy.
  • Getting input from the 3 different sectors involved in the meeting.
  • Really it was very useful event I met the local organisations and shared ideas and opinions.
  • Reviewing suggestions from the last meeting. Not reinventing the wheel.
  • The workshop – identifying barriers and action plan.

Least useful aspects

  • Unclear of the actual objectives of the meeting. Was it to help councillors understand what the community wants.
  • Still not sure what the objectives of the strategy are, the table felt that it was quite difficult to develop clear actions as a result.
  • Still not much NHS / CCG support evident!
  • None (X 4).
  • (Tough?) catch up not being at earlier events and unclear for framework of discussion.
  • Would love to have an opportunity to discuss outcomes and the scope / ambition of the strategy.
  • It can be said all areas are important that has been discussed – it is more how it is utilised.
  • Inevitable relative superficiality.
  • N / A – only present for the workshop.
  • Need to know who is who in the room. List of attendees.
  • Lack of overall objectives, the bigger picture, principles or aims of what we are trying to achieve as VCS + LBS. I’d like to see the bigger picture.
  • Feedback on what had emerged from the conversations to date – not great.
  • To share information and intelligence and brining an idea together.
  • No true diversity of the demograph of LBS, so not equal representation.
  • Need certain notes to be clearer. Where talking about adopting model eg SAIL need to explain what SAIL is in brief.

Other comments

  • Concern about the shrinking budget for social care and how this impacts on the people who need to use services.
  • The need for community activities if people with needs (learning disabilities) no longer eligible for a personal budget – how are these needs to be met.
  • Would be good for you to ask or give the option for attendees to email in their thoughts and notes made during the table discussions.
  • Critical to ensure we have a response and implementationplan to (build?) the strategy.
  • Would love to hear more about the conversations of the steering group.
  • It would be beneficial to (gain?) sub meetings about particular categories - so to focus on particular areas.
  • Location is good.
  • Organisation of event session has been good.
  • Good mix of representatives – minus the NHS  .
  • It would be good to present the draft strategy to people who have been involved in workshops to make sure it’s captured everyone’s views.
  • Don’t try putting the jelly in the box. It will fall apart (jelly being ‘natural’ communities that have come together for whatever reason).
  • The discussion felt less positive, and I hope the actions do happen in the future.

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