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Health and social care

Policy and Participation Officer – Health and Social Care
Anna Hynes

Tameside Health and Social Care Network

Are you part of a voluntary, community or faith organisation (VCF) that provides services with a health and wellbeing or social care focus? The Health and Social Care (HSC) Network is for you!

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What is the Health and Social Care (HSC) Network?

The HSC network has been supporting health and social care providers from the VCF sector for over six years and the number of members continues to grow.

This network is an opportunity for VCF groups and organisations that provide services in Tameside with a health, wellbeing or a social care focus to come together with the aim of improving the health of their service users, staff and volunteers through the joint impact of the work we are all doing in the VCF sector.

Health and Social Care Network Chair
Sheila Beswick (Endometriosis UK)

Opportunities for Members

We recognise that third sector service providers are increasingly pressed for time (and resources!) and so encourage members to ‘pick and choose’ the level of commitment they give to the network. Once a month the HSC network has at least one of the following activities for members to get involved in:

Network meetings to:

Meet other VCF, and statutory health, wellbeing and social care service providers.
Give, receive and be signposted to support and key contacts.
Share best practice.
Find out about the work each of us is carrying out in Tameside.
Get involved in future decision making processes and events.
Receive feedback on the outcomes of strategic decision makers locally that are relevant to the sector in Tameside.
Help the network to work towards its priority areas.

TASCA

Receive Policy Information that:

Receive information through our Policy Briefing Papers highlighting, national, regional and local developments in health and social care relating to your work with links to supporting information so that you can get more information easily should you need it (e.g. for writing policies, bids, planning for the future of your group or just to keep up to date with changes).

T3SC roadshow event Training and Events:

Receive a wide range of training opportunities open to VCF sector staff and volunteers
Hear guest speakers from across the Health and Social Care sector
Take part in consultation events with the statutory sector to influence decisions
Take part in events to raise the profile of your group with other groups, potential service users, volunteers and statutory partners

Partnership

The network is well regarded by statutory partners in Tameside with whom as a result we enjoy good working relationships. Our previous success and profile in representing the views of the sector mean we are able to offer HSC network members opportunities to represent the network at a range strategic meetings and working groups so that the third sector is able to be proactive in local decision making processes and not reactive.

Health Partnership Board (HPB)

Lesley Connor This is the partnership structure that governs health policy in Tameside. It is made up of key services from all sectors who make decisions about Tameside’s health and how to improve it. Every 2 years the HSC network elects a representative to this partnership to put forwards the views of the sector and feedback to the network on key policy decisions that affect them and their service users.

HSC Representative (2009 – 2010)
Lesley Connor (Manager of Hyde Community Action) lesley@hydeca.org.uk

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Network Priorities for 2010

During consultation with members throughout 2009 the HSC network has agreed a set of priority areas for work over the next year these are:

Long Term Conditions
Physical and Sensory Disability
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Access to Health and Care Services
People who Need Social Care and Support
Access to Easy to Understand Health Information
Physical Exercise

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For more information

Please contact: T3SC’s Policy and Participation Team, T: 0161 339 4985

Policy and Participation Officer – Health and Social Care Anna Hynes

Tameside Health and Social Care Network

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