Dear Members,
Healthwatch-Community Involvement (H-CI) is a new project of National Voices (of which we are a member), Regional Voices, CSV and Navca. Through their voluntary sector networks they aim to reach 30,000 groups (of which NRAS is one) across the country to then encourage their supporters to "Get Involved, Get on the Map.
Local health and social care is changing rapidly. If people want to participate in shaping care services and hold them to account, they need to make themselves known to the new organisations that are taking charge. They need to ‘get on the map’ and H-CI is here to help them.
This project will help to inform and educate people on the opportunities to participate locally, including the establishment of new local Healthwatch organisations from April 2013. It offers our members and supporters the chance to identify themselves as potential participants by signing up to get on the map of involvement the project partners will hold, and which will be made available to Healthwatch and other organisations."
We do hope you will consider signing up to this exciting new project and you can find more information on their website:
http://healthwatch-ci.co.uk/ Best wishes,
Emma
NRAS Membership Supervisor
