The local voluntary and community sector provides a wide range of services to support the health and wellbeing of residents in Kensington and Chelsea. It also works closely alongside colleagues from the Council and local NHS services to help inform the local health agenda.
For more information about our work, please look at the Self-Care case studies on our website.
KCSC strategic objectives for health & wellbeing
- Establish the VCS as a leader within the health and wellbeing agenda
- Co-ordinate voluntary, community and statutory sector clinical and social care relationships
- Build and sustain the voluntary and community sector, and communities’ voice and role in the design and delivery of health and wellbeing services that aim to reduce health inequalities
- Support commissioned organisations in their delivery of good health and social care services
What do we do:
- We manage two social prescribing programmes (more information in the link below)
- We support two health focussed voluntary sector forums (see more on the Forums page):
- Health and Wellbeing Forum
- North Kensington Health and Wellbeing Network
- Co-ordinate VCS engagement and delivery in health and wellbeing generally - for example through the vibrant Healthy Communities programme
Social Prescribing (Self-Care)
Learn more about the voluntary sector role's in supporting patient self-care.
Engagement
Find out how the voluntary sector influences and helps shape the local Health agenda and services.
Resources, Research & Evaluation
Links to research and the latest statistics concerning the health of local communities.
Forum
Quarterly, meetings re held for all voluntary sector health and wellbeing professionals in Kensington and Chelsea to share knowledge and skills, network and build partnerships, and receive updates and information.