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Supporting communities in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire for over 100 years.
VAST is a charity dedicated to developing a thriving VCSE sector to improve the quality of life for local communities.
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Providing VCSE support, guidance, and professional business services to charities, community groups and social enterprises across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Offering affordable services to local non-profits.
The VCSE City Alliance is a set of principles to define ways of working between Stoke-on-Trent’s voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.![]()
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Will Turner, Port Vale Foundation gives his view on the VCSE City Alliance 🗣️![]()
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#WeAreTotallyStoked | Conference tickets - BOOK NOW!![]()
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We know that ‘Communities Know Communities Best’ and the Totally Stoked Conference will demonstrate just how vital organisations like yours are in supporting local communities across #StokeonTrent. ![]()
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📅 Wednesday 12th February![]()
⏰ 9:30 am![]()
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Book now ⬇️![]()
🔗 www.ticketsource.co.uk/vast/totally-stoked-conference/e-lqqezb
There's still time to apply for our Volunteering for Health vacancy!![]()
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We're looking for a Project Officer to join our VAST Volunteering team to support effective volunteer management and positive volunteering experiences in health and care settings.![]()
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Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected] before 23rd Jan.![]()
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🔗 vast.org.uk/project-officer-volunteering-for-health/
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The Healthy Communities forum is held by the #VCSE Healthy Communities Alliance, a collaborative group that enables the local voluntary sector to form a robust and meaningful working relationship with Health and Care System partners. ![]()
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🔗https://vast.org.uk/events/vcse-healthy-communities-forum-5/![]()
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📅 Tuesday 4th February 2025 ![]()
⏰ 10:00am-12:00pm ![]()
📍 Online![]()
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To get involved, please contact [email protected]
🗣 Can you help?![]()
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NHS England is looking to recruit a diverse group of ten individuals committed to supporting how data is used across health and social care as patient and public voice (PPV) partners. They will be joining the NHS England Patient and Public Engagement and Communications group to look at how the public is involved and engaged across data programmes. These members will:![]()
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Ensure that the committee/group considers and prioritises the service user, patient, carer, and family perspective.![]()
Present a different perspective, including different attitudes and approaches to how people feel about data in health and care. NHS England is particularly looking for people who can reflect broader attitudes, and not just to represent their own experience.![]()
Provide ‘critical friend’ challenge into the group, and![]()
Champion and advocate for increasing patient and public awareness in NHS England’s data programmes, policies, and strategies.![]()
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🔵The advert is open until 17 January 🔵![]()
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You can find this and further information:
NHS England » PPV partners needed for NHS data policy and programmes
www.england.nhs.uk
NHS England is looking to recruit 10 individuals committed to supporting how we use data across health and social care as patient and public voice (PPV) partners. This work is important because we kno...