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		<title>Volunteering for Health Annual Gathering: Looking Ahead to 2027</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Volunteering for Health Annual Gathering: Looking Ahead to 2027 Volunteering for Health&#8217;s vision is: “A thriving volunteering culture supports the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SSOT) Integrated Care System to deliver high quality health and care for our local population.” In September, colleagues from all 15 Volunteering for Health partnerships across the UK came together at the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top 5 Reasons Why NHS Staff Make Great Charity Trustees!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Top 5 Reasons why NHS Staff Make Great Charity Trustees &#160;  Looking for a rewarding way to make a difference beyond your NHS role? Every day, NHS staff use their skills, knowledge and compassion to improve people&#8217;s lives. But have you ever considered taking that experience beyond the workplace and using it to help lead [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Our Bentilee, Our Future: Small Projects Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our Bentilee, Our Future: Grants for small projects Our Bentilee, Our Future is a Pride in Place programme funded by the UK Government that gives local people the chance to make their neighbourhood a better place to live.  It is about listening to residents, bringing people together, and supporting ideas that make Bentilee and Ubberley cleaner, safer, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Healthwatch England &#038; Local Healthwatch to be retained</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Healthwatch England and Local Healthwatch to be retained The Government has announced that Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch organisations will be retained and strengthened so that patients&#8217; and public experiences play a greater role in improving health and social care services. Chris McCann, Healthwatch England Acting Chief Executive said: “Healthwatch England welcomes the Government’s decision [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>International Volunteer Managers Day: Celebrating the People Who Make NHS Volunteering Possible!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[International Volunteer Managers Day: Celebrating the People Who Make NHS Volunteering Possible &#160; Today, we celebrate International Volunteer Managers Day (IVMD), an annual celebration dedicated to recognising the professionals who recruit, support and champion volunteers. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the vital role volunteer managers play in creating positive volunteering experiences and enabling volunteers [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Intergenerational Project Worker</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Intergenerational Project Worker Young at Heart Community Project is recruiting an Intergenerational Project Worker to work alongside the Project Manager to encourage intergenerational proactice across North Staffordshire. Young at Heart is a community project led by FHC and delivered by local volunteers. It offers a range of activities, including social groups, music and lunch [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Voices from the Frontline &#124; Rosa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Voices from the Frontline Rosa’s Voices from the Frontline fund offers  grants of up to £10,000 over 18 months to women’s and girls’ organisations to support campaigning and influencing work  that enables women and girls to use their voice to achieve change.  Rosa is proud to champion the campaigning and influencing work that women’s and girls’ organisations [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Equity Support Worker &#124; Disability Solutions West Midlands</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Equity Support Worker Are you passionate about helping young people achieve their goals and live life without limits? At Disability Solutions West Midlands, we&#8217;re looking for an enthusiastic and committed Equity Support Worker to join our award-winning team and help deliver our Life Without Limits project. The project supports young people with disabilities aged 16 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Council launches Big City Conversation on the future of adult social care</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Council launches Big City Conversation on the future of adult social care Residents, carers and community organisations are being invited to help shape the future of adult social care through a new Stoke-on-Trent-wide engagement programme called the Big City Conversation. The initiative forms part of the council&#8217;s work to develop its Adult Social Care Strategy [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why partnership with the VCSE sector is essential for neighbourhood health &#124; NAVCA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why partnership with the VCSE sector is essential for neighbourhood health? Across the UK, health and care systems are under pressure. Increasing numbers of people are living in ill health, and healthy-life expectancy has fallen. In some areas, people can now expect to live only 55 years in good health. The impact of this is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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