Bristol (Adults)
Voluntary Sector Rep Needed on the Bristol PCT Rehabilitation Service Development Group
A rep is needed on Bristol PCT's Rehabilitation Service Development Group. If your organization is a member of The Care Forum and you are interested in representing the voluntary sector on this group, download here the terms of reference, the reps agreement and a nomination form and return the nomination form to kateoliver@thecareforum.org.uk by noon on Monday 22 December. For more details about the election contact Kate Oliver by email or telephone 0117 958 9336. For more details about the group contact Vicky Ledbury, Service Design and Improvement Team, 0117 900 2252, vicky.ledbury@bristolpct.nhs.uk
Carers of stroke patients needed
Carers of stroke patients are requested to participate in two stroke rehabilitation workshops to run in January. If you have been involved in caring for people who have had a stroke, please get in touch with Vicky, contact details above
Important Report Into Bristol's Health
A new report outlining the city's current and future health and well-being needs has been published by Bristol City Council and Bristol Primary Care Trust.
It brings together for the first time, detailed information on local health and well-being in one place and seeks to identify the key new and emerging challenges.
The aim is to allow Bristol City Council, Bristol PCT partners to strategically position resources and services in order to meet changing population needs and, if necessary, to redesign services to address these future challenges.
Health and well-being in the city is changing and this will continue as demographic patterns alter. The population is projected to rise by over 100,000 between 2008 and 2028. It is estimated by 2018, there will be an additional 13,000 children aged under ten and nearly 6,000 more older people aged 65 years and over.
The health and well-being report was launched at an event at the Council House on 3rd November and can be viewed at http://gurlx.com/uq or a copy can be obtained by contacting the Health Partnership Team, telephone 0117 9224788.
Physical And Sensory Impairment And Long Term Conditions Strategy
Bristol Social services and health are consulting on this draft strategy until 5 December 2008. The draft strategy was informed by consultation with those who use services and those who provide them as well as aligning the direction of change with local and national drivers. They want to know: Do you support the vision's broad direction? Are there omissions or important issues missed? Is there anything within the Vision document you particularly disagree with? What should their priorities be?
The consultation can be replied to on line at: http://gurlx.com/xl6
For further information contact:
Adult Community Care - P&C team 0117 3525500
Email: commissioninghelpline@bristol.gov.uk
Update Representation
- Black elders group
- Bristol Partnership (BP)
- BP health and well being partnership
- Bristol Changeup consortium
- Bristol ChangeUp training group
- Bristol ChangeUp equalities group
- Bristol health services plan communications group
- Bristol health services plan public interest forum
- Bristol public health forum
- Cancer service improvement network
- Care and communities scrutiny commission
- Community engagement steering group
- Compact steering group
- EMI partnership board
- Joint Commissioning Board (JCB)
- JCB stakeholder forum (support of VCS rep)
- LAA steering group
- LAA officers group
- Learning difficulties partnership board
- Mental health social inclusion forum
- Mental health local implementation team
- Older people local implementation team
- Older persons partnership board
- Older persons working party - ‘celebrating age'
- Older persons physical activity group
- Pan Avon public involvement leads group
- PCT steering group on VCSES commissioning strategy
- Physical and sensory impairment board
- Public involvement groups for Bristol PCTS, North Bristol trust and UBHT
- Patient advice and liaison group for Bristol South and West PCT
- Safeguarding adults training group
- Smoke free Bristol communities group
- West of England Partnership (as Social Partner)
- West of England ChangeUp consortium
Bristol Health & Social Care Network
Is open to all voluntary and community sector organisations working in health and social care in the area and meets quarterly.
Click here for forthcoming meetings
Click here for notes of previous meetings
If you would like to be added to the mailing list or want any further information please complete the enquiry form
Bristol Mental Health Network
Is open to all voluntary and community sector organisations working on mental health in the area. Two voluntary sector reps from this Network attend the Mental Health Local Implementation Team.
Click here for forthcoming meetings
Click here for notes of previous meetings
If you would like to be added to the mailing list or want any further information please complete the enquiry form
Voluntary Sector Older People's Network Meeting
The Older People's Network is open to all voluntary and community sector organisations working on older people's services. It meets quarterly.
Click here for forthcoming meetings
Click here for notes of previous meetings
If you would like to be added to the mailing list or want any further information please complete the enquiry form
Information
We produce In Contact our regular monthly newsletter. We also produce regular ebulletins for people working in Bristol. We are always keen to include voluntary sector information in our publications. If you have any news or views to share please put the details on our enquiry form
Representation
In Bristol we provide representation on a variety of groups, including:
- Adult Protection Committee
- Adult Protection Training Group
- Black and Minority Ethnic Mental Health Steering Group
- Bristol ChangeUp Consortium
- Bristol Health Services Plan Communications Group
- Bristol Mental Health Vision Steering Group
- Bristol Partnership
- Bristol Partnership Health and Well being Delivery Group
- Bristol Public Health Forum
- Cancer services Improvement Network
- Compact Steering Group
- Elderly Mentally Infirm Commissioning Group
- Joint Commissioning Board Stakeholder group
- Learning Difficulties Partnership Board
- Mental Health Board
- Mental Health Inclusion Forum
- Mental Health Local Implementation Team (LIT)
- Mental Health LIT Working group
- NHS Lift Board
- Older People's Strategy Group
- Older People Local Implementation group
- Physical and Sensory Impairment Board
- Physical Activity Strategy Group
- Public Involvement Groups for Bristol PCTs, North Bristol Trust and UBHT
- Quality of Life Scrutiny Commission
- Smoke Free Bristol Communities Group
- UBHT Consumer Advisory Group
If you would like more information or are interested in becoming a rep please click here and complete an enquiry form.
Bristol Compact
Introduction
1. What is a Compact?
The Bristol Compact is an agreement made between local public agencies and the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in the city. It is endorsed by Bristol Partnership. It defines and strengthens positive working relationships between the public and voluntary and community sectors by establishing :
* a set of working principles that all partners are signed up to
* a framework for developing better working practices and positive partnership working, particularly within Bristol Partnership and in the delivery of the Local Area Agreement
2. Why have a local Compact?
In 1998 the Government published a national Compact with the VCS. This recognised the value and importance of the sector and made a number of commitments about ways of working together. The Government required local Compacts to be in place by April 2004. The Bristol Compact was adopted in November 2003. This updated version was produced in 2007.
Since then Government has reinforced the need for implementation of local Compacts as a tool for achieving positive working relationships and ultimately positive benefits for local citizens. The final report of the Third Sector Review (July 2007) under the theme of 'supporting a thriving, healthy third sector' states the need for 'a continued focus on the Compact as a means to build the relationship between the third sector and all levels of Government'.
At the heart of the Compact is the need to acknowledge the power imbalance between the public sector and the VCS and implement a Compact way of working at all times to ensure positive partnerships and outcomes.
Implementation of the Compact principles will lead to better partnership working and ultimately better community focussed services that deliver to local people.
3. Consultation
The original Compact document was produced by the Bristol Compact Project Group, convened by Bristol City Council on behalf of Bristol Partnership. The Compact resulted from a process of consultation which demonstrated strong commitment to the Compact principles.
The Project Group included involvement from Black Development Agency, The Care Forum, Voscur, Volunteering Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol South and West PCT, Bristol North PCT, West of England Connexions and the Government Office for the South West.
An updated version has been produced by the Compact Steering Group and consulted on with Bristol Partnership This draft version is now out for consultation.
Ways you can get involved:
You can download a copy of the Draft Compact from:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Housing/bristol-compact.en
For further information and to make comments on the Draft Compact you can contact Bristol City Council's Community Development unit via: communitydevelopment@bristol.gov.uk
You will also be able to comment on the Compact consultation by using the Council's Consultation Finder:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/council-and-democracy
Anyone interested in finding out more about the Compact, the implementation plan or the Steering Group contact:
Community Development, Room U17, The Council House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR, 0117 922 2664, communitydevelopment@bristol.gov.uk
To see the Bristol Compact see
http://www.banescvs.org.uk/pdfs/Compact%20FINAL.pdf
ChangeUp
ChangeUp is a government initiative to strengthen the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors. The Care Forum is a member of the ChangeUp consortium covering Bristol. Click here for more information on ChangeUp
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Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP)
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