ECS has been an accredited real Living Wage employer for a number of years now. The real Living Wage is an independently set hourly rate of pay, calculated according to the basic costs of living. It is currently set at £9.50 an hour for employees across the UK. It is updated annually, and employers pay it on a voluntary basis.
Read MoreThis year marks the third annual advocacy awareness week and this year more than ever it seems fitting to be spending a dedicated week focusing on raising awareness of the power and impact of independent advocacy in people’s lives. Every day our independent advocates play a vital role in ensuring people have their rights upheld and their feelings and wishes heard.
Read MoreThis week is National Inclusion Week, a national event designed to celebrate diversity and explore new ways to make all aspects of community life as inclusive as possible. Running from September 28th-October 4th, 2020 it was created by Inclusive Employers and aims to raise awareness of inclusion in the workplace.
Read MoreWe are pleased to reproduce this article from Healthwatch England which looks at how we can communicate better with hearing loss, especially as a result of the restrictions that have been in place as a result of Covid-19.
Read MoreAt ECS our advocacy services help people with mental health issues make their views heard and break down the prejudice they can encounter. This is part of our commitment to involve service users in how mental health services are designed and delivered at both a national and local level.
Read MoreEngaging communities Solutions (ECS), has achieved the leading UK Govt endorsed Security industry certification – Cyber Essentials certification – awarded after a rigorous technical review of our company’s security processes, platform and successfully providing evidence and demonstrating our security compliance against different risk and threat vulnerabilities.
Read MoreWe are delighted, as a CIC to have made a donation to Staffordshire Women’s Aid, who have been providing domestic and sexual violence services and support to Women and their Children since 1976. They provide an incredibly important service, that includes: a 24-hour helpline, refuge accommodation, 1 to 1 emotional support and counselling.
Read MoreThis project, with the University of Birmingham, is looking at the effectiveness and impact of different partnering arrangements, including mergers of trusts to provider networks in primary care settings.
Read MoreThere are continuing concerns about some NHS providers such as hospitals. These are often reported in the media where examples of poor patient care may have been due to clinical errors, negligence, staff shortages, poor leadership, and a lack of infrastructure.
Read MoreAs one of the largest market providers of local Healthwatch in England, we at ECS recognise the importance of doing all that we can to combat health inequalities, especially following the events in the US and news here about the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on people from Black, Asian, and Ethnic Minority communities.
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Engaging Communities Solutions (ECS) delivers many Healthwatch services across the country and our local teams of dedicated staff are taking the opportunity right now to say a big thank you to our local Volunteers.
Read MoreAs a social research company, we are committed to continuing to deliver high quality projects to our clients, despite the challenges faced and restrictions imposed whilst we make our way through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAs a provider of local Healthwatch, advocacy and information and advice services throughout England, we know that you will be concerned about what Coronavirus (COVID-19) means for you and the support you will be getting from Engaging Communities Solutions during the crisis.
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Due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic NHS England and NHS Improvement are supporting a system wide “pause” of the NHS complaints process so that all health care providers in all sectors can concentrate their efforts on the front-line duties and responsiveness to COVID19.
Read MoreIn order to offer the best and safest Healthwatch service we can, that is fully compliant with all Government anti-Coronavirus measures, we have implemented the following measures and procedures, which will stay in place until the Government advises otherwise.
Read MoreHere at Engaging Communities Solutions (ECS) we are delighted to have been awarded the new Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM) from the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi).
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce Healthwatch Solihull has been recognised as highly commended in the Outstanding Achievement: NHS Long Term Plan at the 2019 Healthwatch Network Awards.
Read MoreSir Robert Francis QC, Chair of Healthwatch England, explains how hospitals can cultivate public trust in complaints.
Read MoreRobin Morrison, Chair of ECS and its associated Healthwatch organisations, explains why the business of community engagement is paramount for a strong and accountable future in health and public services.
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