More and more local and national governments have come to the view that engaging with citizens and planning, purchasing and delivering services at a ‘sub-local’ or ‘localities’ level is the way to add value.
In Edinburgh the City of Edinburgh Council has agreed a localities way of working, with the city divided into four quadrants, or localities, as described in the Council’s ‘Organise to Deliver’ reports.
Simultaneously, there is a drive within the legislation covering the integration of Adult Health with Social Care that services will be designed and delivered closer to communities.
What does this mean for Edinburgh? What does this mean for the city’s Voluntary Organisations? What are your hopes and your fears? What are your expectations of EVOC?
EVOC intends to bring organisations together to consider current plans, and their implications for our communities, by means of a series of four thinkSpace events spread across the city.
This comes out to you as a request to ‘save the date’ to attend the event within the locality most relevant to your service provision:
SOUTH WEST
Tuesday 21 April 2 – 4.30pm, WHALE Arts
NORTH EAST
Thursday 30 April 10am – 12.30pm, The Halls
SOUTH EAST/CENTRAL
Wednesday 6 May 10am – 12.30pm, Methodist Church
NORTH WEST
Monday 11 May 2 – 4.30pm, Royston/Wardieburn Community Centre.
If you have any comments or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact Dianne Morrison on 0131 555 9100 in the first instance.
EVOC will continue to publish relevant documents on its ‘Organise To Deliver’ page:http://www.evoc.org.uk/information/organise-deliver-bold-initiatives/
Milind Kolhatkar
senior development officer – community planning
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