Tuesday, 21 April 2009

This morning we had a meeting of the local Chief Officers’ Information Network. The main items for discussion were the new Watford Compact and proposals for the Watford Assembly. As ever, there were also some good informal discussions about the various opportunities and challenges we each face.

In the afternoon, I had a further meeting with Laura (our Transport scheme co-ordinator) and Helen (our Volunteer Centre co-ordinator) on launching the new Good Neighbours Scheme. We also met with Main Electrical who may be able to provide trainee electricians to do simple electrical tests etc around the home.

Later in the day, I was back in Welwyn Garden City meeting with Carol Hill at the PCT to discuss how local voluntary groups can compete for NHS contracts on an equal footing with larger competitors from the voluntary and private sectors. There are of course many layers to this discussion and we made some progress in peeling them away. But Carol is leaving Hertfordshire soon to work in a place called London, so I suppose it will be "back to square one" when her successor is appointed.