Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service

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Neath Port Talbot has a relatively poor health profile and has some of the worst determinants of health in Wales. Within NPT we have high levels of chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory disorders and stroke. The Welsh Health Survey shows that NPT residents make poor lifestyle choice with the majority of health indicators for NPT being worse than the Welsh average.

All the documents required for needed for the Third Sector Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy Consultation can be found here Third Sector Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy Consultation

The event is being held at Neath port Talbot CVS on the 30th November 2010 at 10.30am until 12.30pm.

Local citizens and local communities deserve good health and have a right to expect responsive, high quality care from the NHS. This Framework sets out how Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board will rise to this challenge. It specifies ambitious objectives and goals and defines a wide range of priority action areas. For more information download ‘Changing for the Better – Our Five Year Plan’ and feed in your response using the response form below.  For further information go to the ABMU LHB website.

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Health at Work Advice Line Wales is a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL telephone service offering health at work advice to anyone who runs a small business or who is employed by a small business.  The line will be open 24 hours a day, with qualified professionals available 9-5 on weekdays.  Outside of these hours a call-back service will operate.

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Gaynor with her daughter Nia Richards

A community champion was among those recognised at a higher education awards ceremony. The event was hosted by Neath Port Talbot College, a fully accredited member of the University of Glamorgan, for graduates who studied in the borough.

More than 150 students and 400 guests attended the Princess Theatre in Port Talbot to mark their academic achievements.

At the ceremony, Gaynor Richards, director of Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service (CVS), was awarded a Chancellor’s Medal for her exceptional services to the college and community. Mrs Richards, who was a former governor on the board of NPTC, was born in Upper Cwmtwrch and has a joint history/English degree, a business degree and a masters in management from the University of Glamorgan.She was appointed as the first executive director of Neath Port Talbot CVS in 1997 and was instrumental in transforming the organisation from four staff to 43, and increasing its assets from just over £2,500 to £2.2m. The organisation has been directly involved in attracting around £30m of grants to the communities of Neath Port Talbot.

Mark Dacey, principal of NPTC, said: “We are delighted that Gaynor has been awarded the Chancellor’s Medal. She has helped achieve recognition for the role of the voluntary sector locally and nationally, ensuring that the sector gets the respect and resources it deserves.

Article Source: Wales Online Website

Gaynor Graduating

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The vetting and barring (VBS) scheme has not been scrapped – some aspects of it have been put on hold while it is reviewed. 

Despite what it says on the Business Link website and other places as well, compulsory registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority is not, at least for the moment, going ahead in November.   All registrations – both voluntary from 26th July and compulsory from November – are on hold.

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The Stroke Association in Wales has welcomed a new Director to its team. Ana Palazon, former Director of Help the Aged in Wales, started in April. Specialising in stroke in Wales, Ana aims to reassert partnerships and ensure the Association is a foremost influential body.

Soon after joining, she hosted the landmark launch of The National Assembly for Wales Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee’s report of the inquiry into Stroke Services in Wales. This report addresses key areas, including prevention, emergency and acute care, and continued rehabilitation. Crucially, it calls for a national stroke services strategy.

The Third sector has a major role to play in influencing stroke policy and Ana looks forward to developing strong partnerships between the Stroke Association Wales and other health and social care organisations across Wales.

The latest issue of Charity Commission News has been published on their website. This issue includes important information on the Equality Act, expenses and managing risks to your charity. It also contains the results of their latest economic survey, alongside new guidance on environmental sustainability and the abolition of cheques. Issue 31 also explains how the Commission is increasingly moving online. In fact, this is the last issue of CC News which will be printed. If you have previously received a printed copy, they will need an email address for your charity so they can notify you when the next issue is published online. It’s simple to do this by updating your charity’s details to include an email address for Commission use on their website.

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