The Northern Ireland Confederationfor Health and Social Services
Background Information and Application Form
Associate Membership Scheme
Partners Network
Connecting with the Health and Social Care system
April 2015/16
The Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Services
Associate Membership Scheme
Who we are
The Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Care is the representative body for the organisations that make up the HSC. We are part of the NHS Confederation, the body which represents NHS providers and commissioners in England and Wales. In addition to our core members we have an associate member scheme for organisations which work closely with the HSC to provide an opportunity for connection and communication across the system.
Our Vision and Mission
Our vision is a continually improving comprehensive health and social care service that is available to all and based on clinical need not an individual’s ability to pay.
Our mission is therefore to improve health and well-being by supporting our members provide world class standards of care for patients and users while delivering best value for taxpayers’ money.
How we do it
Influencing Influencing policy is at the heart of what we do. Through constant dialogue with Politicians, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and key stakeholders, we ensure that members' views are informed and taken into account.
- InformingNICON works with partners to create a more informed public debate. We provide accurate and timely information to contribute to a greater understanding of HSC issues. We look for ideas and examples of best practice outside the usual sources - from different countries and sectors to share these with key stakeholders. We commission research or undertake special projects on an ad hoc basis.
- Supporting and BriefingProviding practical support to our members is one of our key priorities. The NHS Confederation policy briefings and NICON weekly monitoring updates keep members on top of latest developments both here and in the NHS.
Connecting and LearningNICON run a series of events each year to provide an opportunity for networking, a forum for debate and exchange of ideas to hear the latest thinking. Our flagship event is the NICON annual conference.
Our Core Values
All of our work is underpinned by our core values:
•listening and responding to the needs of our members
•working in partnership to create dialogue and build consensus
•acting in the interests of patients and the public.
Who we work with
We work in partnership with a wide range of organisations that represent health professionals, patients, their families and carers, NHS suppliers, local government and the wider health and social care industry.
Associate Membership Scheme
Our Associate Membership scheme is designed to help the HSCand the wider health and social care community benefit from improved understanding of each other.Associate Membership of the Confederation is open to a range of health and social care related organisations, whether in the public, voluntary or commercial sector.
The HSC has witnessed considerable and significant change and is now embarking on the next phase of change, as outlined in Transforming Your Care. This new era presents huge challenges but also opportunities for further collaboration across the sectors to improve the quality of health and social care in Northern Ireland. The Confederation provides a unique forum in which all these sectors can meet and learn together.
Benefits of being an Associate Member
The key benefits of being an associate member include;
- Detailed weekly email monitoring updates covering Ministerial, DHSSPS, Health Committee, Assembly questions and media updates in Northern Ireland relevant to HSC
- Priority involvement in the NICON Annual Conference and at good practice/Improvement workshops and seminars.
- One NICON/Associate members meeting per year with senior HSC figures to exchange information and learn from each other.
- Opportunities to sponsor Confederation activities.
- Access to our website members’ only areas which include all publications etc.
- NHS Confederation daily press summaries.
- NHS Confederation research papers and publications.
- Access to support and information from the NICON Director.
Becoming a member:
Membership of the Confederation is by organisation. To become a member please fill in the attached application form below or contact the NI Director, Heather Moorhead, 028 90644811 or 07595 551478
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSOCIATE MEMBER
APPLICATION FORM
A - FEES
NI Confederation Associate Membership Fee / 2015-16 / Please tick relevant categoryCommercial ( 30 Employees/Members) / £1,500
Commercial (Less than 30 Employees/Members) / £750
Not for Profit Body ( +5 staff ) / £500
Small Not for Profit Body (0 -5 staff ) / £250
B - APPLICATION
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You and your colleagues’ names, titles, organisation, address and telephone numbers will be entered into our database in accordance with the Data Protection Act. The Confederation may from time to time wish to share your information with other organisations. Please tick this box to confirm that you are happy for us to do this.
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Please return the completed form to:
Heather Moorhead Director
Northern Ireland Confederation for Health Care
The Beeches
12 Hampton Manor Drive
Belfast BT7 3EN
Tel/Fax: 028-90 644811
Mobile: 07595 551478
Email:Rachel.O’
NICON Membership OrganisationsNICON HSC Members
Commissioners / Health & Social Care Board, Public Health Agency, Belfast LCG, Southern LCG, Western LCG, South Eastern LCG, Northern LCG
Providers / BHSCT, WHSCT, SEHSCT, NHSCT, SHSCT, NIAS,
Other Agencies / BSO, NIGALA, NIPEC, NISCC, RQIA, SBNI, NIMDTA
NICON Associate Members
Technology/ Pharma / Management
- BT
- Total Mobile
- HP
- IBM
- Pfizer
- NAPP
- GSK
- Ostuka
- Janssen
- Accenture
- KPMG
- PWC
- PA Consulting
- Kinnear Consulting
- Pain Alliance NI
- British Lung Foundation
- Chest Heart & Stroke
- NI Ass. For Mental Health
- Marie Curie
- Praxis Care
- Action Mental Health
- Alzheimer’s Society
- Macmillan Cancer
- Asthma UK
- Diabetes UK
- Ulster Chemists' Association
- Pharmacy Society Northern Ireland
- CPNI
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists
- NICE
- NI Healthcare Leadership Forum
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Royal Colleague of Surgeons