Research report: The contribution of the VCSE sector in Yorkshire and the Humber
75 years ago, our National Health Service was established. It was a ground-breaking change which made health and care services free at the point of access to the entire population, and charities were a fundamental building block on which the new NHS was built.
This research report, which explains and celebrates the role of charities in health and care across West Yorkshire, sets out the shape, size, and economic and social value of our voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector 75 years on.
The VCSE and Primary Care - working together to improve population health
This reports present some of the outcomes and insights resulting from collaborative pathways to alternative therapies for people with muscular-skeletal (MSK) conditions between two Primary Care Netwotks (PCNs) and their respective VCSE partners , in addition to insights and lessons that have been learnt along the way.
Independent outcomes evaluation
The evaluation showed the pathways improved the physical and mental wellbeing of patients. There were also signs that increased self-confidence, adoption of self-help techniques and some reduction in the use of GP time would help to reduce pressure on clinicians. It also demonstrated the benefits of integrated care, with the confidence that comes from a GP referral improving uptake of alternative provision that created opportunities to invest time in building relationships with potential participants, that in turn led to better reach into the target populations.
- Independent outcomes evaluation
- Further information regarding the evaluation and our engagement work for this report
Transferable service model
This reflects the learning from six pathways and offers a generic approach that can be adapted to PCN-VCSE pathways for different cohorts of patients. The factors that improved the likelihood of success included co-production of the pathway, simple pathway design with bespoke selection criteria, GP engagement, clinicians’ recognition of VCSE potential, mature working relationships, and VCSE experienced in working with Health. An integrated Place-level Social Prescribing service also helped.
VCSE/PCN Evaluation
Third Sector Trends 2022 first report: structure, purpose, energy and impact of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in England and Wales
Third Sector Trends has been running since 2008. The study has been surveying the sector every three years since 2010 and as such is the largest survey of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in England and Wales.
In 2022, 6,071 responses were received across England and Wales (an average of ~600 responses in each region). Designed to complement NCVOs UK Civil Society Almanac, it is the only fully representative longitudinal survey which can produce robust and detailed comparative analysis at a regional and national level.
This is the first of five reports from Third Sector Trends 2022.
Working with Mums and Dads and health and care staff to strengthen how we deliver maternity services in West Yorkshire
Harnessing the Power of Communities and LMNS working alongside Thrive by Design, have produced a report based on conversations with a range of stakeholders around Maternity services in West Yorkshire and Harrogate.
This work emerged following conversations between the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) and Harnessing the Power of Communities (HPoC) around how to better engage with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector and people using maternity services to
understand and tackle barriers and challenges faced by women and their families and identify how we might work together to improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities.
This report brings together the views and experiences of Mums and Dads, VCSE and health and care colleagues, and identifies points on the maternity journey which could be changed to make everyones experince a more positive one.