From: Dr Marj Woodhouse, Senior Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton Hi I’m developing a fellowship proposal that focuses on how assistive products that support fundamental care can be better chosen and used to support people living...
In March, NHS Dorset with partners held a “Sandpit event” to bring together interested parties and explore opportunities to test, learn, and share how Patient Activation, might be used in Dorset. You can read the summary report here. At the event, it was...
The Dorset Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly (VCSA) is seeking new Board Members to join our Governance Board and help us strengthen the collective voice of the VCSE across Dorset. Due to recent developments and the continued growth of our work, we now have...
The Women’s Health Strategy for England (Department of Health and Social Care 2022, updated 2024), sets out 10-year ambitions for boosting the health and wellbeing of women and girls, and for improving how the health and care system listens to women. Although women in...
Would you be able to help collect some information to support the pan-Dorset NAP Steering Group with a priority project? The pan-Dorset NAP Steering Group in composed of representation from Health, Education, Local Government, Research, and the Voluntary Sector. One...
NHS Dorset are gearing up for winter with the new Stay Well campaign. We’d love to shout about the little things that we can do/are doing to support our communities that help people to stay well across the winter months. It would be great if you could let us know...
You are invited to join us at Dorset’s Stakeholder Conversation on Age-friendly Communities at the Dorford Centre on 20th November. This will come hot on the heels of the most recent event on Social Connection in September and will be the first public conversation...
A call for evidence was launched on 26 September, to run for 6 weeks and closing on 7 November, asking NHS partners and stakeholders to support the development of the 10 Year Workforce Plan, in response to the ambitions of the 10 Year Health Plan. This is an...
What does Safeguarding mean to you? Are you responsible for Safeguarding in your organisation? Sign up for Dorset's VCSE Free Safeguarding Date and time: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00 - 15:00 GMT Location: The Hamworthy Club, Magna Road Canford Magna BH21 3AP Agenda...
Dorset’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector is a vital part of the health and care landscape – but understanding the evolving structure of the Integrated Care System (ICS) can feel overwhelming. That’s why Dorset VCSA is launching Inside the...
Dorset Council has become the 100th place in the UK to become an Age-friendly Community. The local authority joins a growing network of places representing more than 30 million people that also includes Greater Manchester, Hertfordshire and Cardiff. All the...
Dorset Council is running a campaign to encourage anyone who is worried about losing their home to contact a free helpline called the Housing Advice line, before they get to a crisis situation and risk becoming homeless. The campaign is aimed at anyone who is...
