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Putting Patients First
Involving Voluntary Organisations in
healthcare
Thursday 18th April 2013
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Areas covered:
Elderly
End of life
Mental health
Learning disabilities
Autism
People with dementia
Continuing care
Volunteering
Carers
Sexual, reproductive, psychosexual health promotion and education
Workplace wellbeing
Disability needs for terminally ill
Motor neurone disease
Multiple sclerosis
Women’s aid
Parents support for disabled children
Housing
Community action group
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Key areas of activity/provision:
 Preventative health and wellbeing
 Tackling isolation and loneliness
 Supporting carers
 Day care
 Home care/support
 One to one/peer/group support
 Community support/transport
 Volunteering
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Key areas of activity/provision:
 Employment
 Routes to employment – paid and voluntary
 Support in claiming disability/other allowances
 Partnership working with voluntary org partners
 Support to employees/employers re. workplace wellbeing
 Accommodation; housing; living skills
 Supporting young people re sexual health
 Parenting courses, behaviour management
 Specialist leisure services for disabled children
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What’s wanted from CCG:
 Collaboration and planning
 Make use of/refer to available community services
 Early diagnosis/intervention
 Engagement in proactive/preventive work
 Working together re. environment, safety and wellbeing
 Make patients, families and carers aware
 Signposting
 Ensure on-going support for carers; recognise young carers
 Research funding to better understand/respond to conditions
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What’s wanted from CCG:
 Stronger links to service providers, to advise/support/educate
 Professionals’ time to build understanding
 Service commission/financial support
 Networking with CCG and with each other
 Some direction re. what services CCG would want from
voluntary organisations in the future
 Transparency re. what/how CCG intends to commission
 Realistic expectation re. what can be delivered within
available resources
 Support us to develop clear referral pathways and
sustainable partnerships with GPs/health professionals