{"id":318,"date":"2024-01-26T10:07:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T10:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/2024\/01\/26\/our-january-newsletter-is-out\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T15:13:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:13:14","slug":"our-january-newsletter-is-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/our-january-newsletter-is-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Our January Newsletter is out!","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Local Area Coordination in England and Wales<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>January 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Updates on Local Area Coordination, the work of the Network and<br>\nthe areas implementing the approach.<\/p>\n<p>In this edition we\u2019ll be covering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hello and Welcome<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Looking Back on 2023\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Publications<\/li>\n<li>Vacancies<\/li>\n<li>Events, Training\u00a0&amp; Campaigns<\/li>\n<li>Useful Blogs<\/li>\n<li>New Social Leaders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/7e3b63d7d011\/members-update-9754772?e=%5BUNIQID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read all about it here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lacnetwork.us14.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=e97928dec30d115d93529c635&amp;id=f04ead8240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to receive future copies to your inbox here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A note from from Nick Sinclair<\/strong>,<br>\nDirector of the Local Area Coordination Network\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/NEWS-300x300.png\" alt=\"Circle reading 'News'\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\"><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-GB\">Greetings, dear readers! Nick here. We hope this finds you in good spirits. A big thank you as always to the incredible Lily for putting together this monthly newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Our year kicked off with a burst of energy, and we\u2019re thrilled to share some of the exciting happenings with you. South Tyneside and Oxfordshire, our new areas, are buzzing with activity as they embark on the journey of recruiting their first ever Local Area Coordinators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whitburn\u2019s Vibrant Community Conversations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, we held a great workshop at the Barnes Institute in Whitburn, where Hazel, Diane, and locals gathered to discuss Local Area Coordination. The discussions ranged from the purpose of the role to its potential impact on the local area, with people sharing\u00a0their support and ideas. The role is currently out for advert, and the team have already had\u00a0some brilliant conversations with interested applicants before the community interviewing process next month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oxfordshire\u2019s Leadership Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Oxfordshire Local Area Coordination Leadership Group engaged in a thought-provoking session exploring methods to evaluate their upcoming LAC work. The conversation delved into the best systems for recording anticipated core outcomes, and the significance of Shared Agreements in fostering longer-term and intentional relationships. One leader astutely remarked that Local Area Coordination is proven, and so now the challenge lies in evolving and improving. Like South Tyneside, Oxfordshire is also on the hunt for their first two Local Area Coordinators, with the first role in Bicester (East) out for advert now too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost Consequence Framework<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The concluding NIHR funded research into LAC is now focused on developing a robust cost consequence framework. Recently we\u2019ve been getting ready for an in-depth exploration with the evaluation team, aiming to unveil a framework that showcases the full value of Local Area Coordination, including the financial aspects. Stay tuned for more updates on that!<br>\nBeyond all that this month, we\u2019ve been carrying on inducting fabulous new Local Area Coordinators, delivering workshops, arranging gatherings, and supporting conversations with potential new areas etc.\u00a0We\u2019ve also been having some very interesting\u00a0conversations with the Government following our Network\u2019s roundtable for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in December \u2013 more to follow on that at a later date!<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I was reminded at the end of last year \u2018to be bold\u2019\u00a0(thanks Relationships Project!) I\u2019ve really taken that to heart as we head into 2024. Whilst this year is probably going to be one of the toughest yet in terms of local government finances, there has never been a time that our work has been needed more so we have to be bolder in making the case!<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the newsletter!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nick Sinclair<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January &#8217;24 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":1,"featured_media":396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Our January Newsletter is out! | LAC Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/our-january-newsletter-is-out\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our January Newsletter is out! 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