Health and Social Care

Kingston Voluntary Action actively promotes awareness amongst KVA members and the local community of all relevant national and local policy initiatives in the area of health and social care services.

We work collaboratively with Voluntary and Statutory sector organisations to support the health and wellbeing of our local population, considering the wider determinants of health. The work ranges from influencing strategic policy to supporting programmes working with communities to tackle inequalities that impact on health.  KVA has worked with Kingston PCT to develop The Compact for Health, a framework partnerships between the Voluntary and Statutory sectors.

We disseminate information between the Statutory and Voluntary sectors to identify the need for and, to facilitate the development of new initiatives to keep people well. The sphere of activity covers all aspects from health promotion to disease prevention and supporting voluntary sector health and social care service providers to deliver quality services.

As part of the South London CVS Partnership we work together to share information and expertise in response to the latest and current health agendas that affect the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in the South London region.

KVA has a representative role in relevant planning and decision-making Health and Wellbeing partnerships:

• Adult Health and Wellbeing Board
• Choosing Health Partnership Board
• Health Overview Panel
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Commissioning Group
• Kingston Domestic Abuse Forum
• Kingston's HealthWatch Pathfinder
• Kingston-i
• Brokerage Support
• Transforming Social Care
• Tobacco Control Alliance