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The King’s Fund are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 2020 GSK IMPACT Awards which provide funding and free training for charities that are working to improve people’s health in the UK. Up to 20 awards will be made, ranging from £3,000 to £40,000 plus free training and development valued at a further £9,500. Organisations will …

Empowering Individuals on the Autistic Spectrum Lifeworks Staffordshire is a registered charity supporting people aged 14+ with High Functioning Autistic Spectrum Conditions in North Staffordshire. Some of our people struggle with social interaction and are very isolated affecting confidence and making daily life tasks difficult. Lifeworks has recently received National Lottery funding for a Befriending project and is looking for …

Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire residents seek more help to prevent future illness. Local health watchdog Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent has been asking people how best to spend the £20.5bn promised for the NHS over the coming years.  This is happening as details of the NHS Long-term are slowly being released. Simmy Akhtar, Chief Officer, Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent said, “We certainly got the sense that …

You are cordially invited to the second Digital Health Summit, providing you with the opportunity to demonstrate, share and learn from colleagues across the West Midlands who have been successful in making changes to improve care via the implementation of digital health solutions with support from the Digital Health West Midlands service. Thursday 12th Sept  I  9.30am – 3.30pm Birmingham …

The Charity Commission report on the safeguarding incidents at Oxfam was published in June. The full report can be found here. There has been much comment in the sector press as a consequence. For an interesting and balanced perspective we would strongly recommend you read: NCVO – Lessons for Trustees Andrew Purkis – Let’s not learn the wrong lessons Sayer …

As around 70% of all fraud is now committed online, the Charity Commission provides in-depth guidance on how to protect your charity from fraud and cyber crime – which you can read in full here. They have now also recommended a training package provided by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) which explains why cyber security is important and how …

Beacon has successfully been supporting the sight loss community across the Black Country for over 140 years. They recently expanded into Staffordshire and need your help to shape sight loss services across the County which is why we are holding three public engagement events Asda, Stafford – 25th July 10am-2pm South Staffs District Council, Codsall – 1st August 10am-2pm Tesco, …

Colleagues and friends – exciting news to share Penny Brohn UK and UHNM have produced a short promotional film – backed by Macmillan funding –  that shows what the free Living Well With and Beyond Cancer (LWWBC) health and wellbeing events are about.  The film is  for YOU, your patients, members of your support group, your clients and people across …

Volunteer Drivers Needed Urgently VAST are pleased to announce that the Door 2 Door Community Transport service has secured funding for a further two years from The Realise Foundation, to continue to provide transport to vulnerable people in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. Due to the demand for the service, Door 2 Door is in urgent need of volunteer drivers. Become a …

“Dear past, present and future British Ceramic Biennial volunteers, We are currently looking for volunteers to help us deliver the sixth British Ceramics Biennial festival, which is taking place in Stoke-on-Trent this year. The five-week long festival presents work from the UK’s leading contemporary ceramic artists in a series of new exhibitions and special events in the city, embracing the …