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:  

• Clackmannanshire Third Sector Forum - the third sector interface is still in development
• CVS Falkirk
• Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise - recently set up

Each of these agencies is a key partner in the joint health improvement planning process locally.

• Community & Joint Health Improvement Planning
• Determinants of Health / Life Circumstances

The third sector has an important role to play in many aspects of health, but in particular:

• Ageing Well (PDF 37 kb - 7 pages)
• Health & Employability  

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