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No Two Days the Same: Connecting South Tees for Positive Change
23 September 2025 - 4:12pm
One of the things I love most about my role is the variety – no two days are ever the same. At the heart of my work is making sure we truly understand what local communities need, and then supporting the voluntary and community sector (VCS) to provide safe, relevant, and effective services.
People with learning disabilities are either hidden or visible - my lessons learnt so far
14 October 2021 - 9:55am
I'm getting some useful insights into engaging communities who are sometimes ignored as I reach the halfway point in my piece of work to identify the barriers which those with learning disabilities from minority communities face in accessing Annual Health Checks (AHCs) at their GP surgery.
You can read the background to this piece of work MVDA has been commissioned to do on behalf of NHS England here: Changing the poor take-up of annual health checks by minority communities
What's life like in Middlesbrough?
22 February 2018 - 4:41pm
Today, we launched the start of our campaign to get people talking about Middlesbrough. We want to listen to the insights of people that live here to understand what’s important to them and engage them in shaping the future of our communities.
As a resident of Middlesbrough myself, I thought I’d get the ball rolling…
What is life like in Middlesbrough for you and your family?