voice of the voluntary & community sector

publications and resources

Equity & Excellence: Liberating the NHS

Commissioning and procurement: great ideas from a buzzing conference

Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS

06/09/2010:
Big Society - consultation

20/09/2010:
Consultation Event: Equity & Excellence Health White Paper

11/11/2010:
Big Society Unplugged

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Welcome to Yorkshire & the Humber Forum

Helping you unpack the box...

Helping you unpack the box...

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The Policy landscape for the VCS is changing on a daily basis. Announcements concerning a wide range of policy; including budget cuts, 'Big Society', public service reform, and regional governance have implications for all parts of the sector. We will be updating news on a regular basis and providing links to other sources of information.

Keep up to date with the very latest announcements from the Coalition Government, particularly as they affect the sector in Yorkshire and the Humber, by clicking on the link below.

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Yorkshire & the Humber Forum

Yorkshire & the Humber Forum provides a coherent regional voice for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Yorkshire and the Humber.

It is a member led network of networks with over 100 members linking us to more than 20,000 front line groups. The Forum brings together voluntary and community sector organisations to ensure that the sector has the right support and structures to contribute to regional activity.

The Forum’s work focuses on tackling the disadvantage and disconnection which exist across Yorkshire and the Humber. The Forum believes that by placing the voluntary and community sector at the heart of the region, we can create an inclusive and vibrant region – with a high quality of life for all. The Forum supports, develops and advocates for a VCS that is...influential, informed, strengthened and connected.

The work of the Forum covers a range of areas:

For further information about the Forum, visit the about us page or call us on 0113 394 2300.

Influence * Inform * Strengthen * Connect

What's New?

Rural Network at the Great Yorkshire Show - Report

Rural Network at the Great Yorkshire Show - Report

Last updated:
17th August 2010

Briefing - Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS

Briefing - Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS

Last updated:
5th August 2010

Rural priorities - Report

Rural priorities - Report

Last updated:
27th July 2010

Latest News

Changes to Train to Gain funding
The Government has announced that £200 million of the Train to Gain budget will be redirected to fund the delivery of 50,000 Apprenticeship places and establish a fund for college building programmes....

Equity & Excellence: Liberating the NHS
Equity and Excellence is the Government's White Paper on Health. It proposes som...

Commissioning and procurement: great ideas from a buzzing conference
The Forum is coordinating the way forward for a number of ideas on commissioning and procurement from its conference at Goole on 16th June. Eleven participants, from all sectors, volunteered to be pa...

Upcoming Events

06/09/2010: Big Society - consultation
Venue: St George's Centre, Leeds Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm Yorkshire & the Humber Forum is organising a conference - 'Big Society Unplugged' - in Sheffield on 11 November, at which Nick Hurd MP, ...

11/09/2010: Futures North - Setting New Directions
Venue: Bodington Hall, Leeds Welcome to the new era: coalition government, huge public sector cuts; recession, and the promise of a decade of austerity. The growing threat of climate change. Loss o...

12/09/2010: Communities Assets Enterprise 2010 - DTA National conference
Inspiring places: the art of the possible Dates: Sunday 12th September - Tuesday 14th September 2010 Venue: The Quad and Assembly Rooms, Derby This year’s DTA national conference will fo...