COUNCIL’S COMMISSIONING STRATEGY

The CVSA is part of a Task & Finish Group overseeing implementation of the Council’s new commissioning strategy. Follow this link to see the agenda for the next meeting.

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Many people are due to do something big on the Royal Wedding Day Friday 29th April 2011 or as part of a Big Lunch on Sunday 5th June 2011.

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Central Government announced the Local Authority Allocations for the Early Intervention Grant for 2011-12 and 2012-13, which covers a number of services to children, young people and parents including Early Years, Family Support, young NEETS (not in education, training or employment), teenage pregnancies and more.

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The government has published the names of 40 more GP commissioning consortia, predominantly in the East of England, East Midlands and London with two thirds of the patients covered living in these three regions.

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COUNCIL’S COMMISSIONING STRATEGY

The CVSA is part of a Task & Finish Group overseeing implementation of the Council’s new commissioning strategy. Follow this link to see the agenda for the next meeting.

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There’s still time to take part in the consultation on shaping the Big Society in Croydon. The easiest way for people who live and work in Croydon to get involved and share their thoughts is to participate in a secure, online survey using this link: www.croydon.gov.uk/democracy/consultations/bigsociety.
You can also get paper copies from Access Croydon at Taberner House as well as local libraries or by ringing 020 8726 6000 ext: 62530.

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The community right to challenge would enable voluntary groups to say that they are interested in running a local service. By saying this, they would trigger a procurement exercise relating to the provision of relevant authority services.

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Croydon will be inspected on Safeguarding and Looked After Children any time between now and the end of 2011. The inspection will involve all partners working with young people and voluntary groups might be asked to take part in a number of ways:

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Thirteen more Health Champions have successfully completed the six month community development programme to become local leaders, each of them starting the course with an idea about how to help solve a health problem in their community. Participants are then supported to develop their ideas, leadership skills and deliver health solutions.

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