Effective forms of consultation at the right time (hopefully will be addressed by this new process)
Transport - costly for local people
Lack of funding for community groups.
eg. too much time chasing grants
eg. lack of Trusts willing to fund core costs/staffing
eg. statutory sector offloading clients onto voluntary sector without funding
eg lack of clarity on who CCG decision makers are regarding funding
eg. CCG moving funding goalposts
eg. rural communities smaller numbers of people
Idea - central commercial contract team available to voluntary sector to provide expertise for tenders.
Affordability of services - being able to provide social leisure and learning activities at an affordable price for people on low or no incomes.
Partnership opportunities - access and networking to find potential partners to deliver more cost effective services.
Need for early intervention for people with eating disorders so they do not become entrenched.
Keeping service users safe - waiting times to a minimum.
Best possible pathway for service users - working together with NHS and other supporting charities.
Marketing and PR - opportunities; skills and resources to positively promote the organisation to increase investment.