The Department of Health Voluntary Sector Strategic Partner Programme
The Voluntary Sector Strategic Partner Programme (SPP) was launched in April 2009 to improve communication and dialogue between the Department and third sector health and social care organisations across England.
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The programme enables voluntary sector organisations to work in equal partnership with the Department of Health (DH), NHS and Social Care to help shape and deliver policies and programmes, for the benefit of the sector and improved health and well-being outcomes.
The programme invests in a small number of organisations, working at national level. It allows each organisation to demonstrate leadership and innovation, to reflect the views of their members and networks and support the development of knowledge and capability in the sector to engage in the wider health and social care reform agenda.
The programme has developed from a partnership of 11 organisations establishing a robust model for working in partnership, to 18 organisations spanning the breadth and depth of the voluntary sector in relation to health and social care policy. It is estimated that through these partners, over 300,000 organisations across the voluntary sector can be reached.
The eighteen partners selected to work in partnership with the DH are:
2009/10:
- Age UK
- FaithAction
- Men’s Health Forum
- National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
- National Care Forum and Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
- National Children’s Bureau
- National Council for Palliative Care
- National Heart Forum
- Race Equality Foundation
- RADAR, National Centre for Independent Living and Shaping Our Lives National User Network
- Regional Voices (a partnership of the nine Regional VCS Networks)
2010/11:
- Mental Health Providers Forum
- Carers UK, Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Crossroads
- Women’s Health and Equality Consortium
- Royal British Legion/Combat Stress
- NACRO and Action for Prisoners’ Families
2011/12:
- National Voices
- LGB&T Partnership
DH Voluntary Sector Strategic Partners Websites
Age UK
Lead partner - Age UK
FaithAction
(Lifeline, Faithworks, Faith Regeneration Foundation) Lead Partner - FaithAction
Men’s Health Forum
Lead Partner - Men’s Health Forum
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
Lead Partner - National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
LGBandT Partnership (inclusive partnership of the main LGBandT health provider organisations across England)
Lead Partner - Lesbian & Gay Foundation
National Care Forum and Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
Lead Partner - Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
National Children’s Bureau
Lead Partner - National Children’s Bureau
National Council for Palliative Care
Lead Partner - National Council for Palliative Care
National Heart Forum
Lead Partner - National Heart Forum
Race Equality Foundation
Lead Partner - Race Equality Foundation
RADAR, National Centre for Independent Living and Shaping our Lives, National User Network
Lead Partner - RADAR
Regional Voices (a partnership of the nine Regional VCS Networks)
Lead Partner - The Regional Voluntary Networks Forum
Mental Health Providers Forum (Afiya Trust, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Helplines Partnership, Mind, National Survivor User Network, Rethink, Centre for Mental Health)
Lead Partner - Mental Health Providers Forum
Carers UK, Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Crossroads
Lead Partner - Carers UK
Women’s Health and Equality Consortium (Platform51, Forward UK, Positively Women, Maternity Action, Women’s Resource Centre, Rape Crisis)
Lead Partner - Platform51
Royal British Legion/Combat Stress
Lead Partner - Royal British Legion
NACRO and Action for Prisoners’ Families
Lead Partner - Nacro
National Voices
Lead Partner - National Voices
LGBandT Partnership (inclusive partnership of the main LGBandT health provider organisations across England)
Lead Partner - Lesbian and Gay Foundation