The ICB Cluster of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland (LNR) have just released their new 5 Year Plan as they move into the role of Strategic Commissioners. Their stated Commissioning objectives are: • Elective care – improving access and reducing long waits, modernising pathways, reducing unwarranted variation and delivering more care closer to home. • Urgent and […]
VIN launchers its new short-term strategy entitled Managing Change. The Strategy can be found here Russell Rolph, the CEO of VIN states: VIN launches its new short-term strategy at a time when the VCFSE is under more pressure than ever. VIN is not immune from these challenges and must find a new way of ensuring […]
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Lucy Rigby the MP for Northampton North visited VIN last week to celebrate National Volunteers Week. Volunteers from VINs Elderly Befriending Project (Happy at Home) and our Car Scheme were in attendance to explain the importance of volunteering and what works well for them. Lucy was particularly interested in the barriers to increased volunteering, especially […]
West Northamptonshire Council are embarking on the Big Conversation regarding Adult Social Care Provision. They are reaching out to the VCFSE for support and help in spreading the word. Why the VCFSE? As a voluntary or community organisation, you hold trusted relationships with people the local authority may not always reach. You understand their […]
The Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism collaborative have produced a Triple Squeeze Report which can be read here It paints a picture of funding restrictions, increased demand and the pressures faced by charities because of the increase in both the minimum wage and national insurance contributions, legislated in the last Government budget. Our Northamptonshire […]
On the 2nd of June 2026 VIN staff attended the Volunteer Fair at Weston Favell to mark National Volunteers Week. Around 12 charities were in attendance, and VIN staff spoke to 20 potential volunteers. NLIVE organised the event and were running their local radio segment on all things volunteering. Russell Rolph, the VIN CEO states: It […]
Lloyds Bank Foundation have issued their new Nine-Year Strategy entitled “in a good place“ it has several elements not all of which will be delivered at once. These are I am in a good place which is focused on financial resilience and digital inclusion. My home is a good place which is focused on homelessness prevention and access […]
Following a robust and rigorous assessment by NHS England, NHFT have achieved Advanced Foundation Status as a Trust (AFT). This is an important milestone for NHFT and for the wider health and care system in Northamptonshire. Advanced foundation trusts will be the new marker of excellence for providers that drive delivery of the NHS’s three […]
NLive Radio, the local radio station for Northampton, is excited to announce this year’s Northampton Volunteer Fair, the second event of its kind
