External websites with useful information on LIFT and Public Private Partnerships.
The Local Government Association (LGA) was formed on 1 April 1997 and represents the local authorities of England and Wales - a total of just under 500 authorities. These local authorities represent over 50 million people and spend around £65 billion pounds per annum.
The National Primary and Care Trust Development Programme (NatPaCT) was established following publication of Shifting the Balance of Power in the NHS to provide organisational development support to PCTs.
Community Action Network is the UK's leading organisation for the development and promotion of social entrepreneurs. The central CAN team and CAN's more than 700 members deliver high quality projects in almost every field of social change and service delivery, from homelessness to schools and from healthcare to recycling.
4Ps is the Local Government agency set up to help Local Authorities develop and deliver public private partnerships (PPPs), including Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes.
NHS Estates is an executive agency of the DH. IT provides expert advice, information and guidance on estates and facilities management issues to ministers, the DH and the NHS.
The National Pharmaceutical Association is the national body of Britain's community pharmacy owners. The site contains useful sources of information for LIFT project managers.