Consultations

GAVCA Website Survey

As part of a website redesign process, GAVCA have launched an online survey for visitors and users of its website.  Anyone wishing to share their views and experiences of the site, and how they would like to see it develop in the future, can access the survey on the GAVCA homepage or directly by visiting Survey Monkey.

 

Gloshub website and Bulletin survey
The Gloucestershire VCS Assembly would also like to know your views about the Gloshub website and about this Bulletin – do you like the way things are laid out?  What about the content?  Would you prefer an email Bulletin or just a link to a downloadable Bulletin on our website?

To share your thoughts, visit the survey.

 

Disabilities – consultation on “right to control” services

On 11 June Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Yvette Cooper, launched a consultation on state support for disabled people.  The proposed new policy would advance the right for disabled people to personalise their services and control funding, while also giving people the option to keep services how they are. 

More details of the consultation, which closes on 30 September, are on the Office for Disability Issues Right to Control web pages.

 

Consultation on the County Economic Strategy – closing date 23rd July 2009

A consultation document about the County Economic Strategy is now available to download from the website of Gloucestershire First.  Gloucestershire First is the countywide economic partnership established to develop and support the economic well-being of the county.

Follow this link to download the consultation document.

Follow this link to provide feedback.

 

Consultation for volunteer-involving organisations – closing date 20 July 2009

NHS Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire County Council are consulting with volunteer-involving organisations at the moment to gain some insight into what priorities there are for volunteer support.

A new contract for volunteering support services will be offered for tender in the summer. If you would like to add your comments on this subject through to the commissioners of the contract please contact Rachel Wright at Gloucestershire County Council (01452 427615) or Di Billingham at NHS Gloucestershire (08454 221631).

For more information visit this website.

For information on Gloucestershire County Council’s consultations visit their website.


 
Strategic Health Plan for Gloucestershire: Involvement Debates

Over the summer of 2009 the NHS are developing the Strategic Plan for NHS Gloucestershire. The Plan is intended to bring together in one place, for the first time, the key challenges and priorities involved in delivering the ambition that all Gloucestershire residents receive the healthcare they deserve to help them to lead full and active lives.

Two ‘Involvement Debate’ events have been arranged to feed views into this Strategic Plan.  The focus of the debates will be ‘Healthier lives for everyone in Gloucestershire – where does the responsibility lie?  They will be on:

  • Friday 26 June (5 – 7 pm)
  • Wednesday 8 July (5-7 pm)

at NHS Gloucestershire in Gloucester Business Park.

For further information or to confirm your attendance contact Caroline Smith caroline.smith3@glos.nhs.uk 08456 583802. by Friday 19th June 2009.

 

National  Survey of Third Sector Organisations – analysis now available

The detailed analysis of the National Survey of Third Sector Organisations that took place in the autumn is now available online.

A main focus of this report is to establish - at a national level - the factors that have the most impact on the degree of influence that third sector organisations perceive local statutory bodies to have on their success, and thus the score for National Indicator 7 (NI 7), which is one of the targets in Gloucestershire’s Local Area Agreement.  

An analytical report, discussing the key findings is available, along with a tool that enables you to compare and contrast Gloucestershire’s results with the national findings. Reassuringly, Gloucestershire’s scores are similar to those nationally except that it has a significantly higher percentage of organisations with no paid staff operating at neighbourhood level.

The conclusion of the survey is that the key drivers, in order of priority, that influence third sector organisations’ success  are:

  • The ability to influence local decisions, the relationship with local statutory bodies

  • The support available in the local area

  • Satisfaction with, and availability of funding / bidding arrangements

Gloucestershire scored 14%, compared to a national average of 16% on the key question: “overall, how do statutory bodies in your local area influence your organisation’s success?”  Taking into account the key drivers, the LAA delivery plan for the coming year will aim to improve organisations’ ability to engage with and influence their local authority and to improve access to, and the quality of, support available locally.

For more information go to the NSTSO website or contact Sally Pickering on 01452 332424.

 

Consultation on the Compact – June to August 2009

Compact Voice is leading the VCS input into ‘Compact Refresh’: a consultation to refresh the Compact, ten years after its initial introduction.

More information is available on the Compact Voice website.