Joint Health and Third Sector Working

The Engagement Matrix is a tool for NHS boards and Third Sector to use together to support positive engagement, clearer communication, better understanding and improved partnership between sectors.  It is designed to improve joint working to promote better health and wellbeing for individuals in Scotland.

Voluntary Health Scotland convened the third meeting of the Leads Network on 10 May 2013.  This is a network of representatives from NHS boards and the Third Sector who will drive forward use of the engagement matrix across NHS board areas.  The Scottish Government wrote to all NHS boards and third sector interface chief executives at the end of May to jointly identify high impact areas of local collaborative improvement and to complete the Engagement Matrix for each area. This letter can be viewed here  – Scottish Government Letter to NHS boards and TSI CEOs 23 May 2013

Download the Engagement Matrix tool, including explanatory guidance, as a pdf here – Engagement_Matrix_ed2_web

Download the Engagement Matrix  as an editable template Engagement_Matrix_Template_Editable_Word_Version_VHS_110213

Voluntary Health Scotland is jointly delivering a session at the NHS Scotland Event: Collaborating for Quality on the use of the Engagement Matrix and other tools for engagement.  More information on this event can be seen here – http://nhsscotlandevent.com/Home