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Charity and Voluntary Sector
AUK: Age UK is backing the Which? 'Price it right' campaign which is intended to make it easier to compare prices in the supermarket. The unit price is the price of a food in a consistent measure, such as per litre or Kg. At the moment, it's harder than it should be for shoppers to make informed choices because this information isn't always available.
DUK: Many paediatric diabetes units in England are struggling to secure the extra funding made available in April 2012 by a new Best Practice Tariff, despite meeting its mandatory standards, NHS Diabetes have warned. In a letter to paediatric diabetes service providers last week, NHS Diabetes Director Anna Morton asked for a formal progress update on the new Tariff.
The letter comes as many paediatric diabetes teams report commissioning groups are looking for loopholes not to have to pay the Tariff while others claim they do not have the necessary funding available.
The ‘Best Practice Tariff for Paediatric Diabetes’ sets out 13 areas of care that must be met for teams to qualify for greater financing. Local services unable to achieve these standards will be supported to improve. However, they face having their funding withdrawn if they are still unable to reach the required level by April 2013.
CO: Places are being announced all over England & Northern Ireland for young people to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS), starting in the October half-term holiday.
Previously, NCS has only run in the summer holidays, but following the success of this year’s programme the Government is looking for ways to offer it all year round for every 16- and 17-year-old. For the first time, NCS will also take place in Northern Ireland for 15- and 16 -year-olds.
UKOC: Do you use online tools to help you achieve your community projects? Are there any websites you just couldn’t get by without?
UK online centres is about to launch a brand new website, Community How To, which aims to make life easier for community groups by showing how digital tools can get the job done. They are offering £100 to centres which share their experiences of digital tools with them so they can share them with others and help make life easier for everyone.
BIG: The new £3.4m Getting Ahead programme aims to engage, prepare & motivate care leavers and young offenders between the ages of 16 & 18 who are not in education, employment or training into undertaking a 6 month paid supported work placement. The aim is to enhance their chances of progressing into sustainable employment or further learning or training by increasing their employability skills.
AUK: Age UK's radio station, The Wireless, will be bringing its mix of music, news & chat to millions of homes across the UK, as it launches on DAB Radio. It is now available on DAB radio across London & Yorkshire, and even if you don't listen there, you can still listen via the Age UK website.
