voluntary community sector partners , research partners and our communities to ensure that no-one is excluded from research .
All this funding was invested into VCSE organisations in South Yorkshire through :
• VCSE-led workshops to identify barriers and new co-design ways of working that will build strong community and researcher partnerships for future research .
• A grant programme , through which just under £ 40,000 of funding was awarded to 10 local VCSE organisations . This funding was used to capture and share valuable insights on how communities who are too often marginalised from health and care services and research want to be involved and engaged .
For the hub , this has been a fantastic opportunity to build closer relationships with voluntary and community partners , and the programme is a great example of what collaborative working between different partners can achieve in breaking down barriers and ensuring we are more inclusive in the way we work .
Through the programme , we have developed :
• A set of principles that set out what community organisations in South Yorkshire value when it comes to building strong partnerships around research .
• A maturity matrix that helps research partners to self-assess where they are in their own journey to building high-quality , inclusive research partnerships against the standards communities have told us they want us to aspire to .
We are now working with partners , and the South Yorkshire ICB , to take forward the proposals for how we bring these principles to life and embed them into practice , building on the relationships this programme has kick started .
Working Together in Research programme awarded :
10 local VCSE organisations
£ 40,000
funding to ...
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