VCS (V) None (N) Not No (N) Applicable (NA) Reduced No adverse impacts identified in the screening expenditure on 0 -9 -110 -110 Y E N assessment library materials Alternative Delivery No adverse impacts identified in the screening 0 0 -125 -125 Y N N Vehicle assessment Reduced funding -40 -70 -70 -70 Y E&VCS Y Both services focus on improving services, for provision of predominately for vulnerable people or people at Local Healthwatch challenging times in their lives. The Local and NHS Advocacy Healthwatch service focuses on strategic service Complaints service improvement, from the users’ perspective, in health and social care. The NHS complaints advocacy service focuses on supporting vulnerable individuals through the complaints process who otherwise would not be able to have their voice or complaint heard. Local Healthwatch has been set targets to engage with seldom heard groups. Recent project work has included engaging children and young people on mental health provision, looking at the availability of transport to get elderly and vulnerable people to and from medical appointments and have engaged with the Gypsy, Roma Traveller communities. A reduced budget may mean the providers are less well able to advocate for some of our most vulnerable residents.
VCS (V) None (N) Not Applicable (NA) No (N) Reduced expenditure on library materials 0 -9 -110 -110 Y E N No adverse impacts identified in the screening assessment Alternative Delivery Vehicle 0 0 -125 -125 Y N N No adverse impacts identified in the screening assessment Reduced funding for provision of Local Healthwatch and NHS Advocacy Complaints service -40 -70 -70 -70 Y E&VCS Y Both services focus on improving services, predominately for vulnerable people or people at challenging times in their lives. The Local Healthwatch service focuses on strategic service improvement, from the users’ perspective, in health and social care. The NHS complaints advocacy service focuses on supporting vulnerable individuals through the complaints process who otherwise would not be able to have their voice or complaint heard. Local Healthwatch has been set targets to engage with seldom heard groups. Recent project work has included engaging children and young people on mental health provision, looking at the availability of transport to get elderly and vulnerable people to and from medical appointments and have engaged with the Gypsy, Roma Traveller communities. A reduced budget may mean the providers are less well able to advocate for some of our most vulnerable residents.
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