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What can the Forum offer you?
The Forum believes the input of the voluntary sector
is vital to help break down inequalities and improve
the health of the nation.
Your work and interests will benefit by joining the
Forum - whether you want to influence policy or to hear
the views of those working in the public health field.
The NGO Forum has an agreement for how its members
will work with the Department of Health.
Moving Forward to Improve
Health: NGO Forum and Department of Health (pdf,
229kb)
Find out what the Forum can offer you:
What do we offer you, as a national non-governmental
organisation?
A platform, giving you the opportunity to:
- get involved in discussions and debates on developing
aspects of public health policy and practice
- feed your views and experience into existing or
new policy
- debate what approaches are effective and how to
apply them in practice.
- access to people who matter to your work:
- opportunities for direct dialogue and discussion
with key government policy makers
- opportunities to hear the views of other non-governmental
organisations
- a chance to discuss your own views and gain potential
advocates
- occasion to promote relevant aspects of your own
work to other NGOs as well as policy makers and implementers.
We will give you:
- updates of key consultations underway across government
- regular briefings on the developing wider public
health agenda
- the NGO Forum website www.ngoforum.org.uk
with access to news and events.
Would you like to join the NGO
Forum?
As a national policy maker in a government department
or unit, your work can impact on the health and well-being
of communities.
So what can the Forum offer you?
Access to expertise from the field of public health:
- ready access to an increasing range of national
non-governmental organisations
- an established channel for informing and briefing
a range of national non-governmental organisations
- a pool of potential speakers who can contribute
a non-governmental perspective to any events or conferences
you may be organising.
- a platform for discussion and showcasing your work
- an active forum for discussion and dialogue with
national non-governmental organisations that want
to contribute to developing policy and practice issues
- an additional channel to demonstrate your commitment
to wider consultation and involvement in developing
policy and practice
- a rapid response service to provide initial views
and input to developing work.
Expertise. You can benefit from our experience. We
offer you:
- a manager and small steering group, who will support
you in engaging with national non-governmental organisations
- opportunities to organise tailored seminars, workshops
and discussions so staff can build a wider understanding
of the role and contribution of the non-governmental
sector in their work.
Regular contact to keep you informed and up to date:
- regular updates on issues of concern to national
NGOs and a chance to better understand the potential
contribution that NGOs can make across different sectors
and at different levels
- the NGO Forum website www.ngoforum.org.uk
with access to news and events.
If you want to discuss how the Forum might assist your
work, or just be kept informed of what it is doing,
please email: ngoforum@rsph.org.uk
with your contact details and we will respond promptly.
Other interested parties
If you are working at regional or local level in an
NGO, or have an interest in encouraging dialogue between
the non-governmental sector and government, then you
can join the Forum contacts database.
While we can't offer you full membership, we would
be happy to keep you informed about our work hear your
views.
You will receive:
- periodic updates on the work of the Forum
- reminders of key current government consultations
- invitations to national events, seminars and conferences.
We would also like to hear about any work you are doing
that you think Forum members would be interested in.
Please email ngoforum@rsph.org.uk
with your contact details.
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