We’re looking to fund projects that aim to treat psychological and emotional problems for children and young people at an individual level through one-to-one, group, online or phone delivery. The intervention must include psychological therapy as a core component being received by all participants and must be delivered or supervised by a clinically qualified practitioner.

Welcome to the SAEB Spring Bulletin 2024. Within this bulletin you will find an update on our new online safeguarding resources and I would also really like to draw your attention our new Say No to Abuse video that after viewing we kindly request that you complete a short survey.

The seasonal COVID-19 booster is now available, free, for those who are at greatest risk of becoming seriously ill from the virus. You are eligible for the spring booster if you are: aged 75 years and over; a resident in a care home; immunosuppressed (have a weakened immune system). You can use the national booking system to book an appointment or ask at a pharmacy or clinic offering the vaccination service as walk in vaccinations are now also available.

Please see the latest newsletter from Young Westminster Foundation with several training, job and funding opportunities including: ESMEE FAIRBAIRN Funding to support organisations in three areas; Our natural world, A Fairer Future and Creative Confidence Communities; MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION - Grants to support small organisations; and DWF FOUNDATION - Grants to support charities in key themes.

Public Involvement opportunities to which both Community Partners and their networks can apply: Join the review panel for the School for Primary Care Research (SPCR); Paid opportunities: Human Challenge Trial Committee role; Immunology Theme Community Partner role; and Biomedical Engineering Theme Community Partner role.

Based in Bradford, the supermarket chain Morrisons established the Morrisons Foundation in 2015 to support local good causes across Great Britain. Nearly 10 years later, the Foundation welcomes applications from registered charities in England, Scotland and Wales. Grants of up to £10,000 (previously the maximum grant was £25,000) are available for specific projects that help to improve people’s lives.

Special H&F Patient Reference Group, Topic: Autism - 25th April; Parkinson’s Information & Support event - 25th April; 2024 Wellbeing Programme for H&F Adults; Healing Our Broken Village event at Sandes End - 26th April; An Introduction to Age Friendly Communities - 15th May; and Better Gym, Free MSK physiotherapy seminars by Connect Health - 21st & 28th May.

Please see the latest newsletter from Waterloo Community Counselling with all the latest updates about the service including information about group activities, Spring wellbeing advice, and an upcoming social activity group for refugees and asylum seekers.

The ALIVE study aims to explore the lived experiences of Black African and Black Caribbean women living in East London. We are extremely keen to engage as many women as we can, in all their diversity, and we would like your help to do this! The study involves initially completing a survey and taking part in a follow up interview if they choose to.

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week which will take place from 13th May - 19th May with the theme "Movement: Moving more for our mental health" please see an up to date list of Community Living Well Wellbeing workshops including two specifically relating to this year's theme: Boost Your Mood with Movement, and Feeling Anxious? Lets gets Active!

The K&C Fraud newsletter contains information and figures of fraud cases in the borough including useful information about how to protect yourself against fraud crimes.

The list of North West London sites offering COVID-19 vaccination for the Spring 24 campaign is now available. From 22 April until 30 June 2024, the seasonal COVID-19 booster will be available, free, for those who are at greatest risk of becoming seriously ill from the virus.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust recently published a set of resources for patients waiting for an appointment or surgery at the hospital. On the Imperial College website, there are now pages on: Waiting for an appointment, surgery or treatment; Staying well while you wait; and Frequently asked questions.

The Earls Court Community Fund is now open for applications! The Earls Court Community Fund, established by the Earls Court Development Company, aims to support the local community in and around the Earls Court site. This year, the Fund is being jointly managed by the K+C Foundation and Hammersmith & Fulham Giving. Eligible organisations can apply for up to £15,000 for one year, and the deadline for applications is Friday 31st May 2024 at 5pm.

It is recognised that in many cases a number of callers to emergency services may not have English as their first language. In such instances, a third party language translation service may be used to assist the EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatcher) in taking the details of the call (at the point of the 999 or 111 call) . [This is done by conferencing in the interpreter once the language required is confirmed].

See the latest funding opportunities and news from London Community Foundation including information about Greener Futures in Westminster Event, Free Excel training; and several funding opportunities including London Marathon Active spaces fund, Baring Foundation Arts and Mental Health Fund, Sport England Small Grants Programme, Windrush Justice programme, and more.

Please take a look at the following 10 short animated films aimed at promoting awareness about prostate cancer. These animated films were made by Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Hospital Foundation Trust in partnership with Year 2 University of London Art Students at the London College of Communications in Elephant and Castle.

Please read through the following Public Health information briefing to help you give reliable evidenced information to your networks and residents. This briefing has information on: Blood Pressure Campaign – FREE blood pressure checks in pharmacies; Measles – new resources, posters in different languages; Health Hub pop ups in local venues please promote; Suicide prevention; and Making Every Contact Count FREE trainings.

The Kensington + Chelsea Foundation is pleased to announce that their Community Spirit Small Grants Fund has reopened for applications. This is a small grants fund to support events and activities that bring joy, hope and healing to our community. The majority of the beneficiaries of your project must be residents of Kensington + Chelsea.

From 1 November 2023, the Metropolitan Police changed the way they respond to calls related to health and social care concerns. This new policy is called Right Care Right Person. Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) aims to ensure that vulnerable people in London who are experiencing a deterioration in their health, receive support from those most appropriately trained to deliver it. Please see the following update with inforomation about its rollout.

The K&C Fraud newsletter contains information and figures of fraud cases in the borough including useful information about how to protect yourself against fraud crimes.

The GLA City Resilience Update is a monthly update on the work or the Greater London authority, with a particular focus on whole-of-society resilience. Some highlights in this update are: A survey on the making of the first ever London Community Resilience Toolkit; Our Community Resilience Fund Interim Evaluation report; A survey on the development of a new City Resilience Newsletter; Our Neighbourhood Networks research report from Neighbourly Lab; and our Equalities and Resilience report.

The NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme is a joint initiative between NHS England and Diabetes UK. This programme provides a low calorie, total diet replacement treatment for people who are living with type 2 diabetes and obesity or overweight: the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme.

Please see the latest newsletter from Young Westminster Foundation with several training, job and funding opportunities including: Funds to support community-led climate action, Grants to support charities providing opportunities for young people, and Funds to help small community based organisations get people into jobs through skills-building.

Diversify London ia programme that aims to provide VSOs across London with board ready candidates from Black, racialised or minoritised communities who have completed Olmec's Black on Board programme. Black on board is a programme Olmec have been running since 2008 that provides individuals with the skills to gain governance positions to address the lack of diversity on boards and in senior management.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have recently updated their Staying Well while you wait webpage. This has some very useful info and tips of things you can do to help you stay well and prepare for your procedure. These include stopping smoking, exercising regularly, drinking less alcohol and eating a healthy diet.

NHS North West London is introducing an ambitious but achievable plan to improve same day access to primary care for patients. The new approach sees the introduction of ‘same day access hubs’ across North West London. Patients contacting their GP surgery either online or by telephone may be directed to the same day access hub for triage to the right service for their needs.

Please see a collection of resources to support patients in using NHS App and Patchs tool. You will also find some useful manuals and information leaflets about ordering repeat prescriptions, using PKB (Patients Know Best) website and other useful digital inclusion and NHS online services support.

Are you living with dementia? Could you help with our research into how pharmacists in GP practices can support people with dementia? Who are we and what is the study about? We are a team of researchers from University College London. We want to understand how pharmacists based in your doctors surgery are currently supporting you and how they can continue to support you in the future.

The K&C Fraud newsletter contains information and figures of fraud cases in the borough including useful information about how to protect yourself against fraud crimes.

See the latest news and updates from the City Resilience Team at the Greater London Authority including Community Resilience Fund grantees, the London Climate Resilience Review, details of Resilience spaces, and the London Resilience Toolkit. Read on for details.

Coming Soon - Grant Fund: £200,000. Calling all Global Majority (BAME) led organisations who can deliver great activities to improve health and/or wellbeing of residents in North Paddington. Applications: Rolling basis, decisions weekly until the fund is spent. You can apply for up to £20,000 to make a positive impact in your community.

Grants are available for registered charities in London which are working with an experienced health agency or community partner to improve the health and wellbeing of people with long-term health conditions, disabilities and/or those who are vulnerable and marginalised. Grants of between £3,000 and £15,000 are available to fund projects, usually for one year. The average award is around £8,000.

Please see the latest newsletter from Young Westminster Foundation with several funding opportunities including: Trailblazer music fund, Making a positive difference in charities fund, Grants for charities working with people with disabilities or experiencing food poverty, and the Community Fund - Funds for organisations that want to bring communities together.

NHS North West London's health equity programme is working with partners and the communities of North West London to make real change in terms of improving inequalities in health and care. We know that some people in our communities in NW London are dying earlier than they should, with a range of factors including poverty, poor-quality housing, low-paid or unstable jobs impacting people’s physical and mental health. The health equity programme focusses on putting people at the heart of what we do – reducing inequalities, improving people’s health outcomes, and reducing the differences in healthy life expectancy.

The Westminster Connects newsletter advertises volunteering opportunities to thousands of local residents fortnightly. To include your opportunities you just need to email One Westminster details of you opportunities including a brief description of your organisation. a brief description of the role, the commitment required, times and dates, and your contact details.

The K&C Fraud newsletter contains information and figures of fraud cases in the borough including useful information about how to protect yourself against fraud crimes.

A national targeted lung cancer screening programme designed to catch cancer sooner or prevent it altogether has been announced by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Each year the programme - which will cost £270 million annually once fully implemented - is expected to detect cancer in as many as 9,000 people, deliver almost one million scans and provide treatment earlier.

From the Monday 5th February 2024, ActiveWestminster Network partners are invited to submit a proposal for funding support of up to £1000 to support new or upscaling of a health and wellbeing physical activity community project. The submission deadline is Sunday 3rd March 2024 at midnight.

The K&C Fraud newsletter contains information and figures of fraud cases in the borough including useful information about how to protect yourself against fraud crimes.

These leaflets have been co-produced by our Safeguarding Ambassadors and include a variety of our video resources to help support everyone to understand a range of safeguarding topics, as well as information on what happens after you report a safeguarding concern.

The London Inspire programme is a ground-breaking programme developed to raise awareness and promote targeted health interventions aimed at reducing the staggering health inequalities faced by black people in London. Inspire was developed to foster partnership and collaboration opportunities for voluntary and community sector organisations to deliver health interventions, while also amplifying the voice of the Black community to create whole systems change.

Endometriosis UK have newly translated support and symptoms leaflets. These leaflets are now available in Punjabi Shahmukhi, Punjabi Gurmukhi, Urdu, Polish, Scottish Gaelic, Cantonese, and Mandarin Chinese. The symptoms leaflet shares the main endometriosis symptoms, what endometriosis is and how Endometriosis UK provides support.

There is still availability to book space at the new improved Jubilee Community Sports Centre with priority being given to those clubs and organisations that are looking to provide opportunities to support the local community. The address of the venue is: Lancefield Street, London, W10 4NW

For those who were unable to attend the Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster 'Stay with Us' Suicide Prevention Campaign Launch please see the collated essential information and resources we have put together.

Please see the latest newsletter from Young Westminster Foundation including funding news: HELPING HANDS COMMUNITY FUND NOW OPEN and WESTMINSTER BRIGHTER FUTURES FUND; also YWF YOUTH WORKER FORUM WINTER EVENT on 6th November and YOUNG WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION JOB VACANCY as HELPING HANDS PROGRAMME OFFICER.

National Lottery Awards For All, is changing! You will now be able to: Apply for funding between £300 and £20,000 to support your project, an increase from the previous £10,000 per year; Get your project funded for up to two years rather than one. These changes mean that we have doubled the amount you can apply for and how long we’ll fund your project.

We are aware that ongoing, shocking events in Israel and Palestine have led to heightened tensions and emotional distress within our communities and want to remind you that Westminster’s Prevent team are available should you require our assistance; we are able to provide support and guidance for anyone who may be impacted by the current situation. If you or someone you know is feeling distressed or overwhelmed due to the recent events, there are resources and support available to help you navigate through these difficult times.

NEW OFFER OF FREE SUPPORT – fundraising strategy and bid writing help available now! Concentrated help from one of a panel of external fundraisers whose direct skills and expertise will be offered to Westminster VCS organisations (including CICs) for free.

North London Forensic Collaborative (NLFC) has recently launched a new small grant programme for Voluntary Community Faith and Social Enterprise organisations based in North London. This is open to organisations who currently work with individuals accessing forensic inpatient or community services, or organisations that are delivering health and wellbeing initiatives in local communities that with additional investment, could extend this offer to individuals accessing forensic services.

Our A&Es are extremely busy with waits of up to 11 hours. We are seeing many health issues related to the current warm weather – please do share the link below which gives advice on looking after yourself in warm weather, especially if you have asthma or hayfever. It also provides information on where to go if you need help so we can keep A&E for life threatening emergencies. The leaflet is also available in a number of different languages.

Apply for free mobile connectivity to support your charity. If you're a charity that needs support for digital inclusion programmes, you can apply for free Vodafone SIMs, each loaded with 40GB data a month for six months, plus unlimited calls and texts. You can use these however you like - for example, to provide connectivity to your service users or deliver training to people in need. We distribute SIMs through charities and cannot distribute SIMs to individuals.

This Strategy has been developed over a period of months through a collaborative process with the voluntary and community sector and colleagues from across the statutory sector/NHS. It presents a number of case studies from the VCS that illustrate its main goals and offers a set of clear recommended actions.

Please see the Westminster City Council landing page for all upcoming council grant funding opportunities for the VCS.

Here is Steve McQueen's EMBARRASSED - a short film created to help raise awareness of prostate cancer within the black community and featuring Idris Elba CBE, Chiwetel Ejiofor CBE, Michael Ward, and Morgan Freeman.. The message is that if you are a black man aged over 45 you should ask your GP for a PSA test. Prostate cancer is generally easy to treat (without chemotherapy) and survivable if caught reasonably early.

Please download and see the House of Commons/ House of Lords Joint Committee on Human Rights report: Black people, racism, and human rights - including formal minutes relating to the report.