The Department of Health is holding a Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) of £100 million over a four year period (£63 million capital and £27 million revenue from 2008/09 to 2010/11) for social enterprises delivering health and social care services.
Eligibility
Hello For the last two years we have bought in some one to carry out our annual electrical testing e.g. PCs, monitors, kettle etc. However, I have now heard that we don't need to pay someone to do it and that we can do it ourselves. Is this true and what's involved?
Focusing on young people, the Hilton in the Community Foundation supports activities in education and health to relieve suffering and equip individuals.
Eligibility
The organisation must be a registered charity, a school or a recognisable and accountable good cause.
UKonline and NHS Choices - we are a new UKOnline centre - AND we are a Mini Choices centre providing Chlymidia and pregnancy testing.. is there any possibility that we can apply for funding for this grant - or will there be another opportunity later?
NHS Choices has commissioned the UK online centres team at Ufi to deliver a campaign to raise awareness of NHS Choices among disadvantaged groups.
Eligibility
Centres must be registered as UK online centres members, or have registered for UK online membership by the 29 Feb 2008.
The Department of Health is reviewing all funding and investment to third sector organisations. This includes primary grant funding streams: Section 64 (S64) General Scheme of Grants and Opportunities for Volunteering (OFV) and other funding through contracts.
The Children's Plan, a long term vision to improve schools and a step-change in the way parents and families are supported to deal with the new challenges faced by young people in the 21st century has been launched.
Eligibility
Various
What For?
The key announcements include:
I am working with a potential social enteprise in the health field we are nearing looking at setting up the company and I have heard something to the effect that if the doctors come across to the social enterprise there is only one type of mem & arts that would be acceptable. Could someone explain if they've heard this too and if so what type of mem & arts would it be and why is it so special ?
Has anyone come accross a scheme to provide care services for the elderly in rural areas by providing care assistants with tied housing? This would hopefully compensate for low wages in the sector and lack of affordable housing in areas where 2nd homes push prices up.
October 2007 - issue 2 of the HSE First aid at work newsletter has now been published. In this edition, frequently asked questions, review of Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 and HSE’s external contractor for 2007/08.
