Glasgow Community Care Providers Forum

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Glasgow Community Care Providers Forum exists to identify, represent, promote and safeguard the interests of voluntary, private sector organisations and registered social landlords providing social care in Glasgow, in order that they can maximise the support they offer to the people who use their services.

"Momentum's membership with GCCPF offers a refreshing and unique partnership opportunity between the Independent Providers of Community Care Services in Glasgow and Glasgow City Council's Social Work Services Commissioning and Contract Management Frameworks.

In an ever evolving Social Care arena, GCCPF provides meaningful and focused opportunities for Independent Providers to meet, have a say, highlight common concerns, raise local issues, share local experiences, represent the service user voice and debate common agenda's with the aim of ensuring best value and highest quality provision of services within Glasgow.

Still in it's infancy, GCCPF has already united a large proportion of the Independent Sector's voice on a range of agenda's and has brokered opportunities for direct dialogue with GCC, addressing true partnership and shared accountability agendas in service delivery / review, development and management.

Over the next year, I would encourage all Independent Sector Providers in Glasgow, large and small, to join the forum. GCCPF enables valuable networking as well as a united and influential voice! My hope is that GCCPF will offer Providers like Momentum increased opportunities to engage directly with GCC and prove that Independent Providers are an invaluable resource of expertise and innovation in service delivery within the City."

Roddy Wright
Regional Manager
Momentum Scotland

"I feel that GCCPF plays an important role for SAMH, as a leading voluntary provider, in ensuring communication flows to and from service commissioners in respect of service delivery.

The Forum promotes expectations of accountability and works toward effecting relevant change for all those who wish to make a real difference in the services being delivered to vulnerable people in society.

The ability to consult with service users on their views and feedback to them is paramount to what we do and GCCPF meetings have been invaluable in terms of information flow.

The various workshops and notifications have been helpful and relevant to the care field. GCCPF has provided the opportunity for providers to be involved in open discussion while also looking at a longer term strategy of delivering services.

On a personal note it has been excellent for networking, utilising existing skills and developing new ones. I see GCCPF as having played a major part in getting a rather large ball rolling and look forward to outcomes from the work that is currently being done."

Mary Ballantyne
Locality Manager
SAMH

“Social Work Services values its positive relationship with GCCPF and looks forward to continuing to work together over the coming 12 months on the many shared challenges we face in delivering the best possible community care services within the City."

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Head of Service Modernisation