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Health Anchors
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Supporting Parents, Strengthening Communities: Anchor Approaches to Tackling Child Poverty
For many parents the challenge of balancing a job alongside caring for their children, or of finding good, affordable childcare, make it impossible to work. Anchor organisations are well placed to help address these challenges - in how they employ people but also through supporting and strengthening the early years sector in their local area. Join us as we explore practical examples of how anchor organisations are doing just this.
Delivering social value through ownership and employment: the Pennine Healthcare story
Large anchor organisations are key players in the work of building healthier, fairer places. But they are not the whole team, and they cannot build community health and wealth on their own. In this case study we look at how Pennine Healthcare, one of the UK's leading medical device manufacturers, has put a commitment to social value into practice through two of the biggest decisions a business can make: who owns it, and who it chooses to employ.
Widening Access at Swansea Bay: Improving population health through employment opportunities
Read our newest case study from HALN Wales exploring how Swansea Bay University Health Board’s Widening Access team are going the extra mile to connect those furthest from the jobs market with good employment and training opportunities within the NHS locally.