How non-health charities address the social determinants of health

"This report aims to support non-health charities to better understand and use the evidence about the social factors that impact on people’s health and well-being."

Keeping us well: How non-health charities address the social determinants of health
C Lamb, I Joy, K Boswell
New Philanthropy Capital
November 2017

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Voluntary sector action on the social determinants of health

"This report aims to provide the most relevant evidence to enable the voluntary sector to expand and develop its action on the social determinants of health. It has been developed with small- to medium-sized charities, who may only just be starting to engage with the issue."

Voluntary sector action on the social determinants of health
S Daly, J Allen
UCL Institute of Health Equity
2017

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How do third sector organisations use research and other knowledge?

"Third sector organisations (TSOs) are a well-established component of health care provision in the UK’s NHS and other health systems, but little is known about how they use research and other forms of knowledge in their work."

How do third sector organisations use research and other knowledge? A systematic scoping review
R Hardwick, R Anderson, C Cooper
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:84

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Practical guide to engaging with health and wellbeing boards

"The purpose of this guide is to provide a consolidated overview of how Health and Wellbeing Boards are working, and outline practical steps for voluntary sector organisations looking to engage with HWBs based on this knowledge.

This briefing is part of a series on engaging with new local government bodies. If you find this resource useful, have a look at the rest of the series, which covers clinical commissioning groups  police and crime commissioners (due late March 2015) and local enterprise
partnerships (due April 2015)."

Practical guide to engaging with health and wellbeing boards
N Depani
Compact Voice
March 2015

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Population health systems: Going beyond integrated care

"Making the shift from integrated care to population health in England requires NHS organisations to work much more closely with local authorities, third sector organisations and the private sector."

Population health systems: Going beyond integrated care
H Alderwick, C Ham, D Buck
The King's Fund
February 2015

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Improving health outcomes using evidence from the voluntary and community sector

"Using different types of evidence from the voluntary and community sector can support the development of a constructive Joint Strategic Needs Assessment on which to base sound strategy development and commissioning decisions."

Comparing apples with oranges? How to make better use of evidence from the volutary and community sector to improve health outcomes
NHS Confederation
August 2014, Issue 293

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Public sector commissioning of local mental health services from the third sector

"If commissioners are to lead the transformation of mental health services then there needs to be sufficient investment in their capacity and expertise to ensure that they have the tools and time to undertake this role."

Public sector commissioning of local mental health services from the third sector
J Rees, R Miller, H Buckingham
Third Sector Research Centre: working paper 122
May 2014

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Older people's prevention services

"A challenge remains in how best to help Third Sector Organisations (TSOs) to set clear objectives and demonstrate their impact, without stifling their holistic and needs-driven approach to development and delivery."

Older people's prevention services: comparing perspectives of local authorities and the third sector
National Institute for Health Research
November 2013

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Free access to special issue of Journal of Integrated Care

This special issue of Journal of Integrated Care focuses on commissioning and the third sector, and can be freely read until 14th December 2013 by visiting Emerald Publishers using the following login details:
username: integrated
password: emerald2013

Articles include:

• Evaluating a third sector community service following stroke
• Co-producing care services in rural areas
• Singing from the same hymn sheet? Commissioning of preventative services from the third sector

Role of the voluntary sector in providing commissioning support

"There are some areas of commissioning support where the voluntary sector offers particular expertise, including needs-assessments, business intelligence, service re-design, and public and patient engagement."

Role of the voluntary sector in providing commissioning support
H Holders
Nuffield Trust
November 2013

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.

Networks that work: partnerships for integrated care and services

"This publication shows how third sector organisations can develop and provide services that can help people to get themselves on top of their conditions."

Networks that work: partnerships for integrated care and services
NESTA Innovation Unit
August 2013

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