Health and Well-being
The voluntary and community sector (VCS) has an invaluable role to play in the health and well-being agenda. A vast number of VCS organisations in the region are delivering services impacting on this agenda, and the convergence of government policy around the well-being agenda means that there are more and more opportunities for the wider VCS to become involved.
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24/12/2008
New NHS standard community and mental health contracts
The Department of Health is introducing standard contracts for all providers of community and mental health services from April 2009. From this date all...
24/12/2008
New website for the Strategic Health Authority
The North East Strategic Health Authority has recently launched its new website. This site is full of information, including details about the make-up...
23/12/2008
Smoking and mental health: innovative work in this region
Fresh Smoke Free North East (the regional tobacco control office) has commissioned Sector 3 Solutions and Continuum to look at the higher than average...
23/12/2008
Department of Health supporting NHS staff to set up social enterprises
A guide published by the Department of Health in November aims to support NHS staff who are thinking of taking up the ‘right to request' and setting...
24/12/2008
New structure for Newcastle PCT and NHS North of Tyne
Newcastle PCT and NHS North of Tyne are restructuring to create a clear separation between commissioning and provider services. Newcastle CVS has produced...
23/10/2008
Northern Areas Neurological Alliances' new website
Tees Valley, Durham and North Yorkshire Neurological Alliance (TVDNY) launched in November 2006. This alliance of non-medical ‘neurological' charities,...
23/10/2008
Bosses sign up to mental health charter
Bosses in the North East public sector are pledging to support workers with mental health problems, following an event to publicise the Mindful Employer...
22/10/2008
VONNE's Third Sector Health and Social Care Forum submit a response to the NHS constitution consultation.
Between July and 17 October the first proposed NHS constitution has been out for consultation. Following extensive discussions with staff, patients and...
24/09/2008
Better Health, Fairer Health
Towards the end of 2007 a consultation was launched on whether the North East should have a health and well-being strategy. The responses were overwhelmingly...
24/09/2008
Our vision, our future - our North East NHS
As part of the NHS Next Stage Review each Strategic Health Authority published a report describing their locally-developed visions for improving health...
