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Community and Third Sector
Improving health requires partnership working. In addition to the NHS and Councils (forming part of the public sector), partners may include businesses (private sector) and not-for profit organisations (the third sector). A further stakeholder is the community of interest itself, and often the third sector forms a means of engagement for individual and communities.Within each council area there is the development of the 'third sector interface', which is designed to facilitate partnership working. These are as follows:
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Clackmannanshire Third Sector Forum - the third sector interface is still in development
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Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise - recently set up
Each of these agencies is a key partner in the joint health improvement planning process locally.
The third sector has an important role to play in many aspects of health, but in particular:
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