Third sector in health and social care services
19th September 2006, 4:09 pm
‘Social Enterprise in Primary and Community Care’, written by Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, promotes greater involvement of the third sector in the provision of health and social care services across the country. It is published by Social Enterprise Coalition and can be downloaded or ordered from http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/Page.aspx?SP=2008. Community Newswire item at http://www.communitynewswire.press.net/article.jsp?id=656927.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Rosie Winterton announced appointments to the board of the first national social enterprise organisation that will provide self-management courses and services to people with long-term health conditions. News release at http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=226129&NewsAreaID=2.