The VCSE sector and the STP working together Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
The outline programme Overall aim: to create a framework to Programme • jointly deliver the Integrated Care System Desk-based research – to build on (ICS), ensuring the STP and VCSE sector what we know • collaborate effectively. Interviews – to test emerging themes • Aims Focus groups – to expand on themes • • Increase understanding of different Engagement event – to start to find sectors – to address the mutual solutions • knowledge gap in parts of the CCG and Focus groups – deep dive action the VCSE sector. planning on prioritised themes • • Facilitate effective relationships – joint Proposal on future framework discussions with VCSE people and health professionals. All activities are joint: VCSE and health • Explore locality-based working – how professionals. to ensure VCSE involvement in geographic and thematic (communities Participation Fund to enable of practice/interest) structures. involvement of smaller VCSE orgs.
What did we learn? Sticky issues “Do no harm – Hippocratic oath – the • Power imbalance ways health profs are trained to think • Historic relationships is very different to how society expects • Conditioned behaviours things to be managed. In volsec, • Lack of understanding/knowledge people are more attuned to social • Representation and inclusion factors.” System barriers “GPs cannot know all the services • Need for short-term wins around and no time to signpost.” • Language and terminology • Structural complexity – STP and VCSE • VCSE sustainability and perceived “As a GP, I know there are various instability VCSE organisations out there – it’s • Medical and social models quite difficult to contact and refer to • Cultural change – shift from acute to them in a structured way.” prevention
“It’s good to see a Success factors and impact recent focus on the Success factors wider determinants of • Relationships health and the work • Empathy from the Marmot • Understanding Review.” • Appreciation of differences • It’s a long term plan “Every time, our • Change is required partnership work is built on personal Impact relationships.” • 3% VCSE subcontracts • Remuneration policy “Understanding the • VCSE involvement checklist enormous pressure that • Statement of intent health services are • Effective strategic partnership with 2-year action plan: under – we must • Effective and inclusive partnership working recognise that and • Improved knowledge of and access to services have some solutions • Effective communication what will work given • Effective locality-based working their circumstances.”
Mark Hubbard Voscu cur, Head of Partnerships and Commissioning mark@voscur.org 07535 105875
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