Birmingham Voluntary Service Council Jobs Join us Search About us Services Support for your organisation Impact What’s on Get involved Covid-19 Support Embedding the VCFSE sector into Birmingham and Solihull's Integrated Care System: Place-based sessions taking place in December Voluntary Community Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector and Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) Place-Based networks for Birmingham and Solihull Background and Context Integrated care systems (ICSs) are geographically based partnerships that bring together providers and commissioners of NHS services with local authorities and other local partners to plan, co-ordinate and commission health and care services. They are part of a fundamental shift in the way the health and care system is organised – away from competition and organisational autonomy and towards collaboration, with health and care organisations working together to integrate services and improve population health. ICSs have been developing for several years – the Health and Care Bill will put them on a statutory footing from April 2022. (Read more on The Kings Fund website) As we know, the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector is an essential system transformation, innovation and integration partner. It is a vital cornerstone in progressive health and care systems and has a key role to play in: ICS governance and decision making arrangements Supporting the capability and functions of ICS’s to deliver integrated care System, strategic, workforce and operational plans Shaping, improving and delivering services and developing and delivering plans to tackle the wider determinants of health Population Health Management - capturing and sharing data, intelligence and insight into the needs of people and communities To support the VCFSE sector’s role in the ICS, a programme is now underway for Birmingham and Solihull’s Integrated Care System. This will focus on embedding the VCFSE sector into the ICS through Place-Based Networks (building on existing structures) that will form a VCFSE Alliance for Birmingham and Solihull. This will be supported as follows: Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC), Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning group (BSoL CCG) and other partners in the ICS, will be working collaboratively with the VCFSE sector to develop the networks Birmingham’s five places (as identified under the ICS) – further details below. Warwickshire & Solihull Community and Voluntary Action (CAVA), Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning group (BSoL CCG) and other partners in the ICS, will be working collaboratively with the VCFSE sector to develop the network for Solihull as one place – who will share details separately. Place Based Meetings – taking place in December! In the first two weeks of December, BVSC will be holding a kick-off session for each of the five places in Birmingham. These meetings are for Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise organisations and groups, based in each of the places, to attend and find out more! Aims and purpose of the initial sessions: Provide an update on recent and upcoming developments of Birmingham and Solihull’s Integrated Care System, which is due to become a statutory body from April 2022. Discuss the purpose and aims of the placed-based networks and alliance, and the important role of embedding the VCFSE sector into the ICS. Explore the identity, function and representation of each VCFSE Network in place. Look at next steps in taking this forward. Place-based meetings for Birmingham – book your place following the links below: Ladywood and Perry Barr constituencies (West) Friday 3rd December 2021, 10am – 12.00pm, Virtual Selly Oak & Hall Green constituencies (South East) Monday 6th December 2021, 10am – 12.00pm, Virtual Erdington and Sutton Coldfield constituencies (North) Wednesday 8th December 2021, 2pm – 4pm, Virtual Hodge Hill & Yardley constituencies (East) Monday 13th December 2021, 2pm – 4pm, Virtual Edgbaston & Northfield constituencies (South West) Wednesday 15th December 2021, 10am – 12.00pm , Virtual Published: 18 November, 2021 Share this page Email Facebook Twitter Registered office 138 Digbeth Birmingham B5 6DR Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Linkedin BVSC is a registered charity No 218795 and BVSC Enterprises is a social enterprise business run by the charity BVSC Advertise with BVSC Contact us Sitemap Accessibility Privacy policy Staff Log in Subscribe to our weekly e-bulletin here * indicates required Email Address * First Name* Last Name View previous e-bulletins here