Through our camapigns and outreach work we want to be able to reach as many of our local residents as possible. We know that using word of mouth and trusted community organisations are a powerful and effective way of informing and building understanding.
Throughout the year there will be some projects which we are able to comission some local community groups/organisations in each borough to help us with our outreach work.
Below you will find the projects that we are currently seeking expressions of interest from local community groups/organisations for:
Expressions of interest - community funding (Winter 23/24 brief)
You will find the application form at the bottom of this page.
What are we doing – The NW London approach
In winter, we see an increase in demand for health services. The NHS in NW London is once again looking to support local residents with decisions about their health and the services they use. We will run our own information campaign and undertake outreach but we want to do more to reach local people, especially those with poorer health outcomes and higher health inequalities. That’s where we need your help.
We are focussing on these key areas and messages:
- Vaccinations adults (flu and Covid boosters)
- Flu vaccination children (nasal spray)
- Where to go (GP, 111 online, 111, Pharmacy, UTC, A&E)
- GP access - how to access your GP practice
- Self-care (general winter messages stay warm, active, connected)
A significant amount of communication activity will be undertaken by the local NHS this winter to help share these messages:
- Public information leaflets and posters, in a range of languages
- GP and community videos and translations
- Community radio
- Pharmacy bags
- Information for schools and parents guide
- Communications pack for GP practices
- Carers guide
- Community webinars
- Whatsapp messages – videos MP4s (animation)
- Social media (twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Nextdoor, Citizen’s panel)
- Google adverts
- Dedicated website page
- Advertisement in council publications
What we are looking to fund – how you can help
We want to reach as many people as possible in NW London. We know that using word of mouth and trusted community organisations are powerful and effective means of informing, building understanding and hearing feedback.
We are looking for organisations that can have conversations with people, who can share the messages, verbally and through conversation with families and communities. We will provide simple messages and an information sheet to support this.
(We are not looking to just fund leaflets being handed out.)
With our funding we are looking to commission a small number of groups/organisations in each borough across NW London to help us with our outreach work.
We are ideally looking to provide around £2-3,000 per organisation but will consider higher bids if you are covering multiple areas and/or groups.
Our aim is to have organisations ready to start their work from the end of September 2023.
The project will complete by the end of February 2024. You do not have to cover the entire time period.
Please specify on your application if you can specifically support children and young families, in addition to our outreach to adults, we are also looking for organisations who can support us with information on the children's flu nasal spray.
The closing date for initial applications will be 4 September 2023 - with a view to advising on successful bids with-in two weeks of that date.
Who do we want to reach - Audiences and demographics
Whilst we want to reach as many people as possible, we know there are groups and areas where we need a greater focus. These include:
- Areas of high deprivation where there are often poorer health outcomes
- Ethnicities who would consider themselves seldom heard
- Those who are new to NW London and/or the UK
- Homeless
- Asylum seekers
- People not registered with a GP
- Children and parents (especially around the children’s flu vaccination)
- Pregnant women (especially for vaccination messages)
How we will support you - Training and resources
If you are successful in your funding bid then we will invite you to a webinar where we will talk through our key messages and share our existing resources with you.
We anticipate being able to provide a small volume of printed materials, in different languages, to support your conversations if this is required. This does not need to be factored into your funding plan.
You will also be provided with a point of contact for any queries that arise during the project.
How will we measure your success – reporting and evaluation
We will provide up to 50% of the funding upfront. You will then be required to evidence the activity you have undertaken and provide a monthly report outlining how many people you’ve reached, demographic information and verbatim feedback you’ve heard during your outreach work.
Templates will be provided and we will keep this as simple as possible to ensure that the majority of your time is focussed on outreach and delivery.
The remaining 50% will be paid upon successful completion of the work.
Please use this link to submit your bid for winter community funding
Thank you to all our community groups that supported this work.
More information on how your feedback has helped develop this work will be shared soon (August 2023).
Background
NHS cancer screening programmes can help to diagnose cancer or risk of cancer earlier and improve the likelihood of successful treatment. There are three national cancer screening programmes in England.
- Cervical screening
- The NHS cervical screening programme in England is offered to people with a cervix aged from 25 to 64. Routine screening is offered every three years up to 49 years of age and every five years from 50 to 64 years of age.
- Breast screening
- Breast screening is offered to women aged 50 to their 71st birthday in England. You’ll be invited for screening within three years of your 50th birthday
- Bowel screening.
- men and women aged 60-74 are sent a home testing kit every two years to collect a small sample of poo to be checked for tiny amounts of blood which could be caused by cancer.
Screening tests can detect a problem early, before you have any symptoms. Finding out about a problem early can mean that treatment is more effective.
What we are looking to fund – how you can help
Screening rates vary across NW London and we are keen to hear from as many residents as possible to understand the barriers to attending screenings. This will enable us to shape future activity to provide reassurance, to enable residents to make informed decisions about their healthcare and to hopefully increase screening rates in the area leading to improved health outcomes.
With our funding we are looking to commission a number of groups/organisations in each borough to help us gather feedback.
We are looking to provide £1-3,000 per organisation but will consider higher bids if you are covering multiple areas or groups.
The funding is specifically for activity which will explore barriers to attending the three national screenings. This could include events, community conversations, online activity etc.
Who do we want to reach - Audiences and demographics
We want to reach as many people as possible. As outlined in the background above, the groups entitled to attend screenings are:
Cervical screening – All women aged 25-64
Breast screening – All women aged 50-71
Bowel screening – All men and women aged 60-74
How we will support you - Training and resources
If you are successful in your funding bid then we will invite you to a webinar where we will talk through our key messages and share our existing resources with you.
We anticipate being able to provided printed materials to explain about how to get screenings, in different languages, so this does not need to be factored into your funding plan.
You will also be provided with a point of contact for any queries that arise during the project.
How will be measure success – reporting and evaluation
You will be expected to evidence the activity you have undertaken and provide a report outlining the verbatim feedback you’ve heard during your outreach work.
Templates will be provided and we will keep this as simple as possible to ensure that the majority of your time is focussed on delivery.