Healthwatch, Health and Wellbeing Boards and the Voluntary and Community Sector

Healthwatch FunctionVCS Role 1Gathering views and experiencesReach different voices Community based research 2Making people’s views knownIdentifying causes for concern Feedback loops- to communities 3Involving people in commissioning, services and scrutiny Supporting influence- e.g. HWBs Encouraging involvement in HW+commissioning 4Recommending investigation/special review of services to HWE/CQC Help harnessing existing data Raise awareness of where to raise concerns 5Providing advice+info about services- to promote informed choice Join up signposting Raise awareness of HW Identify gaps 6Informing HWE’s national champion role with people’s views Regional networks can support identify wider issues Raise awareness of issues

Working together to influence health+wellbeing boards Where there is a VCS rep…. Sharing issues and strategies Pre-meets Sit together

Where there isn’t a VCS rep- helpful if Healthwatch can… capture issues and intelligence through the VCS to feed into the board shares information from the health and wellbeing board with the voluntary sector

From HWB engagement survey: It’s too much! I’m new! Need VCS seat too! Unclear roles It’s too much! I’m new! Unclear roles It’s too much! I’m new! Need VCS seat too! Unclear roles It’s too much! I’m new! 1-1 meetings/awa y days An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW Events/networki ng opportunities Pre-meetings An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW Pre-meetings 1-1 meetings/awa y days An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW Pre-meetingsEvents/networki ng opportunities 1-1 meetings/awa y days An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW Pre-meetings It’s too much! I’m new! Unclear roles It’s too much! I’m new! Need VCS seat too! Unclear roles It’s too much! I’m new! Need VCS seat too! Unclear roles It’s too much! I’m new! An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW 1-1 meetings/awa y days An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW Events/networki ng opportunities 1-1 meetings/awa y days An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW Pre-meetingsEvents/networki ng opportunities 1-1 meetings/awa y days An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW 1-1 meetings/awa y days An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW Events/networki ng opportunities 1-1 meetings/awa y days An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW Pre-meetingsEvents/networki ng opportunities 1-1 meetings/awa y days An accessible single network that brings VCS together for dialogue with HW

In conclusion… Early days Ways of working together developing Understanding of system increasing Any thoughts? Questions? Suggestions?