Exploring and understanding the VCSE sector in provider collaboratives

Insights into the unique offer the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector has to support provider collaboratives.

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Key points

  • Provider collaboratives are expected to be key to enabling integrated care systems deliver their core purpose. 
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are in a unique position to support provider collaboratives.
  • VCSE organisations bring innovation, expertise, experience and resources to the table. 
  • It is key for VCSE organisations to be engaged as early as possible to help them be recognised as transformational strategic partners within provider collaboratives.
  • It is important to identify dedicated budget and resource to support the VCSE sector in playing an active part in provider collaboratives. 
  • Through partnerships, we can represent communities rather than individual organisations.