Over £50 million for health and volunteering projects

The Department of Health has announced funding of £51 million to voluntary organisations for volunteering projects in health and social care.
Under the DoH’s Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund, 51 local voluntary organisations will share a total of £2.5 million, each receiving up to £50,000. Recipients include local Home-Start charities, Age UK groups and mental health organisations. The only group in Greater Manchester to receive funding was Self Help Services.
Successful bidders had to meet one of four themes: improving health and social care; delivering better health outcomes; improving public health; and a patient-led NHS.
National volunteering organisations are being invited to bid for a share of the other £2.6 million. They will be able to apply for a maximum of £200,000 a year for up to three years.