Care Providers Forum
The Forum is for voluntary and community sector care providers in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and provides a chance to hear from external speakers, discuss important issues and how we can influence policy and practice, and to network with other organisations.
Purpose
- To act as the key interface for Voluntary Sector Care Providers in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland that are, or will be regulated by the Care Standards Act 2008.
- To enable a flow of information and consultation between Voluntary Sector Care Providers and the Leicestershire Social Care Development Group.
- To provide a voice for Voluntary Sector Care Providers with which to influence policy makers and funders.
- To identify and nominate members to represent Voluntary Sector Care Providers on partnerships, consultative forums and other relevant groups.
- To brief Voluntary Sector Care Provider representatives, and to receive and consider their feedback.
- To ensure that all relevant information is disseminated, that Voluntary Sector Care Providers are consulted and made aware of funding opportunities.
- To explore the opportunities for combining resources, skills and experience.
- To develop good practice.
- To share problems and concerns, and offer mutual support.
- To share information and interpretation on the national standards regulations, and experience of inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
- To examine quality issues and make recommendations where necessary.
- To consider the social care agenda in ways that assists Voluntary Sector Care Providers to respond in a proactive and innovative way.
Please find a letter attached from Jenny Pearce, Chief Executive of Vista who is the chair of the network explaining what has been happening with the network over the past year.
Dates for future meetings are below. All meetings are held from 2-3.30pm.
* Thursday 16 September
* Thursday 25 November
Please contact Ivan Liburd to confirm your attendance at the meeting by email at ivan.l@valonline.org.uk.
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