Health and Social Care

Community First's Health and Social Care Team offers help to voluntary and community sector groups working in Worcestershire in the fields of health and care.

How can we help ?

  • Provide information and support for groups working within residential care, older people and mental health services
  • Support voluntary sector organisations to develop community care services
  • Promote and share good practice
  • Develop and support the delivery of relevant training for voluntary and community sector organisations within Community Care
  • Enable and support the voluntary and community sector to shape and influence at a strategic level

Older People's Voluntary Sector Services Network

We work with Age Concern Herefordshire and Worcestershire to facilitate a network of organisations providing services to older people.

Contact the team on 01684 312730, or e-mail johnt@comfirst.org.uk

Preventative Care

Support for local voluntary organisations working to provide preventative measures that will enable older people to remain in their own homes.

Early Intervention support

Wellness Works Programme

Wellness Works is a programme of  support, advice and guidance for local employers across Worcestershire to enable businesses to promote and support positive emotional health and well-being in the work place.

Wellness Works

Mental Health Link Network

This network of over 55 organisations who provide support to people with mental health issues in Worcestershire receives regular updates on key issues and has quarterly meetings on topics of interest.

Read more about the Mental Health Link Network

For more information contact jane@comfirst.org.uk


VCS Public Health Support  Programme: April 2009 – March 2010

To develop the organizational stability, competence and capacity of Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organizations in Worcestershire so that they are equipped to deliver healthy lifestyles services which are fit for purpose (ie evidenced-based, best quality and personalised for service users). For more information click here.

For more info contact John Taylor : johnt@comfirst.org.uk

Online directory of health and social care organisations in Worcestershire

Our Community Care Team manages an online directory of voluntary sector health and social care organisations in Worcestershire. Follow the link to add your organisation to the directory. Who Cares in Worcestershire – We Do!

www.wedo.org.uk

Health and Social Care in Herefordshire

To find out more about health and social care organisations in the voluntary sector in Herefordshire contact the Alliance:

www.allianceherefordshire.org.uk

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