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John Taylor Hospice is holding an open evening for people interested in becoming volunteers

August 23, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Volunteers are an essential part of the team at John Taylor Hospice (JTH), helping in the hospice itself, in its shops, in fundraising and with services like driving and wellbeing. JTH is looking to boost its current numbers of volunteers and is hosting a Volunteers Open Evening so th
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Healthwatch Birmingham receives national recognition and wins contract to continue providing service

July 03, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Healthwatch Birmingham, the independent champion representing public and patients’ experiences of using local health and social care services, has just published its Annual Report 2018/2019. The report details the organisation’s most successful year to date: 59% more peopl
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New wellbeing portal launched to support Birmingham citizens

October 29, 2018
by Alun Severn
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Birmingham residents who are looking for local activities, support and services that encourage wellbeing and an active and healthy lifestyle can now search a new online directory called Route2Wellbeing that describes over 1,500 local, community-based services and activities. This new
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John Taylor Hospice — great turn-out for opening of first shop

May 14, 2018
by Alun Severn
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Back in January we wrote that John Taylor Hospice, the UK’s only social enterprise hospice, had unveiled its latest three-year strategic plan and that this included a commitment to open its first shop. Now that shop — the first in the hospice’s 100-year history – has
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Read what John Taylor Hospice’s ‘Gift a Christmas’ campaign means to one grateful family

December 18, 2017
by Alun Severn
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John Taylor Hospice’s ‘Gift a Christmas’ appeal is running again this year and over on the JTH website you can read what this means to one grateful family — the Bloxhams — and why they consider it important to support the hospice in its fundraising effort
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PSIAMS Transforming Services for Children and Young People

October 30, 2017
by Mark Ellerby
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PSIAMS Systems Limited is a software and IT social enterprise that focusses on whole system solutions to help improve services delivery in the VCSE Sector. Recently, the PSIAMS team have been developing a range of solutions for organisations that support Children and Young People (CYP
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Health Exchange’s CEO Graham Beaumont announces retirement

October 06, 2017
by Alun Severn
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Graham Beaumont, who many of you will know, has led Health Exchange since its emergence onto the scene ten years ago. Health Exchange CIC was established in 2007 to deliver a radically different, community-led model of health promotion – initially serving the multicultural and diverse
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The changing face of social enterprise — Pow C.I.C

September 06, 2017
by Alun Severn
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Five or six years ago, by her own admission, life-long Chelmsley Wood resident Teresa Farrell was in despair. Her marriage had ended and she was unemployed and on the verge of homelessness. Just two years earlier, she and her young son had narrowly survived a motorway crash. “My
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iSE announces mental health ‘hackathon’

June 07, 2017
by Alun Severn
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As part of its work leading the West Midlands Third Sector Innovation Network iSE is holding a taster half day ‘hackathon’ for anyone interested in innovative solutions for mental health prevention. We invite third sector organisations, service users, entrepreneurs, develo
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“Promising Practice” — NHS England publishes paper on STPs and the third sector

April 03, 2017
by Alun Severn
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We’ve written extensively about health and social value on this blog, and more recently, with specific reference to Birmingham and Solihull, have been exploring the role that NHS sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) should be playing in helping to embed socia
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West Midlands Academic Health Science Network — ‘Celebration of Innovation’ awards now open

February 15, 2017
by Alun Severn
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West Midlands Academic Health Science Network’s (WMAHSN) annual Celebration of Innovation Awards will be formally launched today (15 February) at the Merdian LIVE event. Following on from the success of last year’s awards — which saw more than 80 entries from ac
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New sport project for young people in Birmingham with mental health illness

February 09, 2017
by Alun Severn
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With funding from Sport England’s small grants scheme and Birmingham Council’s Community Safety Fund, Start Again Project CIC is launching a new six-month ‘Healthy Lifestyles’ project that uses sport and activity to improve the well-being of young people with Mental Hea
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New centre for ME sufferers opens in Sutton Coldfield

January 18, 2017
by Alun Severn
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On the 26th January the Mayor of Birmingham will cut the ribbon on a new specialist centre for people with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyalitis), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and other similar conditions. The Salus Sanctuary, made possible by a grant of over £300,000 from
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Tendering opportunity to delivery a health and wellbeing programme in Sandwell

January 12, 2017
by Alun Severn
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The Accord Group is offering the following Tendering opportunity for delivery of a health and wellbeing programme (Lunch Clubs) in Sandwell. Details Following the successful delivery of the National Charity Partnership Lunch Club programme in Sandwell last year, the Accord Group is&nb
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