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Making partnership work for patients, carers and service users: a proposed strategic partnership agreement between the Department of Health, the NHS and the voluntary and community sector

This is an Agreement between the Department of Health, the NHS and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) - to promote the VCS' increasing role in contributing to health service delivery, as well as its complementary and distinct roles in relation to promoting health and health care, and in lobbying and advocacy.