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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Health and wellbeing boards: one year on

"Relationships between clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities are reported to be very good and getting better and have withstood a demanding year of complex organisational change and mounting pressures on services and budgets."

Health and wellbeing boards: one year on
R Humphries, A Galea
The King's Fund
October 2013

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Influencing local commissioning for health and care

"This paper examines how voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) can work with and influence joint local commissioning in the new system."

Influencing local commissioning for health and care: guidance for the voluntary and community sector
Regional Voices
January 2013

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