Update: Commissioning for Health

Commissioning for Health

introducing the health prospectus

date: 10^th december 2007

time: 10am – 1pm

venue: the thornbury centre

booking: bookings essential

contact: rachel (t: 01274 722772)

Bradford and Airedale tPCT are currently in the process of commissioning health inequality reduction and health improvement services from the Voluntary and Community Sector. Commissioning will be based on the tPCTs organisational eligibility criteria and the health priorities, which are outlined in the Health Prospectus.

This conference will be an opportunity to get an understanding of the Prospectus and to access support with your application.

Events: Health Prospectus Conference

Important Date for Your Diary

Health Prospectus Conference*

This conference will be an opportunity to get an understanding of the Bradford and Airedale tPCT Prospectus and to access information and support on the current Health Improvement commissioning round

10^th December

9.30am – Lunch

Further details to be confirmed

*Bookings essential
(we regret that due to demand we are only able to reserve one place per organisation)

Please ensure you are subscribed to our e-bulletin

Email: health@bradfordcvs.org.uk

Consultations: HealthNet Response to the Sustainable Community Strategy Consultation

A Healthier Future for the Bradford District

A Consultation for the Voluntary Sector on the Sustainable Community Strategy

30^th October 2007, 12.45pm-3.30pm

The Impressions Gallery, Bradford

Aims of the session
Consult Voluntary and Community health groups and organisations on the draft Sustainable Community Strategy, with particular emphasis on the Healthier Communities Theme.

HealthNet is the network of Voluntary and Community Sector health organisations in the Bradford District. Participants are members of HealthNet; they are attending on behalf of their members and service users.

Organisations Represented

Alzheimers Society

BAMHAG

Bradford & District Strategic Disability Partnership

Bradford CVS

Bradford Rape Crisis

Bradford Talking Media

BradNet

CALEB

Carers Resource

Cathedral Centre

CNet

ISIS

Kirkgate Studios and Workshops

Lifeline

New Horizons

Off the Record

Staying Put

Step 2 Young Peoples Health Project

The Peacemakers

Thorpe Edge Community Project

What are your three priorities from the ten themes of the draft Sustainable Community Strategy?

Healthier Communities

Safer and Stronger Communities

Economic Development

The group felt that whilst they recognized that the consultation process was to identify three priorities that it is impossible to prioritise issues that are all important and interlinked. Safer Communities, Stronger Communities and Economic Development were felt to be the most overarching themes that each of the other seven themes were dependant on.

What are your three priorities from the five Healthier Communities ‘Big Issues’?

Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Obesity and Malnutrition

The Healthier Communities theme was the emphasis of the session and of key importance to all the organisations attending. However, it was felt that the key issues within this theme are not reflective of the concerns of the Voluntary and Community Sector and do not reflect the services currently provided by the sector locally, for example, infant mortality and sexual health. If issues Communities of Interest such as Disabled People and Carers are not in the strategy services that support those communities will not be allocated resources.

If you could add a sixth ‘Big Issue’ to the Healthier Communities Theme what would it be, and why?

Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse
This ‘Big Issue’ is a ‘cross cutting’ theme across all other themes as it requires a multi-agency coordinated response. It is already identified in the Safer/Stronger theme of the strategy. Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse would be more appropriately placed in the Healthier Communities Theme a more than two in three women in Bradford refuges have never reported abuse to the police and are more likely to report it to a health professional.

Health and Wellbeing of Disabled People and there Carers
Carers are not included in the Sustainable Community Strategy. Disability is considered an over-arching theme which indicates that less time and resources will be allocated and that there will be less accountability. A section for over-arching themes should be included within the strategy to ensure that the issues are addressed. The strategy focuses on areas of preventable ill health. What happens where ill health cannot be prevented? This must be recognized.

Address Health Inequalities experienced by disabled people. General recommendations of Equal Treatment: Closing the Gap include:

· target these high risk groups in national health inequalities programmes and track progress over time, so that it is known whether poor health and preventable early death are being tackled effectively

· expect every local health service to analyse the needs of the whole population – including these groups – and make sure that any contracts for health services meet their needs.

· Address the inequalities resulting from the lack of accessible information in the languages people understand.

· Support the active participation of disabled people in service planning

· Health professionals and other support staff to work together to support disabled people.

· Mainstream funding for the 3^rd sector to enable services to be delivered (capacity building)

· Make places ‘accessible’

For further information please contact Razwanah Alam or Rachel Cooper @ HealthNet Bradford and District, Bradford CVS, Bradford BD1 2AY, t: 01274 722772, e: health@bradfordcvs.org.uk).

Commissioning: Expression of Interest

Posted by HealthNet on behalf of Graham Moore

Sent on behalf of Matt Neligan – (B&a tPCT Director of Commissioning) and Anita Sims – (Joint B&a tPCT Director of Public Health)

Dear Colleague

You are cordially invited to note that Bradford &Airedale teaching Primary Care Trust is inviting expressions of interest in the delivery of services from the Voluntary and Community sector to tackle health inequalities and improve health.

The application pack includes a copy of our VCS Commissioning Prospectus. Please read this document carefully, as it sets out the priorities for a range of services we wish to encourage you to provide, together with the timetable. As background information, there is also the Bradford and Airedale tPCT VCS Commissioning Framework, which sets out the principles of what we intend to achieve through our commissioning role. There is a submission framework, which should be completed if you wish to be considered as a future service partner.

The tPCT will ensure that submissions approved under this process reflect both geographical need and the needs of communities of identity and interest.

Particular arrangements for existing partner organisations:

If your organisation is currently providing specialist services for a defined population, or has a current contract or service level agreement with us to reduce the impact of health inequalities and improve health, then at this stage we are asking you to simply express a firm view about your future intentions. As we already “know” your organisation, we do not require you to re-submit evidence of your organisational capacity and fitness to deliver services.

In some instances the work you are delivering or have planned is discrete and has a definite end date. This is reflected in our current funding agreement with you. Please do not re-submit ideas for a variation on these work programmes and projects, as we will are very unlikely to fund such activity.

For others, it may be possible, through negotiation with our organisation, to continue to develop an existing work programme. If you wish to explore this, please let us know, and we will arrange a series of contacts to review the current work programme, open discussions about the possibility of continuation and any variations to reflect our current priorities.

We are here to help, and you may direct application pack requests and enquiries via me (on the contact details below), or to Naz Shah (Public Health Manager, VCS Commissioning) on 07712 761527.

With best regards

Graham D. Moore

Senior Public Health Manager (Commissioning for Adults)

Bradford & Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust

Douglas Mill

Bowling Old Lane

Bradford

BD5 7JR

Tel: 01274 237627

Mobile: 07931 561076
Email: graham.moore@bradford.nhs.uk

To find out more about our work see our Website: www.phn-bradford.nhs.uk

Please note: HealthNet is currently mailing out copies of the application pack to all its 250 members. You should receive this on Friday 17th November. Please contact us if you require support with your application.

Commissioning for Health

Thank you the speakers, workshop leaders and to everyone who attended the Commissioning for Health event yesterday.

All information from the event, updates and notification of further training and events will be available to view on this site next week. We will email you to let you know when there is a new post.

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If you haven't handed in your training and support needs analysis please post it to us @ HealthNet, Bradford CVS, 19-25 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY

Rachel Cooper
HealthNet Bradford and District