PRESS RELEASE – Funding of £500 available for local groups to facilitate health and social care conversations
Launch of the micro-grant scheme
Healthwatch Doncaster is excited about working in partnership with not for profit, third sector, or local community groups to support them in facilitating conversations around people’s health and social care.
There is no barrier in place for creative conversations so any idea – for example, the use of technology or designing and delivery of interactive events/workshops – is welcome.
Healthwatch Doncaster Chief Operating Officer Andrew Goodall said:
“Healthwatch Doncaster wants to continue to foster long-term working relationships with local groups, and as part of the micro-grants scheme, we will provide them with monetary and on-going support to have conversations around health and social care.
“With the use of Healthwatch Doncaster’s Feedback Centre that has become a hub of information for local people to access, we aim to receive stories on local people’s experiences on using services through a variety of additional capturing methods.”
There are a number of eligibility criteria to fulfil for groups and to complete an application form detailing their plans.
“I’m excited to hear and discuss ideas that groups have cultivated and it’s a great opportunity for working together to engage and inform the public, and use their comments to influence change for health and social care services,” said Andrew.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Healthwatch Doncaster is a Community Interest Company as of 1st July 2016, to continue its work across Doncaster supporting the improvement of health and care services through engagement, involvement and influence.
This entails engagement work throughout the community, signposting people to the right service and providing NHS Advocacy support.
Press release contact:
Chief Operating Officer Andrew Goodall
01302 965454 or mobile: 07834 686855
