Up to £1000 available for Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) in Dudley borough

November 27, 2014November 27, 2014Kate 1 Comment

Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group has allocated funding over the next two years to each PPG in Dudley borough. The aim of the PPG Purse fund is to:

• Support the growth and development of a PPG
• Help set up a new PPG
• Encourage involvement of new patients in a PPG
• Support innovation and the development of new creative ideas
• Support inclusivity and diversity in a PPG
• Improve health and well-being of patients

A budget of up to £1000 for each PPG over the next two years will enable PPGs explore ideas about the best way to spend the money in their purse to get maximum benefit for their PPG. To give some examples, the money could be used to pay for printing, promotional materials, equipment such as laptops to help PPGs develop social media tools, running events or activities and much more. PPGs may want to work collaboratively with other PPGs to jointly host events and activities in which case their individual budgets can be pooled together.

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Opportunities to increase public confidence in charities #matteroftrust

November 25, 2014November 26, 2014Becky Leave a comment

I’ve been following reaction to the recent publication of data by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) and IPSOS Mori on public perceptions of and trust in charities.

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Our work gets recognised in high places!

November 21, 2014November 25, 2014Becky 2 Comments

Our work in partnership with the local authority to guide communities through the process of taking on, developing and managing buildings has been held up as an example to be replicated across the whole country in a national paper given to the CLG (Communities and Local Government) Select Committee earlier this week.

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Asset Transfer and Asset Development – the transformation of Dudley Day Centre begins!

November 18, 2014caroline 3 Comments

One of the office ceilings ripped down by vandals

After approximately two years, Dudley MBC has officially signed over the former Age UK building based on Stafford Street to Dudley CVS, however, due to mindless vandalism this once valued and desirable building is in need of some major refurbishment.

As shown on the pictures below, there is much work to do on site and this work begins in earnest today!

Even the newly refurbished toilets did not escape the vandals, as copper piping was ripped from its mountings, again causing water and fixture damage.

Help is at hand however and Dudley CVS is lucky to have a dedicated team of experts working alongside us, and over the next few months we will transfer this building to its former glory. As the work progresses I will keep you fully updated on the transformation of this building and others that are progressing as a result of asset transfer.

If you would like further information or support regarding asset transfer and asset development then feel free to contact me.

Caroline Webb, Senior Development Officer, Dudley CVS
e-mail carolinewebb@dudleycvs.org.uk

Where are we at with Integrated Care in Dudley Borough?

November 9, 2014November 11, 2014dudleycvsblog Leave a comment

Dudley CVS is hosting its second event on integrated care for the voluntary and community sector in Dudley borough on 11th November 2014.

The purpose of the event is to bring together the voluntary and community sector to update them on where we are at with integrated care, our new pilot Integrated Plus, and to enable the sector to explore how it could contribute to the integrated care model being implemented in Dudley borough by Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group and the Directorate for Adults, Communities and Housing Services.

The event will enable trustees/directors, staff and volunteers of voluntary and community organisations to:

– Receive an update on integrated care model in Dudley borough
– Learn about Integrated Plus
– View a live versions of PSIAMS, which is a new IT system developed for voluntary groups in Dudley that will help them to demonstrate their social impact
– Discuss how they can contribute to integrated care services in Dudley borough

Details of the outcomes of the event will be published in a blog soon or visit: integratedplusblog.com.

Supporting leaders all year round!

November 4, 2014Becky 5 Comments

“Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the charity’s work. Trustees’ Week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.”

From the Trustees’ Week website

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A year of… Celebrating how we’ve supported the sector 2013-14

October 14, 2014October 14, 2014Becky 1 Comment

It’s a busy and exciting time here at Dudley CVS as we’re gearing up for our AGM and Volunteer Awards, which will be held on Thursday evening. Within all this preparation and planning, we’ve been working on a new style of annual report that celebrates what we’ve been doing to support our sector and the wonderful people within it and we’re so happy to share it now.

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Creating new opportunities through physical activities: Priory Park Boxing Club

October 7, 2014November 25, 2014Becky 2 Comments

In the beautiful surroundings of Priory Park, a space that itself has excellent facilities for sport, is Priory Park Amateur Boxing Club, a charity that’s always building links within its community to give young people opportunities to excel. I paid the club a visit in the final week of its summer boot camp to see what impact it had had.

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Meet our new team of Voluntary Sector Locality Link Officers

September 9, 2014Kate 1 Comment

Supporting people to become more involved, connected and active in their communities

From left to right the Locality Link Officers are: Wendy Bains (Kingswinford, Amblecote and Brierley Hill), Terry Gee (Dudley and Netherton), Nick Tromans (Stourbridge, Wollescote and Lye), Jason Griffiths (Sedgley, Coseley and Gornal), Sue Bloomer (Halesowen and Quarry Bank).

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