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Model Safeguarding Adults Policy for smaller voluntary and community group
The Care Forum and Develop B&NES have produced a model safeguarding policy to help support smaller groups who need to consider this important aspect of their governance to produce their own safeguarding policies.
Download policy document
B&NES Care Services Provider Forum
This provider forum meets three times a year. The meeting is open to all providers of care including care homes, domiciliary care and supported living providers. It builds on the former B&NES Independent Provider Forum.
B&NES Carer Services Provider Forum
Meets 3 times a year and is open to all who provide or commission services or who are interested in the provision of services to carers in B&NES. The focus of the provider forum is on voluntary and community sector service providers in B&NES. The provider forum provides the opportunity for regular liaison between providers of services to carers, the Health and Wellbeing Partnership, the wider council and Avon and Wiltshire NHS Partnership Trust. The provider forum helps to make sure that voluntary and community organisations are better informed about and able to respond to current local and national developments affecting their work. At each meeting there is a topic of discussion, usually generated by national or local policy relevant to carer services providers, and the opportunity to ask questions, share information and network with other providers
B&NES Health and Social Care Network
Meets twice a year and is open to all voluntary and community sector
agencies working in health and social care in B&NES. It provides an
opportunity for VCS agencies working in the health and social care sector to
share information and work together as well as a forum for VCS to discuss issues
and consult with policy makers in the statutory sector. The network elects
voluntary sector reps onto joint planning groups and receives feedback from
them.
B&NES Voluntary Sector Mental Health Network
Meets three time a year and is open to all VCS organisations with an involvement or
interest in mental health in B&NES. The network elects voluntary sector reps
onto the Mental Health Service development and Implementation Group and receives
feedback. It provides an opportunity for VCS agencies working in mental health
to share information and work together as well as a forum for VCS to discuss
issues and consult with policy makers in the statutory sector.
B&NES Voluntary Sector Older People's Network
The network meets three times a year. It is open to all voluntary sector
groups with an interest or involvement in older people's services in B&NES,
including older people's groups. The network gives members a chance to share
information and hear about the latest developments in older people's services
locally. It also means groups can to respond to, and inform service planners
about, issues that affect voluntary organisations and older people generally.
For more information complete an
enquiry form here
B&NES Compact
The Compact is an agreement between voluntary and statutory
organisations about the way they work together. The B&NES Compact, aims to
improve mutual understanding and encourage a more effective working
relationship. The Codes of Good Practice give more detailed
guidance on how this agreement will operate in the four main areas of,
Equalities, Funding, Involvement and Volunteering. Final versions of the Compact
documents can be downloaded here. A draft code of good practice on Community
Groups is being developed. There is also a Local Compact Board. Ronnie Wright
from The Care Forum is the Champion for the Code of Good Practice on Involvement
and sits on the Compact Board.
Bath and North East Somerset Local Involvement Network
The Bath and North East Somerset Local Involvement Network are currently
looking for members and people interested in joining the Committee. Any
organisation or individual interested in health or social care services in Bath
and North East Somerset can join.
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