Lambeth Health and Wellbeing VCS Forum

The Lambeth Health and Wellbeing VCS Forum will bring together statutory, voluntary and community sector organisations working in Lambeth. The agenda for the day will focus on developing the sector, and agreeing what support is needed. All voluntary and community groups across Lambeth are invited to attend and take part.

The June agenda will include:

• Councillor Jim Dickson giving an update since the February Forum
• Adrian McLachlan, Chair of Lambeth CCG, talking about developments including Local Care Networks, Our Healthier South East London, and Healthy London
• Gordon McCullough from Community Southwark, on the VCS in Southwark

Agenda for the June Forum – workshops

Workshops will give an opportunity to discuss what is needed to support the VCS in Lambeth, in relation to developments across health and wellbeing. Some areas suggested to date include:

• Developing small groups: increasingly, local groups are involved in a range pf preventative work, helping people maintain their independence, and we need to consider how to develop and strengthen these groups
• Representation: how the voluntary sector can be represented on different boards and working groups
• Recruiting volunteers and trustees: the VCS can only operate with great contribution from local people, and this will give a chance to share ideas and discuss how to encourage more people to get involved
• Commissioning: changes in commissioning mean more need for collaboration across the VCS, and for clarity about what services are being commissioned
• Training and development: groups have identified support needed in order to meet the changes and challenges across health and social care
• And much more …