Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities – August 2023
August 15, 2023
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for August 23. This page will be updated regularly, so we are delighted you have landed here today and hope that you will keep coming back for updates during the month.
To catch up on our News, Events & Opportunities from July 2023, click here
Lots of the News, Events and Opportunities information will also be appearing in our regular Health and Wellbeing Bulletin. This Bulletin is sent out to all current members of our two Networks: Action for Health and the Mental Health Provider Forum. If you have found this page useful why not join either or both Networks by following these links:
News – we will be using this as an opportunity to pick out particularly important/interesting articles from our most recent Bulletin and/or highlighting information that might be time sensitive.
Events – we will be using this as an opportunity to highlight events of interest to organisations interested in health and care issues including Network events. Most of these will be local Cumbria events but some maybe regional.
Opportunities – we will be using this to highlight health and care focused funding and project opportunities, representative roles and working groups you might want to get involved in and much more. These will focus on Cumbria but may also include regional opportunities.
If you’ve seen something you think we should be sharing, let us know! Email us:
Clare Edwards claree@cumbriacvs.org.uk Holly Ferguson hollyf@cumbriacvs.org.uk
WESTMORLAND & FURNESS COUNCIL area – Expansion of Community Catalysts project
A new free development programme has launched to help people set up working for themselves offering care and support to older and disabled people locally.
You could offer any kind of help at home such as: cleaning, cooking, shopping, trips out, support to dress and wash, DIY, gardening and more.
The programme is coordinated by Community Catalysts in partnership with Westmorland and Furness Council; and supports people to make sure their care and support business is set up safely, legally and sustainably.
Leave your details at Community Catalysts’ website and your local catalysts Jade and Hannah will be in touch for a chat to tell you more.
COUNTYWIDE – Keep up to date with all the NEWS about our 2 new councils
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) – Delivering two new councils for Cumbria
Links to the new Council websites can be found here:
- Welcome to Cumberland | Cumberland Council
- Welcome to Westmorland and Furness | Westmorland and Furness Council
Both councils have agreed their Council Plans for their first four years of operation. You can read them here: Council plan | Cumberland Council and Council plan | Westmorland and Furness Council
Want to know more about LGR & the third sector?
If you want some more explanations from a third sector perspective why not try Cumbria CVS website page dedicated to all things LGR
https://cumbriacvs.org.uk/local-government-reorganisation/
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – Mental Health Provider Forum 27/09/2023 10.30am-12.30pm – followed by a FREE sandwich lunch – Morton Community Centre
Come and join us for our regular update about all things to do with mental health provision and services.
To date we have confirmation of the following speakers who will be joining us:
- Karen Dutton – Lets Talk Bereavement, Let’s Talk Bereavement project update
- Vanessa – Trauma Informed Cumbria, discussing Trauma Informed Cumbria’s first learning events.
To book a place please follow the Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-health-provider-forum-tickets-681455199847
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – Community Mental Health Transformation Conference October 2023
10th October 2023 Mental Health Day 9.30am-4.30pm People First, Carlisle
This World Mental Health Day celebrate the work that has been undertaken as part of Community Mental Health Transformation in North Cumbria.
Discuss with colleagues from across the system how we can meet the challenges facing us to ensure that we deliver sustainable community based solutions to support the mental health needs of our population.
A wide range of speakers and workshop to showcase the amazing work being undertaken in our region and promote discussion as well as generating ideas on how we move forward.
To sign up visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/673601890387
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – IMPORTANT have your say about 3 key health strategies/documents for North East & North Cumbria
There are a number of consultations taking place across the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) this month, with opportunities to feedback both individually and collectively.
Consultations are taking place on:
- Draft Joint Forward Plan
- Draft People and Culture Strategy
- Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Joint Forward Plan
Joint Forward Plan
Since the publication of the Integrated Care Strategy, ‘Better Health and Wellbeing for All’, in December 2022, the ICB has been working closely with partner organisations to produce the Joint Forward Plan.
They have engaged with system partners to create the Integrated Care Strategy, and are seeking feedback and views on the Joint Forward Plan to deliver the ambitions agreed.
You can view the draft plan here and feedback and comments are welcome by email no later than 31 August 2023. The contact email for providing feedback is necsu.icbplanning@nhs.net
VONNE’s Health and Wellbeing Programme Director, Lisa Taylor, will be hosting a Joint Forward Plan feedback session on Monday, 21st August 2023, 2:00pm – 3:00pm to facilitate a collective VCSE sector response to the draft plan.
| Register to attend the Joint Forward Plan feedback session |
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – IMPORTANT have your say about this key health strategy/document for North East & North Cumbria
There are a number of consultations taking place across the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) this month including the opportunity to feedback both individually and collectively.
Consultations are taking place on:
- Draft Joint Forward Plan
There have also been recent strategies/documents that have passed the consultation date but may still be of interest:
- Draft People and Culture Strategy
- Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Joint Forward Plan
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – Women’s Health Conference October 2023
In August 2022, the first ever Women’s Health Strategy for England was published, marking a reset in the way in which the government looks at women’s health. The strategy sets out the national 10-year ambitions for boosting the health and wellbeing of women and girls, and for improving how the health and care system engages and listens to all women and girls.
The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System and the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities are co-hosting a Women’s Health Conference in the North East on Thursday 19th October 2023.
Part of the conference aim is to:
- Celebrate and showcase work from across the region in line with the national women’s health strategy published last year
The organizers are looking for people/organisations to submit ideas for presentations. Click here to open form to apply.
