Who's Who in Health?

NHS reform and the voluntary and community sector in Yorkshire & the Humber

Thursday 28 February 2013 (10.00-12.30)
Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PA

Who's Who in Health? is an updated form of the Healthy Changes? seminar run in 2011, and focuses on the changes being brought in through the NHS reforms and what this means for voluntary and community groups.

The Government’s NHS reforms are the most dramatic since the NHS was formed in the 1940s and will have significant effects for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) and the communities we serve – both in terms of service provision and more broadly.

Is it an opportunity for the VCS to strengthen its role in promoting better health and wellbeing, or simply a move to dilute and privatise the NHS?

This seminar will equip delegates with up to date information about dramatic NHS reforms and how the voluntary and community sector can get involved. It is an essential event for any voluntary and community organisation with a role in improving health and wellbeing, as well as other groups and organisations working within health and social care.

You will

find out about the development of Clinical Commissioning Groups and Health and Wellbeing Boards in Yorkshire & the Humber
look at the implications for voluntary and community organisations
find out how you can engage with emerging commissioning structures and influence local health and wellbeing strategies
be equipped to explore the challenges for your own organisation in responding and engaging with radically new structures
have the opportunity to meet and network with people from a range of key organisations

Speakers

Prof. Paul Johnstone - Director of Public Health, NHS North of England
Emma Easton - Regions Health Project Manager, Regional Voices
Trudi Wright - HealthWatch Project Manager, Kirklees Council
Tim Barton - Strategy Lead, NHS Yorkshire and the Humber. Download Tim's presentation here
Mark Gamsu - Visiting Health Professor, Leeds Metropolitan University

Who should attend

chief officers
managers with an interest in business planning
voluntary sector staff and volunteers keen to engage with new structures
public sector officers and councillors
private sector organisations who would like to engage with the voluntary sector on health and wellbeing issues

The programme for the event can be found here and a participants list here.

Price

Involve Yorkshire & Humber member - £42.00
other voluntary and community organisation - £52.00
public sector - £62.00
private sector - £72.00

Special offer

Book a place on Who's Who in Health? and become a new VCS member of Involve Yorkshire & Humber for £85. Usual cost of membership is £55.

Book now

Please complete and return this booking form by Monday 18 February. Places limited.

Venue

Studio 7, Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PA

Other Yorkshire & Humber seminars

A guided tour of the voluntary sector

An expert guide around the voluntary sector in Yorkshire & Humber for those new to the sector or wanting to work closer with it.

10.00-12.30 Thursday 14 February, The Workstation, Sheffield

Who's Who in Yorkshire & Humber

Exploring the presence and work of Government departments in Yorkshire & Humber, and how the voluntary sector can get involved

10.00 - 12.30 Thursday 14 March, Priory Street Centre, York