About the Health Partnership

A groundbreaking project which seeks to develop health partnerships across Greater Manchester commenced in mid-October 2007 at GMCVO. The broad aim of the work is to embed third sector service provision into the Greater Manchester health agenda and to ensure the commissioning process is informed from a third sector perspective.
 

This is being realised through achieving the following objectives:
- Building positive partnerships
- Informing commissioning
- Supporting commissioning
- Supporting localities
 

The work is led by the Health Partnership Officer (Neil Walbran). Commissioners and other stakeholders have been made aware of the current situation regarding third sector service provision as well as the scope for further delivery. Local infrastructure providers are being supported in their work around commissioning and procurement for third sector providers; and commissioners in their engagement with the third sector. Localities are being supported through sharing best practice and finding ways of embedding this in local health economies.