About the organization
We help people and organizations to gain the knowledge, understanding, skills, and confidence they need to engage more effectively and to make their approaches more person-centered.
Our work falls into three streams:
- Supporting national policy and system design
- Supporting the vital role that the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector plays in health and care
- Supporting the adoption and spread of person-centered approaches
Mission : We work for a strong patient and citizen voice and services built around people. We stand up for voluntary organisations and their vital work for people’s health and care.
We have more than 140 charity members and 20 professional and associate members. Our membership covers a diverse range of conditions and communities and connects with the experiences of millions of people.
Vision : We seek to strengthen the voice of the sector in policy and practice, and to raise the status of the VCS as a key contributor to health, wellbeing, care and support in a more sustainable system.
We also work to build the knowledge and capacity of our sector to participate in supporting person centred, community based care.
People
Initiatives
Six principles for engaging people and communities: definitions, evaluation and measurement / and ‘Putting them into practice’
