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The Role of Third Sector Organisations in Integrated Care Systems

The Role of Third Sector Organisations in Integrated Care Systems

by Nicolette | Sep 30, 2025 | Info for Commissioners, Partnership Working

Integrated Care Systems (ICS) were designed to bring together health care, social care, and community services so that people receive joined-up and person-centred support. We are often the ones working with people who fall through the cracks, who don’t fit neatly into...
From Commissioning to Collaboration: Why Mental Health Systems Must Shift the Power Dynamic

From Commissioning to Collaboration: Why Mental Health Systems Must Shift the Power Dynamic

by Nicolette | Aug 31, 2025 | Info for Commissioners, Partnership Working

For decades, the way mental health services are funded and delivered has been shaped by a familiar model; usually, commissioners design the service and providers deliver it. It’s a transactional relationship with specifications written, contracts signed, and outcomes...
How We Work with NHS Mental Health Commissioners to Fill the Gaps in Local Services

How We Work with NHS Mental Health Commissioners to Fill the Gaps in Local Services

by Raymond Sheehy | Aug 29, 2025 | Info for Commissioners, Partnership Working

Across the country, NHS mental health services are under pressure. Hospital beds are scarce, community provision is patchy, and the system doesn’t always reach the people who need it most. That’s where Bridge Support comes in. For over a decade, we’ve worked closely...
Collaboration Over Competition: A Better Model for Social Care Delivery

Collaboration Over Competition: A Better Model for Social Care Delivery

by Debbie Towersey | Jul 31, 2025 | Partnership Working

In social care, the needs are urgent, complex, and growing. No single organisation can meet them all, and certainly not on its own. Yet too often, we are asked to operate in a competitive landscape. To bid against each other for funding. To guard our knowledge. ...
NHS vs. Charity-Run Recovery Colleges 

NHS vs. Charity-Run Recovery Colleges 

by Raymond Sheehy | May 6, 2024 | Info for Commissioners, Partnership Working

Recovery colleges represent a ground breaking approach to mental health rehabilitation, offering educational courses designed for people on their recovery journey from mental health issues. The National Health Service (NHS) mental health commissioners are increasingly...
Mental Health Charities & NHS Collaboration 

Mental Health Charities & NHS Collaboration 

by Raymond Sheehy | Apr 29, 2024 | Partnership Working

As the prevalence of mental health disorders continues to rise, the need for compassionate and accessible care has never been more urgent. The NHS is under ever-increasing financial pressure, so collaboration with mental health charities is more important than ever....
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