Latest news
What’s happening in Cornwall’s VCSE sector
Closing the National Adoption Register
The National Adoption Register, for hard-to-place children, will be closing at the end of March, but the regional replacements are not fit for purpose yet.
read moreNew Special School for Bodmin
Cornwall Council announces plans for a new Special School in Bodmin, for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, and EHC plans.
read moreHotels helping fight human trafficking
An interesting report on the fight against human trafficking moving to the front desks of hotels and motels.
read moreWhat to say to people with dementia
Information and support for people who care for those with dementia, whether professionally, or someone in their family.
read moreRecordMeNow app
RecordMeNow app, to leave lasting messages for children and other loved ones, designed particularly for parents facing a terminal diagnosis, and available for free.
read moreNHS long term plan for England and Wales
Find out about the NHS’s 10-year plan, and have your say on the future of the NHS in England and Wales.
read moreSafeguarding update
Brief highlights of news around safeguarding (upskirting, Mental capacity, abuse in the Catholic Church, pensions cold calling) plus the OSCP annual conference.
read moreShaping Our Future: A new proposal for health and social care in Cornwall
Shaping our Future is the new plan for joined-up health and social care provision in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Find out more, including the role the voluntary sector will play.
read moreBill to allow trustees time off from work is read in Parliament
A backbench bill has been read in parliament proposing giving charity trustees the right to time off from their paid work in order to carry out their trustee duties.
read moreEthical Angel
If you need skilled volunteers, for one-off projects, or specialist work, investigate Ethical Angel, which matches corporate volunteers with good causes.
read moreExpert Patient Programme recruiting new experts
Do you have lived experience of managing a long term condition or disability? Could you help others learn to do the same? CPFT are recruiting volunteer experts for their Expert Patient Programme.
read moreDisability-related news round-up
News relating to disabilities – Makaton at Newquay Airport, Autism support for employers, and a U-turn from the DVLA, and the final report of the Access to cash review.
read moreMore funding opportunties
More funding opportunities, covering children and young people’s mental health, people in need in the Rame peninsula, charities working in deprived countries, restoration of historical buildings, and helping young people overcome social injustice.
read moreRegistration for vulnerable EU citizens
Changes to the registration guidance for EU nationals applying for Settled Status post-Brexit give more certainty for those who are not economically active, including carers, the elderly and students.
read moreNHS and health update
Update on health-related matters, including the NHS’s Cervical smear campaign, tampons in hospitals, the rise in ‘Victorian diseases’, opt-out for organ donation, the GP five-year plan and WHO’s top ten risks to health in 2019
read moreHomelessness funding opportunities
Funding options for homelessness organisations – including loans, grants and supported learning.
read moreCommunications support for organisations in the criminal justice sector
ORganisations in the criminal justice sector are invited to apply for free communications support to help reframe their message to counter misconceptions.
read moreSome pensioners won’t be able to claim pension credit
New changes coming in in May mean pensioners with partners of working ages are no longer entitled to pension credit.
read moreWorkplace bullying in the charity sector
If you work for a registered charity and have experienced workplace bullying, the Centre for Mental Health is interesting in hearing from you. Take part in their survey here.
read moreDomestic abuse update – coercive control recognised
Stories in the news recently around domestic abuse – Sally Challen’s conviction for murder overturned (coercive control), plus the new Domestic Abuse bill, and learn about reproductive coercion.
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