<p>We would like to invite you to a meeting to explore issues for minority ethnic groups as regards health and social care services.</p>
<p>Monday 3rd October 10.00 – 12.00, EVOC Boardroom</p>
<p>This meeting is to gather your insights on the needs, gaps, and barriers specific to minority ethnic groups for a report which has been requested for the IJB’s Performance and Quality Subgroup in late November. We are keen that Third Sector organisations are able to feed their thoughts and experiences into this process.</p>
<p>Please contact Christina Hinds christina.hinds@evoc.org.uk or on 0131 555 9100 if you plan to attend or if you have any questions. If you are unable to attend in person, then please feel free to feed in information by e-mail or phone.</p>

Are you passionate about communications? Do you have experience working in the Voluntary Sector? Are you enthusiastic, full of energy and up for the challenge of building and delivering an effective communications platform?   

EVOC is currently recruiting for a Communications Officer. Further details and application pack can be found here.

Closing date is 12noon Wednesday 28th September.

We are currently recruiting to two posts here at EVOC: 

Development Worker G4 (Voluntary Sector Forums)
28 hours (4 Days) per week
SJC Scale Point 28 £25,074 Pro rata fixed

Communications Officer G3

28 hours (4 Days) per week
SJC Scale Point 27 £24,294 Pro rata fixed

 

 

For further details, downloads etc please click here

An Edinburgh Model of Link-Working

• Monday 5 September
• 1.30 – 3.30pm
• Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery St, Edinburgh EH7 5EP http://caltoncentre.co.uk/

At this follow-up workshop to our first meeting in May, we will explore the proposal for an Edinburgh Model of Link-Working.  A copy of the draft report introducing the concept will be emailed beforehand to everyone signed-up for the event.  Sign-up here.  We will be joined by SW Edinburgh Interim Locality Manager, David White to help take attendees through the work and there will be café style discussions to help feed into finalising the report.

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-prescribing-workshop-an-edinburgh-model-of-link-working-tickets-27191984959

More information: ian.brooke@evoc.org.uk

 

Resources from the 28 June 2016 procurement thinkSpace event are now available for download.

Please follow this link to access.

SAVE THE DATE – Upcoming LOOPs Hospital Discharge Support Program

Within each of the new Health & Social Care Localities, the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership (known as the Integrated Joint Board) are developing ‘Locality Hubs’ which bring together professionals across sectors from a wide range of disciplines.

The key focus for the new locality hubs will be to take a partnership approach to reducing delayed discharges for older people. In particular, those who do not medically need to be there and would benefit from additional community support. The hubs will also be a preventative measure aiming to stop vulnerable older people from being admitted to hospital when it is not medically necessary.  

We are launching this event to discuss our role as a Third Sector interface in the new locality hubs, and our work with our two pilot projects hospital to home and peer support. This program is being delivered by EVOC, The Eric Liddell Centre, Health in Mind and Libertus Services. The organisations above will be placing a team of staff within the locality hubs and in acute hospital settings. These events will provide you the opportunity to meet the team members who will be based in your locality.

To find out more, you are cordially invited to the following event. The dates of the LOOPs Hospital Discharge Support Program meetings in the NW, NE, SW and SE.  The meetings will be held in late August/ early September.  Click on the link for your local area for more information and to book your free place.

• South West – 23^rd August, 2:30pm-4:00pm at Eric Liddell Centre, 15 Morningside Road, EH10 4DP
• North West – 24^th August, 2:30pm-4:00pm at Pilton Equalities Project, 3 West Pilton Park, EH4 4EL
• North East – 29^th August, 2:30am-4:00pm at Halls, South Leith Parish Church, 6 Henderson Street, EH6 6BS
• South East – 2^nd September, 2:30pm to 4:00pm at Libertus Services, 20 Gracemount Drive, EH16 6RN

 

 

Following the publication of funding decisions through the Children and Families Grants Programme 2016-19, EVOC has undertaken some analysis of the outcomes. Data has been taken from a number of sources including EVOC’s knowledge of the Sector and the report describes, in good faith, the landscape as we now see it. You can download the report below:

EVOC Analysis of Children and Families Grants Programme 2016

Does your charity need a new printer?

An anonymous donor has kindly donated a number of brand new still-in-the-box colour laser printers to give to Edinburgh-based charities. There are still a few remaining.

How do we get one?

Fill in the details in THIS FORM and send it to Printer Giveaway EVOC 14 Ashley Place Edinburgh EH6 5PX by Friday 24th June.

Please note: All we ask in return is that your organisation considers joining EVOC’s Membership (its free if your income is below £25,000 http://www.evoc.org.uk/about-evoc/how-to-join-evoc/

Numbers are limited, so return your forms to us as soon as you can.

Adult/Public Protection thinkSpace

Wednesday, 22^nd June 2016

2pm – 4pm

Quaker Meeting House,

7 Victoria Terrace

Edinburgh

EH1 2JL

PUBLIC PROTECTION THINKSPACE REGISTRATION

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