Monthly archive: January 2012

Register of Lobbyists

23 January 2012 – 2:20 pm

So the Government have launched another consultation, this time about whether to introduce a register of lobbyists. There is currently no regulation in the UK around lobbying the Government and the proposed register would require an individual or organisation to be registered before their lobby will be considered by Government. Having spent 2 1/2 years on a [...]

By Natalie Maidment | Posted in Campaigning, In the news, Policy and Representation Partnership, Uncategorised | Comments (0)

North East’s most influential Twitter users

19 January 2012 – 12:23 pm

Twitter, the social media tool, is becoming an increasingly useful way to reach people of influence.  One retweet from an influential Twitter user can send your message through to thousands of followers, even go global.  With this in mind I have gathered a list here of who I believe to be the North East’s most [...]

By Carrie Brookes | Posted in Social Media | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Stop this unfair news tax on charities

18 January 2012 – 10:42 am

CharityComms has launched a campaign this week to exempt charities from paying a fee for sharing online news articles. I am wholeheartedly behind this campaign which seems grossly unfair and an unnecessary burden on charities at a time when many are closing down due to funding cuts. Im also very disappointed to see The Guardian [...]

By Carrie Brookes | Posted in Campaigning, Communications, In the news, Social Media, Support for sector | Tagged , | Comments (4)

How will the NHS reform affect your organisation

18 January 2012 – 8:25 am

Yesterday I attended a workshop as part of Community Action on Health and Newcastle CVS’ research to find out how the VCS think the NHS reforms in Newcastle will affect them. The discussion started promising as the results from the GP research was shared; 26 out of the 31 respondents said they believed the VCS [...]

By Natalie Maidment | Posted in Campaigning, Policy and Representation Partnership | Comments (0)

Well, I didn’t see that coming…

4 January 2012 – 9:52 pm

Did you?  So Andrew Lansley has decided that local HealthWatch should now come into effect in April 2013 and not this October as previously envisaged.  He’s also made it clear that Local Authorities are expected to continue to provide a Local Involvement Network (LINk) during 2012/13. The official reason for this u-turn reflects “the need [...]

By Joanne Smithson | Posted in Health and wellbeing | Comments (0)