Quality Counts

We are pleased to inform you of an upcoming opportunity to receive £1,000 from the Quality Counts project, which is funded by the Big Lottery Fund, to contribute towards a quality mark fee.

There is £4,000 available in total and a maximum of £1,000 will be allocated to four organisations on a first come, first served basis.

To be eligible for this opportunity, organisations must meet the criteria outlined in the attached document entitled ‘Quality Counts Funding criteria’.

The first four eligible organisations that return a completed ‘Declaration of eligibility’ will be allocated £1,000 per organisation. The document should be completed and returned electronically to sarah.bawden@salfordcvs.co.uk 

Please click here to download a copy of the 'Declaration of eligibility' document.

We are thrilled to announce that the following Quality Counts groups have been successfully awarded the externally accredited PQASSO Quality Mark:

42nd Street, CALL, Lower Kersal Centre, Langworthy Cornerstone Association and Greater Manchester Neurological Alliance.

A very big well done!!

Please click on the following links to find out what it is like to participate in the Quality Counts project:

OCD Action - Year 4

Salford Link – Year 4

Crossroads – Year 4

Positive Moves – Year 4

DIY Theatre - Year 4

CALL - Year 3

SUGGEST in Salford - Year 3

Outreach - Year 3

Gears+ - Year 3

Langworthy Cornerstone Association - Year 3

42nd Street - Year 2
ASGMA - Year 2
PRO-CONTACT - Year 2
Salford Disability Forum - Year 2

The Quality Counts Project:

Aims to help voluntary and community organisations become ready for the direct commissioning of services through the implementation of a quality assurance system.

Organisations can apply to the Quality Counts Project to receive one to one consultancy support, from the Quality Counts Development Worker, in implementing a quality assurance system.

For information about quality assurance systems and choosing the right system for your organisation please see the info sheets below. 

What is quality?

Quality is about learning what an organisation is doing well and striving to do it better. It also involves investigating what an organisation needs to change in order to meet service user needs.

Why does quality matter?

As voluntary organisations work increasingly with public and private sector organisations, there is also external pressure to show that they provide quality services and manage their organisations efficiently.

What is a quality standard?

A quality standard is an agreed level of performance that an organisation or service should meet. There are a number of ready-made, off-the-shelf quality standards and frameworks that an organisation can utilise. Info sheets 1-11 below describe some of the quality standards that can be used by voluntary and community organisations. Info sheet 12 compares the quality standards listed and should be used by any organisation considering embarking upon a quality process.

For further information please contact:

Sarah Bawden - Development Worker Quality Counts
Email: sarah.bawden@salfordcvs.co.uk
Tel: 0161 787 7795.