Commissioning

Devolution and Us: our journey so far

In this special guest blog for Compact Week 2015, Warren Escadale, Chief Executive of Voluntary Sector North West, talks about the voluntary sector's journey so far as the devolution agenda gains pace in the North West of England.

Presentations on the Compact and partnership working

This section includes several presentations to accompany various themes covered by our Partnership Working Tookit which contains an array of practical, straightforward information covering everything you need to know about local cross-sector partnerships and how to make them thrive.

Presentation: Engaging with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)

This annotated presentation accompanies our Practical Guide to engaging with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).

Presentation: Engaging with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)

This annotated presentation accompanies our Practical guide to engaging with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) which we produced in partnership with Clinks.

Presentation: Engaging with Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

This annotated presentation accompanies our Practical guide to engaging with Clinical Commissioning Groups which we produced in partnership with Regional Voices.

Practical guide to engaging with Police and Crime Commissioners

This guide for voluntary organisations provides practical steps to follow to develop relationships with Police and Crime Commissioners.

Produced in partnership with Clinks, the information in this guide is based on the experiences of a range of organisations who have established strong links with Police and Crime Commissioners.

Practical guide to engaging with health and wellbeing boards

This guide for voluntary organisations provides practical steps to follow to develop relationships with Health and Wellbeing Boards.

Produced in partnership with Regional Voices, the information in the guide is based on the experiences of a range of organisations who have established strong links with Health and Wellbeing Boards in their areas.

Practical guide to engaging with clinical commissioning groups

This guide for voluntary organisations provides practical steps to follow to develop relationships with Clinical Commissioning Groups.

Produced in partnership with Regional Voices, the information in the guide is based on the experiences of a range of organisations who have established strong links with Clinical Commissioning Groups in their areas. It highlights a number of steps organisations can follow if they wish to build better links themselves.

Norfolk: effective engagement with Health and Wellbeing Boards

Norfolk’s Voluntary Sector Engagement Project plays an important role in ensuring that Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) discussions benefit from voluntary and community sector (VCS) experience and expertise. The partnership allows the HWB to deliver its aim of effective and transparent design and development of policies, programmes and public services that meet the needs of individuals. It is particularly influential in tackling some of the impacts of welfare reform, selecting priorities for mental health services, supporting the Joint Strategic Needs Analysis (JSNA) and contributing to integrated service planning.Norfolk’s Voluntary Sector Engagement Project, funded by the Health and Wellbeing Board, continues the strategic integration of the voluntary sector started through the original Compact agreement.

Portsmouth: building strong health partnerships using the Compact

Partners from different sectors in Portsmouth decided to reinvigorate their Compact agreement. They used the process of renewing it as an opportunity to assess how partnerships were working locally, and to lay the foundations for future conversations about commissioning and the voluntary and community sector.