Bristol (Adults)
Patient Forum Reports available 2006 onwards
The Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forums have been in existence since September 2004, but are due to be abolished in March 2008. The Forum's have produced a number of reports in their time which are available by request. The following list shows the variety of work that they have carried out:
- Survey of Services and Facilities at GP Practices in South Gloucestershire 2006 and 2007
- Patient Survey of GP Services provided to Care Homes, ShelteredHousing and Very Sheltered Housing in Bristol (2007)
- Dentistry Watch Survey - Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (August/September 2007)
- Cleanliness Inspection Visit - Combined Report of Renal Department, Southmead Hospital and Neurology Department & Day Case Unit, Frenchay Hospital (September 2006)
- Ward Visits Report, Southmead Hospital (May-October 2006)
- Communications at Weston General Hospital (October 2007)
- Ward Cleanliness Inspections at Weston General Hospital (July 2007)
- Foodwatch at UBHT (June 2007)
- Cleanliness Inspections at UBHT Buildings ( May 2006)
- Visit to Shepton Mallet Independent Sector Treatment Centre (ISTC) (November 2006)
If you would like a copy of any of the above reports, please contact Zoe Brown on 0117 9892006 or email zoebrown@scout-enterprises.co.uk
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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