What the third sector can bring to the GP commissioning table

I agree with Lord Adebowale. He makes the case well for the benefits to be accrued from GP Consortia commissioning from social enterprises and third sector. The citing of an ICM poll indicating only 9% of respondent GPs would very likely commission with Enterprises points to a need for relationship building and greater awareness raising of the benefits to accrued if true outcomes are to be achieved from working with the Third Sector in combating ill-health and health inequalities. As well as the successful work that is stated by Lord Adebowale, Birmingham City Council, Heart of Birmingham PCT, GPs and some Voluntary Organisations in Birmingham have fruitfully piloted joint working between GPs, Voluntary Organisations and Older People focusing on Long term conditions and holistic integrated interventions. Algar Goredema-Braid