Stronger Together: Forming Trusted ICS & VCSE Partnerships

03/02/2025 29 min Episodio 8
Stronger Together: Forming Trusted ICS & VCSE Partnerships

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In this episode, Christine Price, Chief Officer of Healthwatch Herefordshire and Esther Passingham, VCSE Strategic Lead for Worcestershire VCSE Alliance discuss the Voluntary, Community Social Enterprise (VCSE) network collaborating with the Integrated Care System (ICS).  
The discussion highlights the aims of partnership work for the ICS to work in conjunction with the VCSE sector; sharing community voice with healthcare commissioning services to ensure health and care decision-makers hear the views of communities which experience the greatest health inequalities.   
This episode highlights experiences across the two counties, challenges, best practice projects and development opportunities for the VCSE alliance members. 

 
Links related to this episode:    
Home - Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire 
Funding - Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire 
Local Insight Data - Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire 
Worcestershire VCSE Alliance 
Herefordshire Community Partnership 
REACH (Worcestershire) Community Research Project 
CLEAR (Herefordshire) Community Research Project 
Integrated Care Systems Explained | The King's Fund