Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE)
The VCSE sector is an important partner for statutory health and social care organisations and plays a key role in improving health and care outcomes for its communities, not only by delivering services but also by shaping their design and advocating for, representing and amplifying the voice of service users, patients and carers.
Humber and North Yorkshire VCSE Collaborative
The Humber and North Yorkshire Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Collaborative represents the wider VCSE sector and comprises of Place Leads from VCSE sector infrastructure organisations, the NHS, and the VCSE Collaborative staff team.
The VCSE Collaborative sits within the governance of Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and is equal to the other Collaboratives of Mental Health, Primary Care, Acute and Community. Find out more about our work below and in our introductory video.
News and Updates
We need your support to map the size and scale of Humber and North Yorkshire’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector’s workforce. The data your organisation provides will be collated to create an in-depth picture of our sector. This will feed into the planning of future investment and resource allocation into the sector for the delivery of health and care services across our communities.
Conference: Children and Young People’s Trauma Informed Care Programme
Thursday 3 April 2025, 9:30am-3:30pm, MKM Stadium, Hull.
VCSE organisations are invited to attend the second annual Children & Young People’s Trauma Informed Care Programme Conference taking place in April.
20 January 2025
Webinar: Staying well this winter – Thursday 30 January 2025, 12:30-1:30pm
Winter brings unique challenges to health and wellbeing, but preparation makes all the difference! Join us for an informative session on staying well this winter and explore key topics including the importance of seasonal vaccinations and a directory of services.
15 January 2025
Lead for social prescribing recognised in the New Year Honours list
Alison Semmence, Chief Executive at York CVS and Deputy Chair of the Humber and North Yorkshire VCSE Collaborative, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her contribution to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, and specifically to Social Prescribing.
13 January 2025
Training and Events
Winter brings unique challenges to health and wellbeing, but preparation makes all the difference! Join us for an informative session on staying well this winter and explore key topics including the importance of seasonal vaccinations and a directory of services.
Focuses on what menopause is, why and when it happens and ways of managing menopause, participants will also gain confidence in having supportive conversations around menopause and how to get the right support together including the important role a partner, team or family member can play in supporting someone through menopause.
Gary Sainty, Head of VCSE will be speaking at the Navsm Annual Seminar in February 2025, focusing on ‘connecting the VCSE and ICB’. For more information and to find out more about the conference, please email: treasurer@navsm.co.uk
Join second Humber and North Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Trauma Informed Care Programme Conference. This conference will be of interest to those professionals who can initiate system change at an operational and strategic level, and those working within systems to support young people who have or may have experienced trauma.
Online delivery, various dates available
The course is for anyone who has opportunities to chat to others about issues that affect their health and wellbeing.
The session aims to build confidence, knowledge and skills required to MECC and to provide participants with resources specific to supporting people to take better care of their health and wellbeing.
Useful Links
Inclusive Language Guidance – This document has been co-developed in partnership with a diverse group of colleagues to improve confidence around using inclusive language.
Gain new qualifications through the HNY Learning Hub – Opportunity for VCSE sector staff and volunteers… Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership has partnered with DN Colleges Group to create a learning hub with fully funded courses relevant to both clinical and non-clinical job roles, at academic levels 1, 2 and 3.
News and Updates
Asylum Seeker Mental Health and Wellbeing Grant Opportunity – 20 December
Toolkit: Get Winter Ready – 16 December
Over £55k awarded to local projects to reduce health inequalities across York – 6 December
Join National Association of Voluntary Services Manager Annual Seminar on 25 February 2025 – 3 December
People urged to ‘Think Pharmacy First’ this winter – 26 November
Humber and North Yorkshire Inclusion
Health Community of Practice – 25 November
VCSE Collaborative welcomes new member to the team – 18 November
People urged to ‘Think Pharmacy First’ this winter – 20 November
Gain new qualifications through the HNY Learning Hub – 17 November
Partnership unveils comprehensive
Education and Training Roadmap – 12 November
Get Winter Strong, Get Vaccinated Toolkit launched – 11 November
Lunch and Learn: Children and Young
People’s Mental Health Services – 10 November
Humber and North Yorkshire VCSE Collaborative
Our People
VCSE Collaborative Staff Team:Meet the VCSE Collaborative Staff Team
Gary Sainty - Head of VCSE
Penny Butcher - VCSE Programme Manager
Beckie Deamer-Brooke - VCSE Business Support Officer
Anna Boad - VCSE Collaborative Communications Lead
VCSE Collaborative Place Leads and NHS Representatives:
Jason Stamp - (Chair) Chief Officer, Forum
Alison Semmence - (Vice Chair) Chief Executive, York CVS
Jane Colthup - Chief Executive, Community First Yorkshire
Jamie Lewis - Chief Executive, Hey Smile Foundation
Jennifer Jonhson - Delivery Manager, Sector Support North East Lincolnshire Partnership
Lucy Stephenson - Joint Chief Executive, Citizens Advice North Lincolnshire
Debra Taylor - Joint Chief Executive, Citizens Advice North Lincolnshire
Sam Haward - Head of Community Services, North Yorkshire Place
Toni Yel - Assistant Director, Community Integration and Transformation
Our Plan
Our plan is to enable the potential and impact of the VCSE sector to be realised by being fully integrated into the planning, design and delivery of health and care across Humber and North Yorkshire; cementing the sector’s role as a key strategic partner.
The importance of the VCSE sector in the planning and delivery of health and care is highlighted throughout the NHS Long Term Plan.
Our Programmes of Work
- Community Transport
- Hospital Discharge
- Social Prescribing
- Volunteering
- Research Engagement Network (REN)
Our Documents
Our Meeting Updates
- 19 November – Update
- 14 Oct 2024 – Update
- 9 Sep 2024 – Update
- 12 Aug 2024 – Update
- 9 Jul 2024 – Update
- 8 Apr 2024 – Update
- 11 Mar 2024 – Update
- 12 Feb 2024 – Update
- 8 Jan 2024 – Update
- 11 Dec 2023 – Update
- 13 Nov 2023 – Update
- 10 Oct 2023 – Update
- 11 Sep 2023 – Update
- 10 Jul 2023 – Update
- 22 May 2023 – Update
- 13 Mar 2023 – Update
- 9 Jan 2023 – Update
- 5 Dec 2022 – Update
- 14 Nov 2022 – Update
- 10 Oct 2022 – Update
- 12 Sep 2022 – Update
- 8 Aug 2022 – Update
Our Events
We are busy planning our next event – come back soon to find out more.