Do you want to become a Community Voice?
In partnership with the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (WY ICB) Kirklees, Community Voices offers free training for local people to become Community Voices and help local communities to have a say when changes to health services are proposed.
Who can be a Community Voice?
Community Voices are from local voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) organisations with strong links to their community and enjoy listening and talking to people. Because is important they have an interest in health issues.
What’s involved?
The training, spread over 4 sessions, provides an understanding of how the NHS works and why the NHS is required to involve local communities in changes to services. It covers methods and approaches to engagement and consultation which can be useful skills for your own personal development and benefit your organisation. It also covers key information about equalities and safeguarding. Participants are asked to complete a practical task which involves asking service users to complete a survey.
The next virtual training runs on the following dates:
- Wednesday 25th January
- Wednesday 1st February
- Wednesday 8th February
- Wednesday 8th March
The benefits of training as a Community Voice are:
- being offered opportunities to carry out surveys or run focus groups
- the opportunity to earn money for your organisation
- being invited to local events where you can meet with the people and organisations involved in shaping local health services.
How to book
If you are interested in becoming a Community Voice, please email engagement@cvac.org.uk .