Lessons from the Richmond Group’s practical collaborative work in Somerset.
A report by New Philanthropy Capital for the Richmond Group of Charities
Most people who work in health and care are driven by a passion to make things better for people. Yet we know that the system in which we operate often makes this hard to do. And we know what needs to change.
We agree that services should be preventative, should focus more on what people want and need to lead better, healthier lives, and should draw more effectively on the strength of partnerships and places. And yet the inspiring practice we find in some places, remains at the margins of our health and care system as a whole.
We can evidence the contribution that the voluntary and community sector makes to moving the health system in the direction it needs to go. But we know that making change happen at scale is hard. We wanted to understand better why this is, and to see whether we could start to change things – beginning in just one place: Somerset.
To read the report, please visit: Tapping the Potential
