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Latest News
For the latest news from East Surrey MP, Sam Gyimah, please click here
Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund ‘Supporting The Front Line’.
Tender Opportunity
Surrey Community Action was successful, in partnership with 11 infrastructure organisations within Surrey, in being awarded a Government grant through the Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund. This fund is being delivered by Big Fund, the non-Lottery funding arm of the Big Lottery Fund. Transforming Local Infrastructure is providing better support for frontline civil society organisations by transforming local infrastructure services. Tandridge Voluntary Service Council (TVSC) is one of the 11 organisations in the Surrey partnership.
The aim of “Supporting the Front Line” project is to rationalise and streamline services across the county and to develop a new social enterprise model to enable the local infrastructure organisations to become more self-sufficient and rely less upon statutory funding.
There is an opportunity to tender for the Performance and Impact part of the project. Please click on the link below for more information on this.
http://www.surreyca.org.uk/tender_opportunity.htm
The deadline for submissions is 12noon Friday 1st June 2012.
If you have any queries or questions in regard to the TLIF’ Supporting the Front Line’ project please contact: Alex Greenaway (Mrs),project manager on 01483 447133 or alexg@surreyca.org.uk
Surrey Voluntary Action Engaging with Emerging Health Structures
This Surrey-wide event supported by NAVCA was held at Leatherhead Leisure Centre on 27 March 2012 and was attended by over 70 representatives of the Voluntary, Community and Faith sector.
There were presentations from Dr. Joe McGilligan, chairman of ESyDoc and co-chair of Shadow Surrey Health and Wellbeing Board; Fionnula Robinson, Director of Communications Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Roy Weedon, Surrey LINk.
Please click on the following links to view the presentations. Clinical Commissioning Group, Building a Better NHS, LINks to Healthwatch
Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
To view the weekly message from Michael Wilson, Chief Executive of Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, please click here.
To view issue 5 of the Surrey Personalisation Bulletin please click here.
To view TVSC's latest Report & Accounts please click here
What can you do to be better prepared?
Some emergencies require evacuation, some require staying put – are you ready?
Emergencies can and do happen. In recent years the UK has seen events such as heavy snow, flooding, utilities failures and fuel shortages.
Experience has shown that sometimes due to the scale of the emergency, the normal response provided by the emergency services and the local authorities can be delayed. On these occasions anything, which the local community can do to support both themselves and each other, will help to ensure the emergency is dealt with effectively and reduce its impact.
Surrey’s Local Resilience Forum has produced ‘packs’ to help you prepare for emergencies. These free packs can be found on the Surrey County Council website homepage (www.surreycc.gov.uk) search for Community Resilience. They contain useful checklists, contact numbers and tips on how you can be prepared.
A few simple steps you can take now to help ensure you are prepared for an emergency, include taking time to find out:
- Where and how to turn off the water, gas and electricity supplies in your home
- The emergency procedures for your children at school
- The emergency procedures at your workplace
- How your family will stay in contact in the event of an emergency
- If any elderly or vulnerable neighbours might need your help
- How to tune in to your local radio station.
If you would like any further advice on developing your own household or local community emergency plan then please contact the Surrey County Council Emergency Management Team on:
Email: sccemt@surreycc.gov.uk
Tel: 03456 009 009
Live Life Your Way
If someone stopped you in the street and asked you how to go about finding information on support for carers (family members who provide unpaid care) or where to go for advice on health or social care matters, would you know the answer? No? Well a website, a telephone helpline and two hubs could provide the answer. Please click here for more details.
Adult Social Care Select Committee Website
The Scrutiny section of Surrey County Council's website is in the process of being updated. They are aiming to provide more information on all of their Select Committees along with up-to-date details on the process for scrutiny, how to get involved and current work programmes. The Adult Social Care Select Committee section has been updated to include more information on the remit of the Committee and you can now download the 2011-12 Work Programme by clicking here
The latest Author Events Brochure for January - June 2012 from Surrey County Council Library Services is now available from here. There are opportunities to meet and talk to a variety of best-selling, award-winning and debut writers, including sports journalist Ned Boulting, journalist and broadcaster John McCarthy and Jill McGivering to name but a few. Click here for a programme of Health & Well-being events being held during the spring and autumn 2012.
