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“Working in partnership to influence and transform health and social care”

The Voluntary and Community Sector Alliance (VCSA) works across Bradford District and Craven, and has been developed by the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) to become an equal partner in the Integrated Care System, alongside other key local health, social care, and support providers.

To deliver this; providers in health, social care, and support services have come together to form the Bradford Provider Alliance (BPA) and the Airedale Providers Alliance Group (APAG). The VCSA manages VCS Representation on different Partnership Groups associated with Health and Social Care, and co-ordinates the local Voluntary and Community Sector to deliver different Health and Social Care projects across the Bradford District and Craven.

Current News

WBN Staffing Announcement – October 2024

The VCS Alliance would like to inform all organisations involved with the Wellbeing Network of an upcoming change to the staffing of this project. Our current Partnership Manager, Helen Speight, is moving on to new opportunities at the end of this year and will be leaving her role at the VCS Alliance. We know you will all join us as we extend our appreciation for the amazing work Helen has done over the last few years with the VCSA and WBN, and we wish her the absolute best going forward.

Helen is happy to share that she is planning to train as a counsellor and to go back into self-employment to support organisational development, especially around obtaining the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT).

We are also pleased to announce that the new Partnership Manager of the Wellbeing Network will be Vanessa Rayner. To ensure an easy transition, Vanessa begins with the Alliance on the 5th of October and will be working alongside Helen over a transitional period until Helen leaves us.

Read our full statement, including an introduction from Vanessa