Voluntary, community and social enterprise sector programme news

This Memorandum of Understanding between West Yorkshire ICB and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector in West Yorkshire is a written understanding between partners setting out how they will engage and embed the VCSE sector to deliver better health and well-being outcomes for people across the area.

Welcome to the VCSE Power showcase, our online library to celebrate the NHS at 75 and the positive impact on health outcomes of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector, working in partnership with health and social care organisations in West Yorkshire.

Welcome to the VCSE Power showcase, our online library to celebrate the NHS at 75 and the positive impact on health outcomes of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector, working in partnership with health and social care organisations in West Yorkshire.

Welcome to the VCSE Power showcase, our online library to celebrate the NHS at 75 and the positive impact on health outcomes of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector, working in partnership with health and social care organisations in West Yorkshire.

We're celebrating the role of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector to mark the NHS 75th birthday on 5 July 2023. This magnificent milestone is being celebrated by launching a new report which demonstrates the tremendous work of the sector and the challenges faced.

In West Yorkshire we have higher numbers of adults with a learning disability receiving long-term support from Local Authorities compared to the rest of England. Recognising this inequality, our ambition is that people with learning disabilities will experience the best possible health care and have improved outcomes from their local health services.

Third Sector Leaders Kirklees, a charity and membership organisation that supports and champions the third sector in Kirklees, has produced a series of case studies called ‘A Year Like No Other – Pandemic Stories from Kirklees Volunteers’.

In West Yorkshire, we believe volunteering adds a unique and effective dimension to the way we reach and support our diverse population to maintain or improve their health and wellbeing.

In 2023/24, NHSE’s Research Engagement Network funded a number of NHS Integrated Care Boards to develop a project around community-led research, which West Yorkshire ICB successfully received funding for and has received further to continue in 2024/25.

In July 2024, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care commissioned Lord Darzi to conduct an immediate and independent investigation of the NHS. Lord Darzi has now published his report, which provides an overview of the current performance of the NHS across England and the challenges facing healthcare systems across the country.

We’re excited to share the outcomes of our work to review our maternity and neonatal services and support. This is a real example of co-production and collaboration in action leading to real change and improvements across our Local Maternity and Neonatal Services (LMNS) in West Yorkshire and Harrogate.

This week’s leadership message comes from Nigel Harrison, CEO of Yorkshire Sport Foundation, and Jo Baker, Associate Director, Strategy and Transformation and Sonya Ainley, Senior Project Manager for the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service for the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Local Maternity and Neonatal System (WY&H LMNS).

This week’s leadership message comes from Rhona Mulvihill, the new Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocate for West Yorkshire and Harrogate. We also have a blog from Jo Baker, Associate Director for Strategy and Transformation at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, celebrating Volunteers Week 2024.

The first week in June is National Volunteers week here in the UK, when we take time to recognise the valuable role volunteers play across our health and care system.

The West Yorkshire VCSE Voices Panel is a group of leaders who provide strategic advocacy for ethnically diverse VCSE organisations and communities from across West Yorkshire and is currently growing and developing.

This week’s leadership message comes from Jo Baker, Associate Director for the Partnership’s Harnessing the Power of Communities Programme. We also have a blog from Sayma Mirza, Associate Director for the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership's Children, Young People and Families programme.

Now in its 11th year, Trustees’ Week is a celebration of the great work Trustees do for our voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.