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NHS: Invitation Letter to Develop Partnerships

2 September 2010

Developing partnerships between the NHS and Community and Voluntary Sector organisations for Anticipatory Care

PROJECT INVITATION

 

Dear colleague

As you may be aware, NHS Health Scotland is supporting the development and strengthening of partnerships between Community and Voluntary Sector organisations and anticipatory care programmes. The aim is to support partnership working to enhance the outcomes of anticipatory care in reaching the target groups and enhancing their health and wellbeing.

Having just published the Guidance for Partnerships between NHS and Community and Voluntary Organisations for anticipatory care, we would like to follow up on this and offer support to develop local partnership working projects between community/voluntary sector organisations and the NHS on anticipatory care to apply the principles from the guidance in practice.

NHS anticipatory care projects and community/voluntary organisations are invited to discuss with their local partners, plan and submit a brief outline proposal for an initiative they will conduct as a partnership to deliver / enhance an aspect of anticipatory care. Either party can initiate the discussion and project planning; however both parties (NHS and community/voluntary organisation/s) should be involved.

• Two Anticipatory Care partnership projects will be selected and receive funding of up to £900 to complete their initiative.

• The projects will evaluate their initiatives so that learning can be later shared with other areas.

• Advice / guidance regarding the establishment, process and evaluation of the pilot work will be available from NHS Health Scotland.

• The selected projects may be undertaken between October 2010 and February 2011, with evaluation completed and submitted to NHS HS by Friday 25th March, 2011.

• Closing date for outline proposals using the attached form – Friday 8th October, 2010.

If you wish to informally discuss your potential project prior to submitting your proposal, please contact Dr Angela Jackson on 0131 313 7575 or email angelajackson2@nhs.net

Kind regards

Greig Stanners

Health Improvement Programme Officer | Community & Voluntary Sector

NHS Health Scotland | Elphinstone House

65 West Regent Street | Glasgow | G2 2AF

Links

• Download the Initiative Proposal form

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