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Resources

Health SIG: Supporting the Social Care Workforce

MARCH 2025

Slides from the Health Special Interest Group (Health SIG) meeting held on the 25th March 2025.

Social Care Workforce Strategy 2025-2035

MARCH 2025

A detailed report on the Social Care Workforce Strategy 2025-2035 from the Department of Health.

Healthy Ageing in Rural and Coastal Areas of Northern Ireland

February 2025

This report, developed through the SPACE project by Age NI in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast and the Public Health Agency, examines the experiences of older people living in rural and coastal communities. It highlights the impact of transport, service accessibility, and social connection on healthy ageing and calls for coordinated action to address these challenges.

Scoping Study Summary Report

JUNE 2024

An exploration of how to unite and utilise the collective expertise of VCSE health, social and community care organisations, so that they can work effectively in partnership with each other, with the Department of Health and other statutory agencies to improve health outcomes in NI.

Scoping Study Project Report

JUNE 2024

An exploration of how to unite and utilise the collective expertise of VCSE health, social and community care organisations, so that they can work effectively in partnership with each other, with the Department of Health and other statutory agencies to improve health outcomes in NI.

Development Plan

JANUARY 2025

The Northern Ireland Health Collective has been formed from a joint research study which took place over a 10 month period from September 2023 to June 2024 between Chief Officers of Third Sector (CO3) Health Special Interest Group (Health SIG) and the Long Term Conditions Alliance and was funded by the National Lottery Dormant Accounts Fund (NI) Development Grant. 

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