York VCSE Assembly 

• Slides – York Mental Health Hubs
• Slides – General updates
• Meeting notes – 12 March

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If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us via comms@yorkcvs.org.uk

This Assembly meeting focused on the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s ‘One Workforce’ strategic priority. The meeting included:

• A presentation Jason Stamp – VCSE Collaborative Chair and Senior Responsible Officer – ‘One Workforce’ 
• A presentation from Anna Basilico, Senior Programme Manager, York Health and Care Alliance – York Health and Care Prospectus 
• Download the slides here
• Read the round table feedback here

During this more informal ‘breakfast’ York VCSE Assembly meeting we looked at the Shared Prosperity Fund, future Winter Pressures and held discussions around potential projects as well as providing a networking. 

• Download the slide deck here

This Assembly meeting focused on Social Prescribing in York and provided an opportunity to learn more about how social prescribing works in York, the role social prescribing can have in tackling social and health inequalities and how we can use our collective expertise to address social determinants of health. The meeting included:

• A presentation from Christine Marmion-Lennon, Deputy Chief Executive, York CVS – The York Social Prescribing Model
• A presentation from Anthony Hurd, Programme Manager, Green Social Prescribing – Green Social Prescribing
• A presentation from Lucy Kitson, Team Leader, Primary Care Link Workers – Proactive Social Prescribing 
• A presentation from Emily Abbott, Team Leader, Ways to Wellbeing – Meeting Unmet Need
• Download the slide deck here
• Read the discussion overview here

The meeting included:

• A presentation from Peter Roderick FFPH, Consultant in Public Health, City of York Council / Vale of York CCG on ‘Inequalities and variance in health outcomes in York’
• A presentation from Simon Brereton, Head of Economic Development on the Shared Prosperity Fund

The Assembly are keen to start getting some project/work ideas together so we’re ready for potential investment opportunities coming from the ICS/York Alliance/other sources – with a specific focus on health inequalities and workforce. Ideally, these will be drawn up collaboratively between members of the Assembly. We’ll (York CVS) be developing a template for ideas and pulling together the key challenges we have in York to give some food for thought. This template will be shared with attendees.

The meeting included:

• An introduction to Integrated Care Systems
• A presentation from Myron Rogers and Adam Smith, NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit who coordinated the round table discussions on the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Strategy Design. You can read the feedback from attendees here
• A presentation from the Wilberforce Trust on their Community Eyedrop Service – you can read the impact report here
• An update from the other networks in the city, including the VOICE network, led by Healthwatch and the Counselling Services network
• Download the meeting slide deck here.

Representative from York’s voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector came together to discuss the creation of a VCSE Assembly for York. The meeting included:

• A presentation from Gary Sainty, Programme Director – VCSE Humber and North Yorkshire (HNY) Health Care Partnership on the introduction to Integrated Care Systems
• A presentation from Jason Stamp, Chief Officer – North Bank Forum, Chair and Senior Responsible Officer – HNY VCSE Leadership Programme, on creating a VCSE Assembly ‘at place’ (in York) 
• Q&A and discussions about what membership should look like and ensuring we engage with the whole sector
• Download the meeting slide deck here.