Background information and context

The NHS Five Year Forward View highlights the importance of the following in transforming health and social care services to meet to demands of an aging population:

• Supporting people to manage their own health better
• A need for radical upgrade in prevention and public health
• The NHS becoming a better partner with the voluntary sector and local communities
• Encouraging self-management for people with specific conditions and peer to peer support
• Health related community volunteering
• Better support for carers

Dudley’s MCP commissioning and procurement document states that the MCP will:

• Work effectively and efficiently with the voluntary and community sector ensuring there is parity of esteem between sector-led activities and initiatives and traditional health and care services.
• Work with partner organisations in helping to build community capacity and resilience
• Promote education, self-management and peer support

Aims of session

• Explore with voluntary and community sector organisations opportunities for stimulating and nurturing community-led activities, peer to peer support, volunteering, wellbeing activities, social networks and active citizens.
• Explore ideas for funding and financing social networks and peer to peer led activities
• Explore how the voluntary sector could gather evidence to build a case for the importance of preventative interventions in the New Care Models

Who the session is aimed at: voluntary organisations, charities, social enterprises, faith based organisation, community groups.

For more information contact: Kate Green, 01384 573381. Email: buildingblocks@dudleycvs.org.uk