National Voices
LMCA is the umbrella body for national voluntary organisations working to meet the needs of people with long-term health conditions.
202 Hatton Square
16 Baldwins Gardens
London
EC1N 7RJ
Tel: 020 3176 0738
Email: info@nationalvoices.org.uk
Website: www.nationalvoices.org.uk
Contact person: David Pink
Position: Chief Executive
Charity Number: 1057711
Description:
National Voices is the new umbrella organisation established by and for the voluntary sector. It brings together all national voluntary organisations representing users of health and social care to give them a stronger voice in policy-making.
National Voices' aims and values
- Influencing health and social care policy from conception to implementation
- Bridging the gap between people's experiences and policy
- Strengthening the voice of national voluntary organisations, large and small
- Reflecting the diversity of each person's needs
- Working with regulators, professions, government and parliament
- Campaigning on behalf of people with healthcare needs including: patients, carers and service users.
National Voices will ensure that a range of member voices helps to shape its work and that smaller and less well-equipped organisations are supported in doing so.
Full Time staff: 9
Part Time staff: 2
Organisational Members 158
Membership criteria:
In order to qualify for full membership of National Voices, organisations should:
- operate nationally within England
- be a voluntary organisation (either registered charity or body legally constituted, accountable and non profit-distributing)
- be independent
- represent the interests of group(s) of people who use (or care for users of) health or disability services, or social care services where health or disability issues are a major concern
- be able to show how they reflect the views of their beneficiaries in their own work.
Updated March 2009
