Third Sector Strategy Feedback
1. Describing the Different Roles
We asked…. Do you agree with the following descriptors?
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A Strategic Partner
A service deliverer
An enabler of citizen voice and community Representation
A Facilitator, Coordinator and Enabler
You Said……. ‘Yes but we need a clear definition of what they mean.’
A Strategic Partner - brings the expertise; strength and diversity of the Third Sector to
contribute on an equal basis to the planning, shaping, decision making, and implementing of
local priorities
A Service Provider – improves Health and Wellbeing outcomes by responding to local and
diverse health and wellbeing needs
An Enabler of the Citizens Voice and Community Representation by encouraging and
supporting local service users and citizens in informing planning and decision making
A Facilitator, Coordinator and Enabler – following discussion we felt that this duplicated the
above
2. Successful Partnership and Joint Working
We asked….. What would good partnership and joint working between the Health Board
and the Sector look like?
You Said………
3. Working with the Third Sector
We asked …….What would need to be in place to ensure a good partnership and joint
working could be developed, maintained and monitored
You Said……..
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Being recognised as an equal partner and being involved with the planning and
delivery of services
Improved Communication with and from the Health Board
A detailed Commissioning Framework recognising the need and value in
providing longer term contracts and funding on the sustainability of the Third
Sector
Support to build capacity within the Sector
Accountability, Transparency, Governance and Scrutiny
Access to Resources
What will we do?
Being recognised as an equal partner and being involved with the planning and delivery of
services
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Enable the Third Sector to contribute to the design and delivery of services
Actively promote opportunities to participate as a Strategic Partner
Define the role and responsibility of the Strategic Partner
Actively promote the Third Sector within the Health Board as an equal partner
Improved Communication with and from the Health Board
5. Raise awareness of the Third Sector Organisations and Services available
6. Develop a Communication Plan to ensure that the Health Board is communicating in
the right way with the right information with the right people at the right time
7. Identify who is the lead officer and contact point for the Third Sector for
a. Planning
b. Commissioning
c. Support (accommodation, training etc.)
A detailed Commissioning Framework including sustainability and long term funding
8. Adopt the Good Practice/Guidance for commissioning services from Third Sector
Organisations
9. Recognise the added value of commissioned services from Third Sector
Organisations
10. Recognising and valuing the Third Sectors Independence and Autonomy
11. Recognise the value of investing in longer term agreement and funding
arrangements with the Third Sector
12. Develop a clear process for agreeing the local priorities for commissioning services
13. Develop our Commissioning Intentions in partnership with the Local Authority, Third
Sector and Service Users and Carers
14. Identify and communicate the Health Boards Commissioning intentions in a timely
manner
15. IWork together to access new sources of funding (big lottery/comic relief)
16. Refresh the Health Boards Funding Code of Practice for Third Sector Organisations in
line with the Welsh Government Third Sector Strategy 2014
17. Adopt best practice when tendering services
18. Adopt best practice guidance in relation to decommissioning services
19. Develop a Funding Framework and supporting processes for commissioning service
20. Develop a Performance Monitoring Framework based on proportionality and risk
Support to Build Capacity within the Third Sector
21. Explore and promote opportunities to support and contribute to Third Sector
Development and Resilience
22. Develop in partnership with the Third Sector a relevant training/information
awareness programme
23. Actively promote opportunities to participate at a strategic level
24. Define the role and responsibility of the Third Sector Representatives
25. Actively support the Third Sector Representative to feedback to the Sector
26. Actively support Third Sector Organisations to work together in partnership
Accountability, Transparency, Governance and Scrutiny
27. Create an open and transparent governance structure within the Health Board which
will support and monitor the implementation of the Third Sector Strategy
28. Review the Compact to be fit for purpose
29. Re-establish the Health Board relationship with the County Voluntary Councils
Access to Resources
30. Over time to increase the amount of funding from the Health Boards for
commissioned and grant funded services
31. Explore opportunities to provide support through access to training and
accommodation
32. Working together to access new sources of funding (big lottery/comic relief)
33. Explore the potential to work more closely with ‘Awyr Las’ charity.