Have your say on health and social care
The following section is dedicated to representing the views of voluntary, community and faith sector providers within a strategic setting. Helping groups to understand the context of their work, the language of strategy and shape policy direction locally, nationally and regionally and nationally.
Hate crime survey
Tameside Hate Incident Panel (THIP) are a group of local partners (Police, Housing Associations, Tameside Council and Victim Support) who meet every 6 weeks to look at Hate Crimes within Tameside. THIP are in the process of launching a new campaign to look at all aspects of Hate Crime such as race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and disability.
This will focus on supporting victims rather than targeting the perpetrators. They are asking members of the public to help them understand what the focus of the campaign should be. Fill in the survey online.
Deadline: End of May 2012.
For more information: Email: shain.miah@tameside.gov.uk Tel: 0161 342 2412.
Getting our priorities right
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.
Strategic Partnerships that govern health and social care locally:
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Health and Wellbeing Board.
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Clinical Commissioning Group (formally GP consortia).
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Health Partnership Board.
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Joint Commissioning and Executive.
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Local Public Services Executive.
Delivery Boards on which the Health and Social Care network is currently represented:
Health Partnership Board - Lesley Connor (Network representative)
DRIVE – Project Group - T3SC
Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Group and Network (T3SC, and various VCS groups delivering services).
DRIVE – Project Group - T3SC
Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Group and Network (T3SC, and various VCS groups delivering services).
If you are interested in becoming a representative on behalf of the Network contact anna.hynes@t3sc.org
Being a Representative
Being a Representative
Consultations
Housing Benefit Reform – Supported Housing Consultation
This consultation seeks views on the government’s proposals to change the way Housing Benefit helps those living in supported housing within the social and voluntary sector with their rent. It is seeking views to inform policy development in the re-design of the way in which Housing Benefit helps with the higher rents sometimes faced by those needing support to live independently, such as the elderly or those with disabilities.
For more information: www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2011/supported-housing.shtml
The Low Review – Personal Mobility in State-Funded Residential Care
The Low Review has been launched to examine how the personal mobility needs of people living in state-funded residential care are met- looking at the proposed removal of mobility payments from people living in residential care. They would like disabled people, their families and care providers to give evidence (by 10 October 2011).
For more information: http://lowreview.org.uk/
Health Partnership Board (HPB)
This is the partnership structure that governs health strategy in Tameside. It is made up of key services from all sectors that make decisions about Tameside’s health and how to improve it. Every two years the Health and Social Care 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.
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HSC Network Representative (2009 – 2011)
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Lesley Connor (Manager of Hyde Community Action) lesley@hydeca.org.uk
