Third Sector Forum Meeting

Dear Colleagues

Many thanks to those that have confirmed attendance or sent apologies for the Third Sector Forum Meeting on 19 October at PAVO Offices, Llandrindod Wells from10am to 1pm.

Please click for the Agenda. We will be joined at the forum by a number of senior decision makers in partner, statutory agencies namely Amanda Smith, PtHBExecutive Director of Therapies, Health Science & Governance, David Powell, PCC Strategic Director for Resources and Lee Anderson, PCC Social Services Commissioning Manager. This is an opportunity to hear about developments and to influence decisions. To that end, I hope that as many as possible will join us in order to make the sector’s voice as strong and as representative as possible. Please let me know if you’re able to attend in order that we might make adequate provision.

The Domiciliary Care options appraisal requires wide engagement with service users, carers and third sector.  The council will not progress without engagement with these stakeholders and IPC consultants are not available on the 19^th. Consequently, we have decided to organise a separate opportunity for third sector colleagues to meet with them to engage re the various options.

PAVO AGM / CONFERENCE: 12 Nov, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd noon – 4.30pm

We hope you’ll be able to join us at our AGM / Conference.  Please click here to access the programme.

Welsh Government’s White Paper, Reforming Local Government: Power to Local People, states that we need to be: “Putting people at the centre and involving service users in prioritising, commissioning, designing, delivering and accessing services” Unlike the usual approach to consultation and engagement, the projects within PAVO’s One Powys-Connecting Voices portfolio invite commissioners, service providers & others to listen to what’s important to them.

These projects represent the voices of carers, children and young people, older people, people with neurological disorders, those with poor mental health and those promoting environmental matters.

We are fortunate to have keynote contributions from Mark Drakeford AM, Welsh Government Minister for Health & Social Care and John Rose, Director of Big Lottery Fund Wales.

There will be an opportunity to participate in one of the themed listening workshops that will give you the opportunity to hear the views and observations of those involved in and associated with the projects.

PAVO’s AGM and Annual Conference provides a great opportunity to meet other colleagues in the sector, as well as partners in other sectors to share information and good practice.

To let us know if you are able to attend please click here to complete the online booking form, telephone: 01597 822191 or e-mail: ruth.middleton@pavo.org.uk.

PAVO STAKEHOLDER SURVEY 2015

PAVO relies heavily on the views and comments of its partners, members, funders etc. We use what you tell us to shape and improve our work and services in the future.

We are about to review our 3-year strategic plan. I would be very grateful if you would complete & return our stakeholder survey - it will take no longer than 10 minutes to complete.

Please click on the link below (English):

https://docs.google.com/a/pavo.org.uk/forms/d/1w3SoXwKTGQ_4PwtrIqeoIjj5K1IXP_QZ6rpelNP17nI/viewform

Cliciwch, os gwelwch yn dda, ar y ddolen isod (Cymraeg):

https://docs.google.com/a/pavo.org.uk/forms/d/1hvzeLMHKrv03OeM4ixw7GPWbRA1uMd62KXxlZ40q7MY/viewform

The deadline for returning the survey is 16 October.

Very many thanks in anticipation of your response and I look forward to seeing everyone on 19 October.

Cofion / Regards

Carl