Entries by Sophie Negus

Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership Final Update

The June 2022 Newsletter can be seen by clicking on this link: Click here to read or download the June 2022 Partnership Update newsletter.  This edition includes the reflections of Naomi Eisenstadt, Chair designate of the Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), as we all get ready for the ICB to formally replace NHS Northamptonshire CCG […]

ICS Local Area Partnerships Identified

Local Area Partnerships will be a crucial construct around the concept of Placed Based Delivery within the ICS. In West Northamptonshire, the 9 Local Area Partnership Areas have been identified and can be viewed via the pictograph below:     Local Area Partnerships will support household populations of between 30 and 50,000.   Local Area […]

The ICS arrives on the 1st of July 2022

The Integrated Care System arrives in Northamptonshire and elsewhere on the 1st of July 2022. NAVCA (The National Association for Voluntary and Community Associations) has been working with Lev Pedro Consultants to distil information about the ICS and what this might mean in the future for both individuals and the VCSE sector. Their latest guidance […]

West Northamptonshire publishes its Anti-Poverty Strategy

West Northamptonshire Council has strengthened their commitment towards helping people live their best lives by adopting a fresh approach towards tackling poverty and deprivation. The new Anti-Poverty Strategy sets out how they will work with partners to support people struggling financially, what they will do to stop people falling into poverty and how they will […]

The ICS and Your Chance to Comment?

The ICS is now gaining pace and work around Point of Place Delivery is taking shape. Becoming an ICS in Northamptonshire | Voluntary Impact Northampton West Northamptonshire Council are working towards 10 ambitions enshrined in the strap line of Live Your Best Life. North Northamptonshire Council will be following suit. These ambitions can be viewed […]

Happy at Home: Spotlight on volunteer Janice

Janice has been volunteering for Happy at Home Northampton since May 2021. She is one of our valued telephone befriender volunteers. She chats with two of our service users on a regular basis, providing regular conversation for both of them.

Celebrating Refugee Week in Northampton this June

Celebrating Refugee Week is an event presented in Partnership with the West Northamptonshire Councils Diversity Forum and seeks to celebrate the importance of Refugees within a multi-cultural society. A full programme will be confirmed by June 6th but if any organisations wish to participate in this event, wish to partake of a stall or simply […]

Northamptonshire Virtual Funding Fair 2022 booking system now open

https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/community-safety-and-emergencies/northamptonshire-virtual-funding-fair-2022 Are you a community group who requires funding for a project, new activities and play equipment, building repairs or more? This is your chance to attend a virtual session to hear presentations from a range of funders who could help you with your projects. The Northamptonshire Virtual Funding Fair will take place from Tuesday […]

Friday Bulletin

In this weeks bulletin, find out the latest VIN events, Volunteers Week celebrations and funding news.  

Live Your Best Life

Live Your Best Life is a strapline for the 10 ambitions which West Northamptonshire Council in conjunction with their Health Counterparts hope to achieve through the Integrated Care System (or ICS) which goes live on the 1st July 2022. North Northamptonshire Council are likely to adopt a similar approach. The ambitions are set out here: Thriving […]