@supportpen.bsky.social
We support people whose voices are not usually heard to engage with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), England's health and adult social care regulator. About us 👉 https://linktr.ee/support_pen
🙋Are you a charity or community group supporting people who are not usually heard?
Network with other third sector organisations and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) at the PEN regional event near you!
Join us this September: www.choicesupport.org.uk/public-engag...
📰In this month's newsletter:
- PEN member, Bushbury Hill EMB, wins Project Award for the creation of its thriving community hub
- Book your place for our regional networking events
- New Community Engagement Officer for London and the East
Read more: tinyurl.com/4arckuv6
📰News
The Care Quality Commission has appointed the fourth of 4 new Chief Inspectors who will lead on regulation across mental health, hospitals, primary and community care, and adult social care and integrated care.
Read more: tinyurl.com/39ctx9sw
🗞️News
The NHS will publish information looking into health inequalities in their waiting lists, for the first time.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3a8fwbjz
🤲 How is the Care Quality Commission (CQC) working to rebuild trust with people who use health and social care services?
The CQC’s CEO, Sir Julian Hartley, details how England’s health and adult social care regulator is changing.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3vp4unvs
It’s Disability Pride Month! 🎉
This is a time to embrace disability identities, challenge stereotypes and celebrate the contributions disabled people make.
Learn how we work to hear the voices of disabled people: tinyurl.com/484ju6p4
Want to learn more about patient experiences in care?
You can view Patient Partnership Week recorded webinar series on the @patients-association.org.uk website here: tinyurl.com/3fsd4a6n
Coproduction means including people who use health and social care services in equal partnership working.
We coproduced this video with autistic people and people with a learning disability to describe the role of Care Quality Commission (CQC).
📺Watch tinyurl.com/bdejn9d7
#CoproductionWeek
This is the final day of #PrideMonth 2025 and we are proud to work with our members to support #LGBT+ communities to be heard in health and adult social care.
Helping CQC to hear the voices of LGBTQ+ people goes beyond just June.
Join us: tinyurl.com/3arjxndu
📰This month
- Join our PEN regional meetings in September
- Care Quality Commission's CEO on rebuilding trust
- New Children and Young People's Advisory Group
And more: tinyurl.com/3b246ch7
📰News
The government has published new guidelines for health and care providers to train staff.
The guidelines purpose is to support safer, more personalised care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
Read more: tinyurl.com/tm9rydvb
It's #SmallCharityWeek
We work closely with a diverse range of small charities to hear the voices of people with protected characteristics and those at risk of facing health inequalities.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/ycy75rnm
It's Autistic Pride Day, celebrating the diverse contributions made by autistic people.
🙏We are thankful for the advocacy work of our members at PEN's Advisory Group for Autistic People and People with a Learning Disability.
Learn about the group: tinyurl.com/4ny8d4n2
👐It’s #LearningDisabilityWeek by @mencap.org.uk
This year’s theme is 'Do you see me?' to ensure people with a learning disability are seen, heard and valued.
We hear the voices of people with a learning disability at our Advisory Group. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4ny8d4n2
It’s #NeurodiversityPride Day! ♾
The event celebrates the natural variations in cognition that enrich our shared human experience.
Find out more at neurodiversityprideday.com
#NDPride
🫶 It’s #CarersWeek and this year’s theme is 'Caring About Equality' highlighting the inequalities faced by unpaid carers, which include health inequalities.
Learn more from @carers-week.bsky.social: www.carersweek.org/media/qxnkcn...
We've fought too long for women to be defined solely by their bodies. 🔥
Women are not a monolith, and our existence can't be defined through a hateful, narrow lens. Womanhood looks different for us all, and we all deserve a safe space to share our experiences, perspectives, and identities. ✨
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♂️It’s International Men's Health Week #MHW until Father’s Day.
The week focuses on the gendered health needs of men around the world.
We support men with a protected characteristic to be heard by Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Join us: bit.ly/3VbC9z1
🐎 June is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month which helps to tackle prejudice, change the story, and amplify the voices of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in the UK
This year's theme explores 'Who inspires you?'
@fft.bsky.social tell us more here: tinyurl.com/2wdv2pd6
#GRTHM25 #GRTHeroesMonth
🌟Happy #VolunteersWeek 2025!
We are grateful to all volunteers within our network who support people who face health inequalities to be heard by
the Care Quality Commission
Join us: bit.ly/3VbC9z1
Choice Support's Public Engagement Network (PEN) gathers the voices of those who are not usually heard by Care Quality Commission, England’s independent health and adult social care regulator.
PEN is made up of community groups and charities and from across England.
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